Joseph Nan-Hong Kuo (;
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...
, 20 July 1935) is a Taiwanese film director best known for his Hong Kong-based
kung fu films
Kung fu film () is a subgenre of martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema set in the contemporary period and featuring realistic martial arts. It lacks the fantasy elements seen in ''wuxia'', a related martial arts genre that uses historical ...
of the 1970s and 1980s.
His debut screenplay ''Ghost Lake'' was one of the earliest Taiwanese-language films. He later reshot the film.
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刀光侠影蒙太奇: 中国武侠电影论 1996 - Page 127
执导的首部影片为台语电影《鬼湖》〔1965),随后自组电影公司拍摄台语片, 1966 年起加入国联及联邦公司。本以拍文艺片见长的郭南宏,在胡金铨的《龙门客栈》等片的影响之下,改弦易辙,拍起武侠片来,首作《一代剑王》(上官灵凤、田鹏主演),居然]
Selected filmography
*''Ghost Lake'' (鬼湖 Gui Hu), 1958 (screenplay only)
*''Dragon Palace of Pu Island'', 1962
*''
Swordsman of All Swordsmen'', 1968
*''Son of Swordsman'', 1970
*''Jian nu you hun'' (''Mission Impossible''), 1971
*''The Mighty One'', 1971
*''
Triangular Duel'', 1972
*''
Rikisha Kuri'', 1973
*''Chinese Iron Man'', 1973
*''
Deadly Fists Kung Fu
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'', 1974
*''Shaolin Kung Fu'', 1974
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Shaolin Kids
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* Shaolin Monastery, or Shaolin Temple, a Buddhist monastery in Henan province, China
* Shaolin Kung Fu, a martial art associated with the monastery in Henan, China
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'', 1975
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18 Bronzemen
''18 Bronzemen'' is a 1975 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Joseph Kuo. It is a Shaolin-themed film concerning their battles against the Qing Dynasty.
A sequel, called ''Return of the 18 Bronzemen'', followed and was released in the same ...
'', 1975
*''
The Blazing Temple
''The Blazing Temple'' (火燒少林寺) is a 1976 independently released Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Joseph Kuo, starring Chang Yi and Carter Wong
Carter Wong (born March 22, 1947) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist, who ...
'', 1976
*''Return of the 18 Bronzemen'', 1976
*''The 8 Masters'', 1976
*''
7 Grandmasters
''7 Grandmasters'' is a 1977 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Joseph Kuo, starring Lee Yi Min, Jack Long, Alan Chui Chung-San, Mark Long, Corey Yuen and Nancy Yen. It was filmed in both Mandarin for the Taiwanese market, and dubbed in Cantonese ...
'', 1977
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Born Invincible
''Born Invincible'' () is a 1978 Taiwanese kung fu film directed by Joseph Kuo, with action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping, and starring Carter Wong, Jack Long and Lo Lieh. Currently, only the English-language dubbed version is widely availabl ...
'', 1978
*''The World of Drunken Master'', 1979
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The Mystery of Chess Boxing
''The Mystery of Chess Boxing'' ( zh, , t=雙馬連環, p=Shuāng mǎlián huán; also known as ''Ninja Checkmate'') is a 1979 Hong Kong kung fu film written, produced and directed by Joseph Kuo and starring Mark Long, Jack Long and Lee Yi Min ...
'', 1979
*''The Old Master'', 1979
*''
36 Deadly Styles
''36 Deadly Styles'' is a 1979 independently released martial arts film directed by Joseph Kuo starring Jack Long, Mark Long, and Hwang Jang-lee
Hwang Jang-lee (; born 21 December 1944) is a South Korean martial artist and actor best known f ...
'', 1979
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Unbeaten 28
''The Unbeaten 28'' (武當二十八奇 Wǔdāng èrshíbā qí) is a 1980 Taiwan independently released martial arts film directed by Joseph Kuo
Joseph Nan-Hong Kuo (; Kaohsiung, 20 July 1935) is a Taiwanese film director best known for his ...
'', 1980
*''Shaolin Temple Strikes Back'', 1981
*''Five Venoms vs Wu Tang'', 1988 (producer only)
Personal life
Joseph Kuo married his first wife in the year 1971. In 1972, his daughter, Jennifer Kuo, was born and in 1974, twins Steven and Stanley Kuo were born. He was divorced from his first wife in 1980 and went on to marry two more times. Jennifer went on to marry David Kott and have two children, Camille and Danielle. Steven and Stanley started their own families as well and have minimal contact with their father. Jennifer, on the other hand, has had no contact with her father in years.
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1935 births
Living people
Film directors from Kaohsiung