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| name               = Ching Siu-tung
| image              = 第29屆金馬獎最佳武術指導 程小東、元彬.jpg
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| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1953|10|31}}<ref>{{cite web |title=BAFTA and Asian Film Awards Academy to Host Masterclass with Tony Ching, the Chinese Action Choreographer & Director |url=https://www.bafta.org/asia/news/bafta-and-asian-film-awards-academy-to-host-masterclass-with-tony-ching-the-chinese-action |website=www.bafta.org |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=en |date=16 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=HKMDB>{{cite web|title=Tony Ching Siu-tung - HKMDB|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4379&display_set=eng|access-date=23 July 2022}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Anhui]], China
| awards             = <br>{{awards|award=[[Hong Kong Film Awards]]|name='''[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography|Best Action Choreography]]'''<br>1987 ''[[Witch from Nepal]]''<br>1991 ''[[The Swordsman (1990 film)|The Swordsman]]''<br>2003 ''[[Hero (2002 film)|Hero]]''}}{{awards|award=[[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Awards]]|name='''Best Action Choreography'''<br>1992 ''[[New Dragon Gate Inn]]''<br>2001 ''[[Shaolin Soccer]]''}}
| module             = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes
| t = 程小東
| s = 程小东
}}
}}
'''Ching Siu-tung''' (Chinese: 程小東, born October 31, 1953),<ref name=HKMDB /> also known as '''Tony Ching''', is a Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, film director and producer, who has directed over 20 films, including the critically acclaimed supernatural fantasy ''[[A Chinese Ghost Story]]'' (1987). He produced the expensive music video for "[[L'Âme-stram-gram]]" by the French singer [[Mylène Farmer]] in the style of ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' at a cost of €1 million. He studied in the Eastern Drama Academy and trained in Northern Style Kung Fu for 7 years.

==Career==
Ching began as an actor and martial arts instructor working in [[Hong Kong action cinema]] in the 1960s and 1970s (his father, [[Ching Gong]], was a [[Shaw Brothers Studio]] director, and Ching Siu-tung had been trained in [[Peking opera]] as a child), but he made his directorial debut in 1982 with the ground-breaking [[wuxia]] classic ''[[Duel to the Death]]''.

Ching worked with producer [[Tsui Hark]] on 1987's ''A Chinese Ghost Story'', which became an international sensation, although it was usually Tsui Hark who took most of the plaudits. He continued to work with Tsui Hark, directing sequels to that film in 1990 and 1991, and co-directing all three parts of the ''[[Swordsman (film)|Swordsman]]'' series, starting in 1990. Other directorial highlights included the highly successful ''[[Royal Tramp]]'' films (both 1992) which starred [[Stephen Chow]] and [[Brigitte Lin]].

Ching continued his role as action director / choreographer throughout this period, and has continued to work in that role on high-profile international successes like ''[[Shaolin Soccer]]'' (2001), ''[[Hero (2002 film)|Hero]]'' (2002), and ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]'' (2004).

In 2002, Ching was nominated twice for Best Action Choreography at the [[Hong Kong Film Awards]], and won in 2003 for his efforts on ''Hero''. That same year, he made his [[Cinema of the United States|American film]] debut, directing [[Steven Seagal]] in the [[direct-to-video]] feature ''[[Belly of the Beast]]''. In 2006, he choreographed the action scenes in the Indian superhero film ''[[Krrish]]'', for which he won a [[Filmfare Best Action Award]] and [[Zee Cine Awards|Zee Cine Award]].

In 2008, Ching directed ''[[An Empress and the Warriors]]'', in which he also served as action choreographer. The film stars [[Kelly Chen]], [[Donnie Yen]] and [[Leon Lai]].

==Filmography==
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===Director===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year!! Title!! Notes
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|1983 || ''[[Duel to the Death]]'' ||
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|1986 || ''[[Witch from Nepal]]'' ||
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|1987 || ''[[A Chinese Ghost Story]]'' ||
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|1989 || ''[[Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior]]'' ||
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|1990 || ''[[The Swordsman (1990 film)|The Swordsman]]'' ||
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|1990 || ''[[A Chinese Ghost Story II]]'' ||
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|1991 || ''[[The Raid (1991 film)|The Raid]]'' ||
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|1991 || ''[[A Chinese Ghost Story III]]'' ||
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|1992 || ''[[Swordsman II]]'' ||
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|1993 || ''[[The East is Red (1993 film)|Swordsman III]]'' ||
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|1993 || ''[[The Mad Monk]]'' || Action director
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|1994 || ''Wonder Seven'' ||
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|1996 || ''[[Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words"]]'' ||
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|1997 || ''The Longest Day'' ||
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|2000 || ''[[Conman in Tokyo]]'' ||
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|2002 || ''[[Naked Weapon]]'' ||
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|2003 || ''[[Belly of the Beast]]'' ||
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|2008 || ''[[An Empress and the Warriors]]'' ||
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|2011 || ''[[The Sorcerer and the White Snake]]'' ||
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|2019 || ''[[Jade Dynasty (film)|Jade Dynasty]]''  ||
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===Action choreographer===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year!! Title!! Notes
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|1987 || ''[[A Better Tomorrow II]]'' ||
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|1992 || ''[[New Dragon Gate Inn]]'' ||
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|1993 || ''[[Butterfly and Sword]]'' ||
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|2001 || ''[[Shaolin Soccer]]'' ||
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|2002 || ''[[Hero (2002 film)|Hero]]'' ||
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|2004 || ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]'' ||
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|2005 || ''[[The Royal Swordsmen]]'' || television series
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|2006 || ''[[Krrish]]'' ||
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|2006 || ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'' ||
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|2007 || ''[[In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale]]'' ||
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|2008 || ''[[Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam]]'' ||
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|2013 || ''[[Krrish 3]]'' ||
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<ref>[http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4379&display_set=eng Ching Siu-tung at hkmdb.com]</ref>
<ref>[http://chinesemov.com/directors/Tony%20Ching.html Ching Siu-tung at chinesemov.com]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kungfucinema.com/articles/2004-06-22-01.htm Kung Fu Cinema interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227055401/http://www.kungfucinema.com/articles/2004-06-22-01.htm |date=2007-12-27 }}
*{{IMDb name|0157889}}
* [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=32 HK cinemagic entry]

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