Directing

Kuei Chih-Hung

Born December 20, 1937 · Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Died October 1, 1999 · aged 61

Kuei Chih-Hung (桂治洪) (20 December 1937 – 1 October 1999) was one of the most popular and daring filmmakers to work for the Hong Kong-based Shaw Brothers Studios, directing more than 40 films throughout the late 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. Known for his bold cinematic style, innovative use of realistic, on-location shooting and often gritty, controversial subject matter, Kuei found critical and c…

Known For

Hex

Constantly mistreated by her cruel husband, the frail Chan Sau-ying awaits certain death from tuberculosis. The new servant girl, Kei-wah takes pity on her mistress' plight and the pair proceed to drown him one evening. They dump his body in a near-by pond but Sau-ying believes that the man's bloated corpse has risen from the bog to seek vengeance.

The Boxer's Omen

The Boxer's Omen · 1983

The Boxer's Omen

MovieHorrorFantasy

After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge his brother, and finds the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. He is then caught up in a spiraling web of fate, Buddhist curses, and black magic.

The Bamboo House of Dolls

The Bamboo House of Dolls · 1973

The Bamboo House of Dolls

MovieActionDrama

A nurse in a Japanese women's POW camp during World War II masterminds an escapee.

The Orchid

The Orchid · 1970

MovieRomanceDrama

Tour bus driver Ching Pang Wen (Fang Ying) and tourist/student Annie Yeh (Lily Lo) sing and romance their way through Singapore.

Godfather from Canton

Godfather from Canton · 1982

Godfather from Canton

A coolie is ofter a job a policeman after saving a government official, and through treachery and corruption rises through the ranks of the police, then becomes a gangster.

Hex vs. Witchcraft

Hex vs. Witchcraft · 1980

Hex vs. Witchcraft

MovieHorrorComedy

A compulsive gambler weds a ghost who helps and hinders him in both horrid and hilarious ways.

Supermen Against the Orient

Supermen Against the Orient · 1973

Supermen Against the Orient

MovieActionComedy

Robert Wallace travels to Hong Kong to bust a gang of drug trafficker's. There he finds help from Tang and Suzy, as well as his fellow Supermen Max & Jerry.

Corpse Mania

Corpse Mania · 1981

MovieHorrorCrime

A necrophiliac killer is murdering the prostitutes at Madame Lan's brothel.

Filmography

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Hex

Constantly mistreated by her cruel husband, the frail Chan Sau-ying awaits certain death from tuberculosis. The new servant girl, Kei-wah takes pity on her mistress' plight and the pair proceed to drown him one evening. They dump his body in a near-by pond but Sau-ying believes that the man's bloated corpse has risen from the bog to seek vengeance.

Director

The Boxer's Omen

The Boxer's Omen · 1983

The Boxer's Omen

MovieHorrorFantasy

After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge his brother, and finds the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. He is then caught up in a spiraling web of fate, Buddhist curses, and black magic.

Special Effects

The Bamboo House of Dolls

The Bamboo House of Dolls · 1973

The Bamboo House of Dolls

MovieActionDrama

A nurse in a Japanese women's POW camp during World War II masterminds an escapee.

Director

The Orchid

The Orchid · 1970

MovieRomanceDrama

Tour bus driver Ching Pang Wen (Fang Ying) and tourist/student Annie Yeh (Lily Lo) sing and romance their way through Singapore.

Assistant Director

Godfather from Canton

Godfather from Canton · 1982

Godfather from Canton

A coolie is ofter a job a policeman after saving a government official, and through treachery and corruption rises through the ranks of the police, then becomes a gangster.

Director

Hex vs. Witchcraft

Hex vs. Witchcraft · 1980

Hex vs. Witchcraft

MovieHorrorComedy

A compulsive gambler weds a ghost who helps and hinders him in both horrid and hilarious ways.

Director

Supermen Against the Orient

Supermen Against the Orient · 1973

Supermen Against the Orient

MovieActionComedy

Robert Wallace travels to Hong Kong to bust a gang of drug trafficker's. There he finds help from Tang and Suzy, as well as his fellow Supermen Max & Jerry.

Director

Corpse Mania

Corpse Mania · 1981

MovieHorrorCrime

A necrophiliac killer is murdering the prostitutes at Madame Lan's brothel.

Director

A Time for Love

A Time for Love · 1970

A Time for Love

A Time For Love features Shaw Brothers' darling Lily Ho in a Romeo and Juliet stylized love story that breaks the tradition of Hong Kong's "class distinction" love stories. It is a film ending with a Cinderella-esque love saving happiness happy ever other ending.

