Joseph Nan-Hong Kuo (;
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...
, 20 July 1935) is a Taiwanese film director best known for his Hong Kong based
kung fu
Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common ...
films 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
*''Chinese Iron Man'', 1974
*''Deadly Fists Kung Fu'', 1974
*''Shaolin Kung Fu'', 1974
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18 Bronzemen
''18 Bronzemen'' is a Hong Kong films of 1976, 1976 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Joseph Kuo. It is one of the Shaolin Kung Fu, Shaolin themed films, concerning their battles against the Qing Dynasty.
A sequel, called ''Return of the 18 B ...
'', 1976
*''
The Blazing Temple'', 1976
*''Return of the 18 Bronzemen'', 1976
*''
7 Grandmasters
''7 Grandmasters'' ( Chinese: 虎豹龍蛇鷹絕拳; pinyin: ''Hǔ Bào Lóng Shé Yīng)'' is a 1978 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 ...
'', 1977
*''The 8 Masters'', 1977
*''Shaolin Kids'', 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
*''
Mystery of Chessboxing'', 1979
*''The Old Master'', 1979
*''
Unbeaten 28'', 1980
*''Shaolin Temple Strikes Back'', 1981
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36 Deadly Styles'', 1982
*''Five Venoms vs Wu Tang'', 1986
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