Kuei Chih-Hung

Kuei Chih-Hung

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 commercial success working in a variety of genres, including the hard-boiled crime drama of The Teahouse (1974) and its sequel, Big Brother Cheng (1975), wuxia classic Killer Constable (1981), and the cult horror favorites The Killer Snakes (1975) and Hex (1980). Kuei often added subtle commentary to even his most mainstream projects, depicting the poverty of the public housing, police corruption and colonial government rule with an unflinching honesty.

  • Title: Kuei Chih-Hung
  • Popularity: 1.134
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1937-12-20
  • Place of Birth: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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  • Also Known As: Chih-Hung Kuei, Gwai Chi Hung, Chi Hung Kwee, Chi Hung Kwei, Chi-hung Kwei, 桂治洪
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Kuei Chih-Hung Movies

  • 1969
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    Dear Murderer

    Dear Murderer

    1 1969 HD

    Tu Chang (Peter Chen Ho)’s boss Yeh Kuang Lung (Liu Kei) thinks highly of him and is prepared to give him his daughter’s hand in...

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  • 1973
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    The Bamboo House of Dolls

    The Bamboo House of Dolls

    5.1 1973 HD

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

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  • 1973
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    The Delinquent

    The Delinquent

    6.7 1973 HD

    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...

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  • 1983
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    The Boxer's Omen

    The Boxer's Omen

    6.6 1983 HD

    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...

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  • 1975
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    Big Brother Cheng

    Big Brother Cheng

    5.5 1975 HD

    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...

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  • 1974
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    The Killer Snakes

    The Killer Snakes

    6.4 1974 HD

    A young man who has been beaten, abused, humiliated and laughed at all his life finds that he has an unusual empathy with snakes. He can talk to them...

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  • 1983
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    The Boxer's Omen

    The Boxer's Omen

    6.6 1983 HD

    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...

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  • 1983
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    The Boxer's Omen

    The Boxer's Omen

    6.6 1983 HD

    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...

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  • 1981
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    Bewitched

    Bewitched

    6.2 1981 HD

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

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  • 1981
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    Revenge of the Corpse

    Revenge of the Corpse

    5 1981 HD

    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...

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  • 1974
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    The Bod Squad

    The Bod Squad

    6.1 1974 HD

    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...

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  • 1982
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    Curse of Evil

    Curse of Evil

    4.8 1982 HD

    13 family members are murdered and then dumped in a well. 30 years later their descendants are cursed...

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  • 1980
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    Hex

    Hex

    6.2 1980 HD

    Constantly mistreated by her cruel husband, the frail Chan Sau-ying awaits certain death from tuberculosis. The new servant girl, Yi-wah takes pity...

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  • 1980
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    Hex

    Hex

    6.2 1980 HD

    Constantly mistreated by her cruel husband, the frail Chan Sau-ying awaits certain death from tuberculosis. The new servant girl, Yi-wah takes pity...

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  • 1980
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    Killer Constable

    Killer Constable

    7 1980 HD

    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...

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  • 1982
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    Hex After Hex

    Hex After Hex

    3.7 1982 HD

    Hell may have no fury like a woman scorned, but hell, literally, really has no wrath like a lusting ghost scorned! Muscular "Venom" Lo Mang discovers...

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  • 1980
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    Hex vs. Witchcraft

    Hex vs. Witchcraft

    5 1980 HD

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

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  • 1976
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    Spirit of the Raped

    Spirit of the Raped

    6 1976 HD

    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...

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  • 1974
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    Ghost Eyes

    Ghost Eyes

    6 1974 HD

    Ghost Eyes concerns a female hair stylist who is seduced by the vampiric ghost of a former optometrist. Using supernatural contact lenses to control...

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  • 1971
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    The Lady Professional

    The Lady Professional

    6 1971 HD

    Lily Ho as a deadly assassin becomes the target of murder herself

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  • 1984
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    Misfire

    Misfire

    7.5 1984 HD

    Inspector E.T. (Alex Man) investigates a murder case reported by singer Chu Szu Ting (Shirley Lui). The suspect, plastic factory owner Lu (Michael...

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  • 1970
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    A Time for Love

    A Time for Love

    3 1970 HD

    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...

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  • 1972
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    Stranger in Hong Kong

    Stranger in Hong Kong

    1 1972 HD

    A computer engineer working for an insurance company stops over in Hong Kong on his way to a conference. He gets tricked into breaking into a bank.

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  • 1972
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    Intrigue in Nylons

    Intrigue in Nylons

    3.7 1972 HD

    The beautiful Ching Li works for her father's stocking company while treacherously becoming the secretary to her father's competitor Li Tzu-yang....

