Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Camera
- Born
- August 12, 1966 (age 60) · Hong Kong, China
Yu Lik-wai (simplified Chinese: 余力为; traditional Chinese: 余力爲; pinyin: Yú Lìwéi; Jyutping: Yu4 Lik6 Wai4; born 12 August 1966), sometimes credited as Nelson Yu, is a Hong Kong cinematographer, film director, and occasional film producer. Born in Hong Kong, Yu Lik-wai was educated at Belgium's INSAS (Institut National Superieur des Arts de Spectacle) where he graduated with a degree in cinematography in 1994. Yu has become a mainstay in both the cinemas of China (where he is perhaps best known for his collaborations with director Jia Zhangke) and Hong Kong.
Yu has served as director of photography for nearly all of Chinese director Jia Zhangke's films, and along with Jia, the two men founded their own independent film production company, Xstream Pictures.
Known for
In the Mood for Love
September 29, 2000
A Touch of Sin
October 4, 2013
Ash Is Purest White
September 21, 2018
Mountains May Depart
October 30, 2015
A Simple Life
March 9, 2012
Dream Home
April 25, 2010
Still Life
November 16, 2006
Pickpocket
August 1, 1997
Platform
August 29, 2001
The World
September 1, 2004
Getting Home
December 31, 2007
Caught by the Tides
November 22, 2024
Behind the camera42
- 2026Torino Shadow Director of Photography
- 2025Heaven and Hell Director of Photography
- 2024Caught by the Tides Co-Producer, Director of Photography
- 2023The Best is Yet to Come Cinematography, Director of Photography
- 2021Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue Director of Photography
- 2021this body is so impermanent… Director of Photography
- 2018Ash Is Purest White Creative Consultant
- 2017Our Time Will Come Director of Photography
- 2017Revive Director of Photography
- 2016