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Nansun Shi

Nansun Shi

Producer · Died July 13, 2026, aged 74 · Shanghai, China

Nansun Shi (born Shi Nan-Sun, 8 August 1951 — 13 July 2026) was a Hong Kong film producer, presenter and a former Senior Advisor for Media Asia Group. She has been in the film industry for nearly thirty years, and has contributed a lot to the Hong Kong cinema scene since the late 1970s. Shi also was the wife of celebrated director Tsui Hark.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 8, 1951
Died
July 13, 2026 (aged 74)
From
Shanghai, China
Works as
Producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Nansun Shi's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
25%
Power
14%
Survival
13%
Self
11%
Ideas
4%
Society
4%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 13

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 11

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Thrilling
16
Melancholic
6
Joyful
4
Absurd
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nansun Shi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nansun Shi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Water Gate Bridge(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Battle at Lake Changjin(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Somewhere Beyond the Mist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Thanks

  • The Thousand Faces of Dunjia(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • In the Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • A Tale of Three Cities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • The Taking of Tiger Mountain(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Temporary Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Bends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Simple Life(2011)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Great Magician(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Flying Swords of Dragon Gate(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • East Meets West(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Overheard 2(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Late Autumn(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Lover's Discourse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • All About Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Flash Point(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Dragon Tiger Gate(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Seven Swords(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Xanda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Vampire Hunters(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Infernal Affairs(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Time and Tide(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Knock Off(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Double Team(1997)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Celebrity Talk Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as 施南生

  • Merry Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Co-Producer

  • Banana Cop(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Esprit D'amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Producer

  • The Perfect Wife?! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Production Designer

  • Play Catch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Producer

  • All the Wrong Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Producer

  • Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Till Death Do We Scare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Production Designer

  • It Takes Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer

  • He Lives by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Production Designer

  • Below the Lion Rock: The Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Shih, Queen of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles, 45 of them dated from 1978 to 2022.

Biggest box office

The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)

$903M worldwide

Highest rated

Infernal Affairs (2002)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 46: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing40 of 46: 40 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew4 of 46: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew1990s4 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Nansun Shi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)

91st percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Infernal Affairs (2002)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Nansun Shi's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Nansun Shi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nansun Shi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hark Tsui shares the most, 17.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles