Yiu Kwang-Chao

Acting

Yiu Kwang-Chao

Born March 30, 1908

Died August 16, 1967 · aged 59

No biography available.

Known For

Marriage AngleMarriage Angle · 1954
Marriage Angle
1954
MovieDrama
Marriage Angle is a Hong Kong Mandarin-language feature film of the drama genre, written and directed by Wang Yin, produced by Shaw Brothers Studio, Liu Chi and Chow Sze-Ching were the cinematographers.
Lady Meng JiangLady Meng Jiang · 1939
Lady Meng Jiang
1939
Movie
The Crimson PalmThe Crimson Palm · 1964
The Crimson Palm
8.01964
MovieDramaCrime
Ling Bo is Lin, a young man engaged to the daughter of a rich man, who now despises Lin because of his family's declining status. Lin visits his beloved fiancee before he heads towards the imperial city to participate in the civil service examination, only to find her maid lying dead in blood. Lin is then accused of murder. How can Judge Bao prove his innocence?
The Lady of MysteryThe Lady of Mystery · 1957
The Lady of Mystery
9.01957
MovieThriller
Spies, Military Documents and Traitors.
A Double-Faced ManA Double-Faced Man · 1952
A Double-Faced Man
1952
MovieDrama
During a night when Mei Liang and his girlfriend, Sima Qiu-Hong are on the same stage during a play for the Dajiang Theater Company, they receive a visit from Qiu-Hong's former classmate, Xie Yu-Lan. Under Yu-Lan's insistence, Mei Liang decides to break up with Qiu-Hong.
Sorrowful GlorySorrowful Glory · 1953
Sorrowful Glory
9.01953
MovieDramaHistory
This is a historical drama that was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio.
Meal TimeMeal Time · 1953
Meal Time
9.01953
MovieComedy
Meal Time is a comedy film about all the mess with housework that director Yan and his wife had to go through after the maid gave up her job.
The Story of Sue SanThe Story of Sue San · 1964
The Story of Sue San
6.51964
MovieDramaMusic
This gripping story centers on the romance between Wang Chin Lung and Sue San. Although they may be perfectly matched when it comes to their love for one other, the two come from remarkably different social ranks. While Chin Lung is the son of a respected government official, Su San is a prostitute, albeit a famous one.

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A Soul at NightA Soul at Night · 1941
A Soul at Night
1941
MovieHorrorRomance
A female ghost appeared in a barren mound near Yangjiazhuang, wailing every night and terrifying the villagers. The feathered priest of the God of Wealth Temple tells the villagers to offer food and paper money to the female ghost, and the female ghost is indeed much quieter, but she only takes food and not paper money. When a young man, Wang Yuan Sheng, comes back from a trip, he does not see his child bride, Xiu Fang. His mother tells him that Xiu Fang has been having an affair with someone since he left and is pregnant, so she has already run away from home. Knowing that Xiu Fang is pregnant with her own child, Yuan Sheng does not believe his mother's story. Mother Wang is frightened by the ghost's screams and falls ill. Yuan Sheng becomes suspicious of the ghost's true identity because the ghost only takes food.
Unchanged Heart in Life and DeathUnchanged Heart in Life and Death · 1936
Unchanged Heart in Life and Death
9.01936
MovieDrama
Probably the most sheerly entertaining of all the films made in 1930s Shanghai by 'underground' leftists, this riff on The Prisoner of Zenda is funny and engaging from first to last. The irresistible Yuan Muzhi (director of Street Angel the following year) plays both Li Tao, a revolutionary on the run, and Liu Yuanjie, an American-Chinese teacher visiting China with his fiancée. Liu is mistaken for Li and thrown into jail; Li teams up with the fiancée (Chen Bo'er, Yuan's real life wife) to get him out of prison and into the spirit of revolution. Ying Yunwei (who started out playing female roles in Chinese opera) uses chiaroscuro lighting, highly mobile camerawork and zippy pacing to give it maximum impact, but it's Yuan who really keeps you watching.
The Young Mistress' FanThe Young Mistress' Fan · 1939
The Young Mistress' Fan
7.01939
Movie
Lady Windermere's Fan, Oscar Wilde's play on moral values, is adapted for a setting in Shanghai. Young wife Meilin mistakenly believes her husband is having an affair with a social butterfly and decides to leave for a suitor. Her reputation, about to be ruined because of a misplaced fan, is saved by the social butterfly who turns out to be …Unlike typical Chinese scripts on parental love, the understated familial love in the original play is aligned with Li's preference for the undramatic. Motherly love is portrayed indirectly while emotions run strong yet subdued in the film. Poking fun at social culture of the times, this is Li's earliest extant feature film in a modern setting and a showcase of his modernistic and crisp directorial approach.
Horror NightHorror Night · 1938
Horror Night
1938
MovieHorror
After a flood, the Sea Charity Association sends Liu Hao Ming to a village to direct the burial of corpses. Hao Ming meets the singer Ruyun and her father there, and advises Ruyun not to sing a beautiful song, but to sing “The Beauty of Yu” instead, which Ruyun obeys to the full applause of the audience, but arouses the displeasure of a butcher, Sa-zuo, and others. When the flood comes again, the village people go to Shanghai to evacuate. Sa-zuo and the others ask Hao-ming for help, and Hao-ming leads them to an empty mansion to spend the night, where they run into Ruyun's father and learn that Ruyun has been separated. A female ghost haunts the house and they all escape from the house. Hao Ming does not see Ruyun's father and goes back to look for him, but he sees that the female ghost is Ruyun.