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Prachya Pinkaew

Born September 2, 1962 · Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand (age 63)

Prachya Pinkaew (born September 2, 1962) is a Thai film director, film producer and screenwriter. His films include Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior and Tom-Yum-Goong, both martial arts films starring Tony Jaa. Description above from the Wikipedia article Prachya Pinkaew, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Ong-Bak

Ong-Bak · 2003

MovieActionCrime

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.

The Protector

The Protector · 2005

MovieActionCrime

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.

Ong Bak 2

Ong Bak 2 · 2008

MovieAdventureAction

Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho — a murdered nobleman — is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.

Chocolate

Chocolate · 2008

MovieActionCrime

Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin's treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money and making them pay.

The Protector 2

The Protector 2 · 2013

The Protector 2

Kham finds himself in trouble when he is accused of killing a trader. While on the run from the trader's nieces who are martial artists, Kham meets a friend who warns him of a terrorist plot.

The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard · 2004

MovieActionComedy

Wong, bodyguard to a tycoon, is fired by his boss's son after he fails to save his boss. Now, the assassins are after the son, who takes refuge in a slum. Wong, meanwhile, tackles the villain's goons.

Elephant White

Elephant White · 2011

MovieActionThriller

An assassin is hired by a businessman to avenge the murder of his daughter by white slave traders in Thailand.

The Gangster

The Gangster · 2012

MovieActionDrama

Set in 1950s and '60s Bangkok, this Thai crime drama tells the tale of Jod, a promising young gangster moving through the ranks of the city's mafia.

Filmography

Sort

Ong-Bak

Ong-Bak · 2003

MovieActionCrime

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.

Director

The Protector

The Protector · 2005

MovieActionCrime

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.

Producer

Ong Bak 2

Ong Bak 2 · 2008

MovieAdventureAction

Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho — a murdered nobleman — is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.

Producer

Chocolate

Chocolate · 2008

MovieActionCrime

Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin's treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money and making them pay.

Director

The Protector 2

The Protector 2 · 2013

The Protector 2

Kham finds himself in trouble when he is accused of killing a trader. While on the run from the trader's nieces who are martial artists, Kham meets a friend who warns him of a terrorist plot.

Producer

The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard · 2004

MovieActionComedy

Wong, bodyguard to a tycoon, is fired by his boss's son after he fails to save his boss. Now, the assassins are after the son, who takes refuge in a slum. Wong, meanwhile, tackles the villain's goons.

Producer

Elephant White

Elephant White · 2011

MovieActionThriller

An assassin is hired by a businessman to avenge the murder of his daughter by white slave traders in Thailand.

Director

The Gangster

The Gangster · 2012

MovieActionDrama

Set in 1950s and '60s Bangkok, this Thai crime drama tells the tale of Jod, a promising young gangster moving through the ranks of the city's mafia.

Producer

Wooden Buddha

Wooden Buddha · 2026

A young female archaeologist sets out to uncover the truth behind her father's mysterious disappearance, only to find herself entangled with an ancient wooden Buddha image cursed since time immemorial—an ominous relic that no one should ever have meddled with.

Producer

Power Kids

Power Kids · 2009

MovieActionDrama

A group of friends have trained themselves in martial arts. One of the gang is in hospital so when the hospital is taken over by a group of terrorists, the kids take on the rebels.

Producer

Pai in Love

Pai in Love · 2009

MovieRomanceComedy

A group of friends visit the scenic town of Pai between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Song to look for an idea to make a good movie that will best describe the story of this town. They have different opinions on this town so they decide that each person will go out and find their own ideas to put in the movie.

Director

The Bodyguard 2

The Bodyguard 2 · 2007

The Bodyguard 2

MovieActionComedy

The best agent of Vieng, the country near the boundary of Thailand received the important mission that he had to catch two armed dealers who could be the dangerous for his country.

Producer

Deep

MovieScience FictionThriller

Four insomniac med school students are lured into a neuroscience experiment that spirals out of control and must find a way out before it’s too late.

Thanks

Sick Nurses

Sick Nurses · 2007

MovieCrimeHorror

At a Thai hospital, a doctor and his seven nubile nurses engage in the sale of dead bodies. Jealousy causes one of the nurses to threaten to blow the whistle on the practice, so the others murder her. Soon the spirit of the slain nurse seeks revenge.

Producer

Raging Phoenix

Raging Phoenix · 2009

MovieThrillerAction

A young girl joins hands with a group of kung-fu masters to stop a notorious gang from abducting young women. However, the mission is compromised after they fail to locate the gang's hideout.

Producer

Dynamite Warrior

Dynamite Warrior · 2006

Dynamite Warrior

MovieActionWestern

The story is set in 1890s Siam. Siang is a young Muay Thai warrior and rocketry expert who steals back water buffalo taken from poor Isan farmers by unscrupulous cattle raiders. He is searching for a man with a tattoo who killed his parents.

Producer

Born to Fight

Born to Fight · 2004

MovieCrimeAction

When a remote Thai village is overrun by terrorists armed with a nuclear missile, an elite undercover operative leads the most unique fighting force ever assembled in a heroic bid to save their nation.

Producer

BKO: Bangkok Knockout

BKO: Bangkok Knockout · 2010

BKO: Bangkok Knockout

A group of martial arts students are enjoying a reunion party when a bomb goes off in the building. When they wake up, some of their friends have been kidnapped and they soon find a group of assassins coming after them. The only way to survive is to fight their way out.

Producer

13: Game of Death

13: Game of Death · 2006

13: Game of Death

MovieHorrorThriller

After losing his job, his car and his money, Phuchit, races against time to complete 13 tasks ordered by an anonymous caller who promised 100 million Baht upon completion.

Producer

Love of Siam

Love of Siam · 2007

MovieDramaRomance

Best friends as children, Mew and Tong run into each other years later as young men and find they have unexpected feelings for each other.

Producer

Seven Street Fighters

Seven Street Fighters · 2005

Seven Street Fighters

MovieActionComedy

In World War Il these seven soldiers marked as wanted men must join together once more to defend their country and protect their own lives.

Producer

Khun Pan

Khun Pan · 2016

MovieActionFantasy

This is a story about a police officer named Khun Phan in WWII. He is off on an undercover mission to take down a governor at an island which everyone there is considered as bandits.

Producer

The Kick

The Kick · 2011

MovieComedyAction

Korean family made up of taekwondo experts moves to Thailand, where they set up a taekwondo gym. However, one member of the family, Taeju, wants to become a famous pop singer instead. The family becomes famous after stopping treasure robbers.

Director

15+ Coming of Age

15+ Coming of Age · 2017

15+ Coming of Age

MovieComedyRomance

With their teen hormones raging, three high school boys help one another explore their curiosity about the opposite sex and love in this raunchy comedy.

Producer

Carabao

Carabao · 2013

An anthology based on the songs of popular Thai rock band Carabao.

Director