It was written by director Tsui Hark and Koan Hui. It was directed by Wong Jing in place of Tsui Hark. Rumours persist around the production suggesting that it Tsui Hark effectively directed the film. It is exemplified by the work of Tsui Hark, Yuen Woo-ping, and Jet Li. The Master was directed by Hong Kong New Wave director, Tsui Hark. It was Hong Kong's director Tsui Hark American debut for Columbia and his first collaboration. Directors Tsui Hark and Stephen Chow collaborated for the first time in "The Mermaid". The film was produced by Tsui Hark. The same year, he starred in the action film "" directed by Tsui Hark. The outdoor mall's buildings hark back to Lockheed's glory days by resembling manufacturing plants. These two albums hark back to his Berlin production work with Bowie. They then begin singing "Hark" and Charlie Brown, much heartened, joins them. Unlike Fred Trueman and others, he does not hark back to "in my day". The origins of "Hark Hark" are uncertain. The film is intended to hark back to its period roots.