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  • 1972
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    The Gourd Fairy

    The Gourd Fairy

    1 1972 HD

    shaw production

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  • 1973
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    Payment In Blood

    Payment In Blood

    6 1973 HD

    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...

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  • 1974
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    The Tea House

    The Tea House

    4.5 1974 HD

    Chen Kuan-Tai is Big Brother Cheng, a former refugee who runs a local teahouse in Hong Kong. Respected by his peers, Big Brother Cheng runs the...

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  • 1975
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    Fearful Interlude

    Fearful Interlude

    6 1975 HD

    Accompanied by his old manservant, scholar Sung Li Ho (Hong Hoi) is on his way to the capital for the imperial exam. They spend a night in the house...

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  • 1980
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    Coward Bastard

    Coward Bastard

    4.8 1980 HD

    The plot is a trifle about an obnoxious restaurant delivery boy causing trouble with some local bad guys for the cook who secretly knows kung fu,...

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  • 1982
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    Godfather from Canton

    Godfather from Canton

    4 1982 HD

    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,...

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  • 1964
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    Lover's Rock

    Lover's Rock

    5.2 1964 HD

    Taiwan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1964

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  • 1979
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    The Reckless Cricket

    The Reckless Cricket

    5 1979 HD

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  • 1978
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    Crazy Imposters

    Crazy Imposters

    1 1978 HD

    A Shaw Brothers production directed by Kuei Chih-hung.

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  • 1977
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    The Criminals, Part 4: Assault

    The Criminals, Part 4: Assault

    3.7 1977 HD

    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...

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

    The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare

    5.7 1977 HD

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

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  • 1976
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    The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides

    The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides

    4.7 1976 HD

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

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  • 1977
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    The Criminals, Part 3: Arson

    The Criminals, Part 3: Arson

    5 1977 HD

    Part 1 : 'Gun Snatchers' - Two criminals wanted for murder are turned in by one of their own. Part 2: 'Arson' - A Triad revenge plan to burn down a...

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  • 1970
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    A Time for Love

    A Time for Love

    3 1970 HD

    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...

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  • 1981
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    Corpse Mania

    Corpse Mania

    6.1 1981 HD

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

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  • 1981
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    Corpse Mania

    Corpse Mania

    6.1 1981 HD

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

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  • 1976
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    Killers on Wheels

    Killers on Wheels

    7 1976 HD

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

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  • 1974
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    The Rat Catcher

    The Rat Catcher

    1 1974 HD

    This light-hearted action comedy hybrid-where crooks and cops work together to make a better Hong Kong - was hailed for its British humor and Italian...

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  • 1973
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    Supermen Against the Orient

    Supermen Against the Orient

    4.9 1973 HD

    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...

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  • 1976
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    Mr. Funny Bone

    Mr. Funny Bone

    6 1976 HD

    The beloved cartoon character Master Q gets a hilarious live-action adaptation in the side-splitting comic adventure Mr. Funny-Bone! Join Master Q...

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  • 1969
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    Dear Murderer

    Dear Murderer

    1 1969 HD

    Tu Chang (Peter Chen Ho)’s boss Yeh Kuang Lung (Liu Kei) thinks highly of him and is prepared to give him his daughter’s hand in...

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  • 1970
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    Love Song Over the Sea

    Love Song Over the Sea

    1 1970 HD

    Romantic musical comedy.

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  • 1979
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    The Gold Connection

    The Gold Connection

    6.3 1979 HD

    Martial arts teacher Ah Wei (Bruce Li) discovers a hidden stash of Vietnamese gold while scuba diving with his friends and divides it up between...

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  • 1967
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    Trapeze Girl

    Trapeze Girl

    5 1967 HD

    A young girl runs away from her abusive father to join a group of circus performance, expecting that one day she would be a greatest trapeze artist....

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  • 1970
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    The Orchid

    The Orchid

    1 1970 HD

    Romantic drama starring Lily Ho as a tourist in Singapore.

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  • 1972
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    Stranger in Hong Kong

    Stranger in Hong Kong

    1 1972 HD

    A computer engineer working for an insurance company stops over in Hong Kong on his way to a conference. He gets tricked into breaking into a bank.

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  • 1970
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    The Five Billion Dollar Legacy

    The Five Billion Dollar Legacy

    6 1970 HD

    Three men and three women beguile, blackmail, bicker and backstab (sometimes literally) each other all the way to a shock surprise ending, in this...

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