Director

The Bod Squad

The Bod Squad · 1974

MovieActionComedy

Five Western girls are kidnapped by Chinese pirates and sold to a brothel. While they are being trained to become prostitutes, a couple of local citizens take mercy on them and plots their escape by teaching them kung-fu. The five scantily-clad girls, using their newfound martial arts skills then fight their way to freedom.

Director

Bewitched

Bewitched · 1981

While possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating the case also becomes possessed. A good monk helps fight the evil spirit.

Director

The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides

The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides · 1976

The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides

MovieHorrorCrime

An anthology film featuring four true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970's.

Director

Killer Constable

Killer Constable · 1980

Killer Constable

MovieActionAdventure

2 million taels in gold has been stolen from a vault within the Forbidden City. The Empress wants the money returned within 10 days. Chief Constable Leng Tian-Ying is hired to bring back the gold robbers, dead or alive- and Leng's earned a reputation of never bringing anyone back alive.

Director

The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare

The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare · 1977

The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare

MovieDramaCrime

Shaw Brothers Exploitation Flick, 5th installment in "The Criminals" series.

Director

Mr. Funny Bone

Mr. Funny Bone · 1976

The beloved cartoon character Master Q gets a hilarious live-action adaptation in the side-splitting comic adventure Mr. Funny-Bone! Join Master Q for a series of comic vignettes as he attempts to win the heart of the lovely Li Jing. Along for the ride is Master Q's loyal sidekick Potato, a stout fellow who's forever getting into silly mishaps. The pair get involved in plenty of shenanigans and gags, including pratfalls, low-brow bathroom humor, and even some fun fighting sequences.

Director

The Delinquent

The Delinquent · 1973

MovieActionDrama

Delivery boy Chung rings an order to a local martial arts school. He shows that he too is a kung fu student when he punches a bag and also kicks out the instructor for his money. Chung has a tough life. His father constantly nags him to work hard. One day, his is heckled by Chien-Pe, a disabled thug who runs a gang. Chung fights and beats them up and as a result, he is fired from his job. Chien turns to his boss, Tai Chung, to get Chung.

Director

Ghost Eyes

Ghost Eyes · 1974

Ghost Eyes concerns a female hair stylist who is seduced by the vampiric ghost of a former optometrist. Using supernatural contact lenses to control her mind, he gradually drains her life essence as she is forced to find new victims until tries to make a stand and rid herself of this terror once and for all.

Director

The Criminals, Part 4: Assault

The Criminals, Part 4: Assault · 1977

The Criminals, Part 4: Assault

Part 1 : 'Maniac' - A gang is kidnapping and raping young women. Part 2: 'Queen of Temple Street' - A gambling addict sells his wife to a brothel to pay off his debts.

Director

Payment In Blood

Payment In Blood · 1973

Payment In Blood

MovieCrimeAction

Fang Chih Kien (Elliot Ngok) witnesses a triad murder. When he picks the killer out of a lineup, the triad gang goes out of their way to make his family's life a living hell, until he can take no more and seeks revenge.

Director

Big Brother Cheng

Big Brother Cheng · 1975

Big Brother Cheng

Shaw Brothers' number one action hit of 1975, and deservedly so. The character of one-man kung-fu dynamo Big Brother Cheng and kung-fu superstar Chen Kuan-tai were made for each other. A Robin Hood-like restaurant manager who socks it to the thugs in order to make the mean streets of Hong Kong a little less mean, Big Brother Cheng made his first appearance in the extremely popular The Tea House, the success of which spawned this even more successful sequel.

Director

Spirit of the Raped

Spirit of the Raped · 1976

Spirit of the Raped

A Shaw Brothers production featuring a supernatural tale of revenge. Liu Miao-Li suffers a string of terrible events. Once pushed to her limit, she decides to take back control of her existence, but chooses an unlikely path to vengeance.

Director

Revenge of the Corpse

Revenge of the Corpse · 1981

Revenge of the Corpse

MovieFantasyAction

A story of a coffin maker who tells a story about a policeman who was murdered by his wife and her lover. Eventually released constable loose of some grave robbers, the constables ghost is out to make the lives of all those involved in his death miserable. (A Shaw Brothers production)

Writer

Hex After Hex

Hex After Hex · 1982

MovieHorrorComedy

Hell may have no fury like a woman scorned, but hell really has no wrath like a lusting ghost scorned! Muscular "Venom" Lo Mang discovers just that when the demon arranges to have his true love killed in order to possess her. Chaos, revenge, insanity, violence, tragedy, and even romance ensue. Director Kuei Chih-hung, already famous for Bamboo House of Dolls, Killer Snakes, Ghost Eyes, Corpse, Hex, and many other cult classics, shoots the works with this amazing horror love story.

Director

Killers on Wheels

Killers on Wheels · 1976

Killers on Wheels

MovieActionThriller

A quasi-vicious motorcycle gang messes with the wrong man.

Director