Directing
Joseph Kuo
Born July 20, 1935 · Tainan, Taiwan (age 91)
Joseph Nan-Hong Kuo is a Taiwanese film director best known for his Hong Kong based kung fu films of the 1970s and 1980s. His debut screenplay Ghost Lake was one of the earliest Taiwanese-language films. He later reshot the film.
Known For
The Blazing Temple · 1976The Blazing Temple
★ 6.61976
MovieAction
Young men, angered by the repressive and corrupt Ching government, come to the Shaolin Temple to study. Fearing that the Shaolin Temple is a harbor for rebels wanting to overthrow the government, the Ching Emperor Yungzheng kills the monks wherever he can find them. After the Emperor orders the destruction of the Shaolin Temple, his name becomes the most feared and hated in China. After years of struggling, the surviving Shaolin disciples, led by Carter Wong, move to assassinate the Emperor. This epic tale of Manchu China has all the scope and action you'd expect from Hong Kong master Joseph Kuo.
The 7 Grandmasters · 1977The 7 Grandmasters
★ 6.51977
MovieAction
An aged Kung Fu practitioner travels across China, challenging the best Grandmaster from each province to prove his mastery of martial arts. Meanwhile is a plot developing behind his back.
The Swordsman of All Swordsmen · 1968The Swordsman of All Swordsmen
★ 6.01968
MovieActionHistory
A master swordsman is on a twenty year quest to revenge the death of his parents.
Sex and Curse · 1992Sex and Curse
★ 4.81992
MovieHorrorThriller
Women keep throwing themselves at Charlie, but he falls for charming masseur Si Wai, who is beholden to a cute little idol who once saved her from being raped by a gangster. Unfortunately, the ghost of the gangster goes after Charlie, making him have sex with the women he is obliged to show around for work purposes.
The Mystery of Chess Boxing · 1979The Mystery of Chess Boxing
★ 6.21979
MovieActionDrama
A young orphan, Ah Pao wants to learn kung fu in order to avenge his father, who was murdered by the infamous Ghost Face Killer - an overwhelming force of destruction and master of the death-dealing Five Element Fist.
Devil Sex Love · 1993Devil Sex Love
★ 3.81993
MovieHorrorDrama
Anna is a rich Hong Kong woman who marries Kan Chok-Leung, an impoverished young man. After a couple of years of bliss, Anna accuses her husband of infidelity, so they divorce. Not determined to let his fractured nuptials get him down, Chok-Leung decides to rekindle his romance with an old flame and they really hit it off. Anna's failing business leaves her heavily in debt, however, so she decides to patch things up with her ex-husband. Now Chok-Leung has to make a choice between the two women.
The 18 Bronzemen · 1976The 18 Bronzemen
★ 6.41976
MovieAction
During the Manchurian invasion of China, the son of the Ming Dynasty General takes refuge in the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, so that he may seek revenge for his dead father. But he must first endure the rigorous test of the temple's legendary 18 Bronzemen.
Behind the Pink Door · 1992Behind the Pink Door
★ 3.11992
MovieCrimeDrama
In a Hong Kong villa, Lyon throws a party celebrating her win at a beauty contest. Come midnight, when her schoolmates Sze-Wan and Nam leave the party to go home, their car suddently breaks down, and six men stop by and kidnap them
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