Kuei Chih-Hung
- Directing
- December 20, 1937 · Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- October 1, 1999
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Misfire · Director
- The Boxer's Omen · Special Effects, Director
- Curse of Evil · Director
- Hex After Hex · Director
- Godfather from Canton · Director
- Bewitched · Director
- Corpse Mania · Writer, Director
- Revenge of the Corpse · Writer
- Hex vs. Witchcraft · Director
- Hex · Director, Screenplay
- Coward Bastard · Director
- Killer Constable · Director
- The Gold Connection · Director
- The Reckless Cricket · Director
- Crazy Imposters · Director
- The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare · Director
- The Criminals, Part 4: Assault · Director
- The Criminals, Part 3: Arson · Director
- Loceng Maut · Co-Director
- Mr. Funny Bone · Director
- Killers on Wheels · Director
- The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides · Director
- Spirit of the Raped · Director
- Fearful Interlude · Director
- Big Brother Cheng · Director
- The Rat Catcher · Director
- Ghost Eyes · Director
- The Teahouse · Director
- The Bod Squad · Director
- The Killer Snakes · Director
- The Bamboo House of Dolls · Director
- Supermen Against the Orient · Director
- Payment In Blood · Director
- The Delinquent · Director
- Intrigue in Nylons · Director
- Stranger in Hong Kong · Director, Writer
- The Gourd Fairy · Director
- The Lady Professional · Director
- A Time for Love · Director, Writer
- The Orchid · Assistant Director
- Love Song Over the Sea · Director
- The Five Billion Dollar Legacy · Assistant Director
- Dear Murderer · Secretary He, Assistant Director
- 裸尸痕 · Assistant Director
- Hong Kong Rhapsody · Assistant Director
- Trapeze Girl · Assistant Director
- Operation Lipstick · Assistant Director
- Lover's Rock · Assistant Director