As Director
Misfire
1984
7.5
Kuei Chih-Hung
Directing
Birth date
December 20, 1937
Birth place
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Death date
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.
Featured in
As Director
The Boxer's Omen
1983
6.5
As Director
Curse of Evil
1982
5.7
As Director
Hex After Hex
1982
3.7
As Director
Godfather from Canton
1982
4.0
As Director
Bewitched
1981
6.3
As Director, As Writer
Corpse Mania
1981
6.1
As Writer
Revenge of the Corpse
1981
5.0
As Director
Hex vs. Witchcraft
1980
5.0
As Director, As Writer
Hex
1980
6.2
As Director
Coward Bastard
1980
4.8
As Director
Killer Constable
1980
7.2
As Director
The Gold Connection
1979
6.3
As Director
The Reckless Cricket
1979
5.5
As Director
The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare
1977
5.7
As Director
The Criminals, Part 4: Assault
1977
3.7
As Director
The Criminals, Part 3: Arson
1977
5.0
As Director
Mr. Funny Bone
1976
6.0
As Director
Killers on Wheels
1976
7.0
As Director
The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides
1976
4.7