Prachya Pinkaew

Prachya Pinkaew is a Thai film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is also a president of the Thai Film Directors Association. Prachya studied architecture but began his career working as an art director and later as creative director for an advertising firm. He directed several music videos in which many of them have won Best Music Video at Thailand's Golden Television Awards.

In 2003 he directed Ong-Bak:Muay Thai Warrior, starring Tony Jaa: a young man called 'Ting' from a small village northeastern Thailand. Ting set out to recover an ancient Buddha image, named Ong-Bak which has been stolen from his village using his fantastic traditional Muay Thai skills in tracking down the thieves. The film was the highest-grossing Thai film of the year and it went on to become a worldwide famous.

His films include Ong Bak 2, Tom-Yum-Goong, The Love of Siam, Power Kids and Chocolate(Yanin "Jija" Vismistananda), the film about a young autistic girl who has been learning martial arts by watching martial art films, memorising and copying the moves and techniques. One day she set out to collect the debts but it turns violent. Another great film to watch if you are a muay Thai fan or anyone who loves martial-arts and action adventure film.

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Prachya Pinkaew - what members say

Ong Bak review by from Manchester, England

Either you find the goofball, low-tech spirit of the piece entertaining and easygoing or you don't. Either way, Tony Jaa is a force to be reckoned with 22 January 2006
...e, say, jumping feet first horizontally through a roll of razor wire). Director Prachya Pinkaew gets a little carried away capturing Jaa's extensive abilities, and has the ann... Read customer review

Prachya Pinkaew - filmography

Elephant White on DVD (2011)
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Djimon Hounsou, Jirantanin Pitakporntrakul
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
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When the daughter of a powerful businessman is kidnapped and murdered by a notorious gang of Thai sex-traffickers, skilled mercenary Curtie Church (Djimon Hounsou) along with ruthless weapons dealer Jimmy The Brit (Kevin Bacon) are hired to hunt the gang down and take them out. However, what ..read more »

50% from 548 members

Chocolate - Blu-ray (2008)
Starring: Jija Yanin, Ammara Siripong, Hiroshi Abe
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Certificate:
An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.

68% from 1,537 member

Chocolate on DVD (2008)
Starring: Jija Yanin, Ammara Siripong, Hiroshi Abe
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Certificate:
An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.

68% from 4,481 members

Warrior King on DVD (2006)
Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
When a mafia syndicate based in Australia steal Kham's (Tony Jaa, ONG-BAK) beloved elephants from him in Thailand, he travels to Australia to get them back, taking out anyone in his path. The elephants were being prepared to be presented by Kham's family to his Majesty the King of Thailand as a ..read more »

70% from 7,918 members

The Protector (2005)
Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
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A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.

76% from 90 members
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Ong Bak on DVD (2003)
Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.

70% from 22,860 members

Prachya Pinkaew facts

5 most recent films

Elephant White - 2.5 stars
Chocolate - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Chocolate - 3.5 stars
Warrior King - 3.5 stars
The Protector - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Protector - 4.0 stars
Ong Bak - 3.5 stars
Warrior King - 3.5 stars
Chocolate - 3.5 stars
Chocolate - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Elephant White - 2.5 stars
Chocolate - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Chocolate - 3.5 stars
Warrior King - 3.5 stars
Ong Bak - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Tony Jaa - 5 times - show films
Petchtai Wongkamlao - 5 times - show films
Bongkoj Khongmalai - 3 times - show films
Nathan Jones - 3 times - show films
Weeraprawat Wongpuapan - 2 times - show films

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