Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

32

Gender

Male

Birthday

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Place of Birth

Great Britain

Also Known As

Antony Rayns

Tony Rayns

Biography

Antony Rayns (born 1948) is a British writer, commentator, film festival programmer and screenwriter.

Known For

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences

Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences

Acting

Home Movies 1971-81

1985

Home Movies 1971-81

as

Hold You Tight

1998

Hold You Tight

as

Rosa's Friend

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

1998

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

as

Narrator

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

2014

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

as

Self

An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident

2019

An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on the Black Cannon Incident

as

Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'

2016

Damaged Romance: Tony Rains on 'Audition'

as

Himself

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

1983

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

as

Self

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

2012

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

as

Himself

London Calling

1985

London Calling

as

Tony Rayns

Jubilee: A Time Less Golden

2003

Jubilee: A Time Less Golden

as

Interviewee

Jury

2013

Jury

as

Tony

The Cinema on the Road

1995

The Cinema on the Road

as

Narrator

Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences

2006

Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences

as

Self

New Chinese Cinema

1989

New Chinese Cinema

as

Narrator

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

1983

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

as

Narrator / Himself

Serialized Success

2013

Serialized Success

as

The Art of Akira Kurosawa

2013

The Art of Akira Kurosawa

as

Tony Rayns

Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth

2015

Tony Rayns on Cruel Story of Youth

as

Derek Jarman: A Portrait

1991

Derek Jarman: A Portrait

as

Self

Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships

2009

Tony Rayns on Pigs and Battleships

as

Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

1983

Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

as

Self

Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio

1985

Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio

as

Narration

An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'

2024

An American Picture: Tony Rayns on 'An American Tragedy'

as

Self

Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen

2016

Art-house Martial Arts — Tony Rayns on A Touch of Zen

as

Himself

Production

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

1998

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

as

Crew

Love Will Tear Us Apart

1999

Love Will Tear Us Apart

as

Directing

The Jang Sun-woo Variations

2001

The Jang Sun-woo Variations

as

New Chinese Cinema

1989

New Chinese Cinema

as