Kuei Chih-Hung

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1937-12-20

Deathday 1999-10-01 (61 years old)

Place of Birth Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Also Known As Chih-Hung Kuei, Gwai Chi Hung, Chi Hung Kwee, Chi Hung Kwei, Chi-hung Kwei, 桂治洪

Kuei Chih-Hung

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

Director

1984
Misfire

as Director

1983
The Boxer's Omen

as Director

1982
Curse of Evil

as Director

1982
Hex After Hex

as Director

1982
1981
Bewitched

as Director

1981
Corpse Mania

as Director

1980
Hex

as Director

1980
Killer Constable

as Director

1980
Hex vs. Witchcraft

as Director

1980
Coward Bastard

as Director

1979
1979
1978
Crazy Imposters

as Director

1976
1976
Killers on Wheels

as Director

1976
Mr. Funny Bone

as Director

1975
Big Brother Cheng

as Director

1975
Fearful Interlude

as Director

1974
The Killer Snakes

as Director

1974
The Bod Squad

as Director

1974
Ghost Eyes

as Director

1974
The Tea House

as Director

1974
The Rat Catcher

as Director

1973
The Delinquent

as Director

1973
Payment In Blood

as Director

1972
1972
Intrigue in Nylons

as Director

1972
The Gourd Fairy

as Director

1971
1970
A Time for Love

as Director

1970
1970
The Orchid

as Assistant Director

1970
The Five Billion Dollar Legacy

as Assistant Director

1969
Dear Murderer

as Assistant Director

1969
裸尸痕

as Assistant Director

1967
Trapeze Girl

as Assistant Director

1964
Lover's Rock

as Assistant Director

Writer

1983
1981
1981
Corpse Mania

as Writer

1980
Hex

as Writer

1972
1970
A Time for Love

as Writer

Crew

1983
The Boxer's Omen

as Special Effects

Actor

1969
Dear Murderer

as Secretary He