Ho Meng-Hua

Directing

Ho Meng-Hua

Born January 1, 1923 · Shanghai, China

Died May 19, 2009 · aged 86

Ho Meng-Hua (Chinese: 何夢華) (1 January 1923 - 19 May 2009) was a Chinese director from Shanghai, working in the Cinema of Hong Kong and the Cinema of Taiwan. After joining the famous Shaw Brothers studio in 1955, he eventually became one of the studios' most prolific directors, directing about fifty films between then and 1980.

Known For

AmbushAmbush · 1973
Ambush
★ 5.81973
MovieActionAdventure
An officer of the law and his father are framed for a robbery they did not commit. With only his father's sword at the scene and the man nowhere to be found the officer flees in order to discover who really stole the jewels so that he may clear the family name.
The Mighty Peking ManThe Mighty Peking Man · 1977
The Mighty Peking Man
★ 5.11977
MovieActionFantasy
Word of a monster ape ten stories tall living in the Himalayas reaches fortune hunters in Hong Kong. They travel to India to capture it, but wild animals and quicksand dissuade all but Johnny, an adventurer with a broken heart. He finds the monster and discovers it's been raising a scantily-clad woman, Samantha, since she survived a plane crash years before that killed her parents. In the idyllic jungle, Johnny and Samantha fall in love. Then Johnny asks her to convince "Utam" to go to Hong Kong. Lu Tien, an unscrupulous promoter, takes over: Utam is in chains for freak show exhibitions. When Lu Tien assaults Samantha, Utam's protective instincts take over: havoc in Hong Kong.
The Jade RakshaThe Jade Raksha · 1968
The Jade Raksha
★ 6.81968
MovieActionAdventure
A fearsome swordswoman known as The Jade Raksha appears in the martial arts world and begins killing people whose surname is Yan. A swordsman figures out who she is, and asks her why - the answer being that a Yan killed her family 18 years ago... but she's not sure exactly which Yan it was. He suggests that killing the innocent is wrong, but she only has vengeance on her mind and is not to be convinced.
Black MagicBlack Magic · 1975
Black Magic
★ 5.61975
MovieFantasyHorror
A magician makes money by charging people to cast love spells on the objects of their affection. Complications arise when he decides that he wants a customer's bride for himself.
The Cave of the Silken WebThe Cave of the Silken Web · 1967
The Cave of the Silken Web
★ 5.81967
MovieFantasyAdventure
Monkey King, Pig and Friar Sand must rescue his master Buddhist monk from seven witches / spiders who believe themselves to be immortal if they eat the monk's flesh. The third part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel "Journey to the West."
The Oily ManiacThe Oily Maniac · 1976
The Oily Maniac
★ 5.51976
MovieHorrorFantasy
A cripple takes revenge on criminals by using a magic spell that transforms him into an oily monster/superhero.
Black Magic 2Black Magic 2 · 1976
Black Magic 2
★ 5.41976
MovieHorror
A doctor suspects black magic on his hospital after experiencing some bizarre incidents and sends for two doctors (who are a couple) from Hong Kong. The wife is very skeptical and places volunteer for a spell. It became obvious that here is an evil wizard who stay young by including drinking human breast milk. A Shaw Brothers production.
Dreams Of EroticismDreams Of Eroticism · 1977
Dreams Of Eroticism
★ 4.61977
MovieComedy
A timeless and titillating tale of the immoral private lives of the royal court's high officials. All the bed and body hopping is not exclusive to the family, either. Their maids and servants get involved as well, leading to flesh, fibs, and suicide, among other things. Taken all together, this is an all-time classic of sumptuous sexuality.

Filmography

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Evil Black MagicEvil Black Magic · 1992
Evil Black Magic
★ 4.01992
MovieHorror
La Pin, a sinister sorcerer from Thailand who earns money by placing spells of domination on people. Fa La-ting is his zombie murderess, controlled by a metal spike which La Pin has driven into her skull, and rival sorceress Sofia sends her sexually ravenous midget ghosts after Fa to avenge one of the zombie's murder victims. The main story line concerns a young man named Ming who pines for a beautiful girl, Chun Yin, and yearns to win her away from her suave boyfriend Wong Wai. Ming goes to Nanyang and becomes the sorcerer La Pin's apprentice, picking up enough knowledge to invite the couple to Thailand, and set his plan of enslaving Yin and murdering Wai in motion. After placing the Crazy Love Curse on his intended victim, however, Ming is in over his head, as Wai enlists the aid of the powerful sorceress Sofia to get his beloved Yin back.

Director

Lady of SteelLady of Steel · 1970
Lady of Steel
★ 6.11970
MovieActionAdventure
A young swordswoman named Fang Ying-qi (Cheng Pei-Pei) sets out to join a gathering of the martial world’s leading warriors under the banner of Lord Xia (Fang Mien) and the Flying Dragon Clan. Their mission is to organize the defense of their country against invading Jin forces. Fang also intends to avenge the murder of her parents 20 years past by bandit leader Han Shi-xiong (Huang Chung-hsin). Han has since taken on a new, false identity as a reputable member of the Flying Dragon Clan while secretly working with the Jin to bring down the resistance. Han uses cunning and a network of criminal fighters in an attempt to assassinate Fang, and when that fails, to frame her as a traitor. Once his true identity and intentions are revealed, a determined Fang must rely on her deadly sword skills and assistance from a clever beggar clan leader (Yueh Hua) to stop Han and restore her reputation.

Director

The Kiss of DeathThe Kiss of Death · 1973
The Kiss of Death
★ 5.41973
MovieCrimeAction
One night a textile worker is sexually assaulted by five deviants. The young lady tries to cope with the aftermath of this dramatic event but her life is ruined. Like a shattered vase, the pieces can be put back together but it'll never be the same. Cheng get's a job as a bar girl. She meets the club's owner who was a former kung-fu fighter until he was crippled. Cheng uses her position as a B-girl to go after the losers who raped her, She soon learns from a sleazy doctor that she has contracted a dark V.D. called Viet-Nam Rose. Crushed, she begs Lo Lieh to teach her kung-fu. At first he refuses until he learns her secret. Furious, Lo Lieh teaches her his deadly fight techniques (such as a groin crunching blow).

Director