Chiu Kang-Chien
Know for: Writing
Born: 1940-01-01
Place of birth: Gulangyu, Fujian, China
Also know as:
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)
Rebellious Yu Yuan-gi becomes a Taoist priestess in order to avoid traditional roles designated to her as a woman by the society and focus on her...
Regarding Huang Hua-Cheng (1970)
An in-depth documentary on the reclusive Taiwanese artist Huang Hua-Cheng and his avant-garde legacy. Commissioned by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum for...
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983)
Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider...
The Kiss of Death (1973)
One night a textile worker is sexually assaulted by five deviants. The young lady tries to cope with the aftermath of this dramatic event but her...
The Long Chase (1971)
Yueh Hua stars as an assassin who flees after killing a hated prime minister, with Lo Lieh as the relentless imperial guard who pursues him to a...
The Duel (1971)
Tan Jen-chieh's life spins out of control when he’s forced into exile to clear his name following the murder of his adopted father. He's hunted...
Dream of the Red Chamber (1977)
CHIU Kang-chien directed his first full-length film, Waken from A Dream of Red Chamber in Singapore in 1977, but it was never released in Hong Kong...
Dream of the Red Chamber (1977)
CHIU Kang-chien directed his first full-length film, Waken from A Dream of Red Chamber in Singapore in 1977, but it was never released in Hong Kong...
Unmarried Mothers (1980)
Hsiao-Peng, an unmarried mother is sent to a maternity home for young single mothers. During her time in the maternity home, she slowly overcomes the...
Profiles of Pleasure (1988)
Before the Big Ban on prostitution, West Hong Kong is famous for its houses of pleasure. The most infamous of them all is Floral Ode House. Among its...
Ming Ghost (1990)
A story of a girl haunted by the ghost of her mother, after witnessing her murder.
Dead End (1969)
In the mid-sixties Chang Cheh changed the face of female dominated films with his male dominated, violent kung-fu films. Dead End was the start of a...
Love Unto Wastes (1986)
Four young people spend their time living the wild life - until one of them is brutally murdered in a burglary. The survivors come under the scrutiny...
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)
18-year-old Ainu is kidnapped and sold to a brothel. Her good looks and wild personality make her very popular with the lustful clients, but also...
The Singing Killer (1970)
David Chiang stars as a nightclub vocalist whose former criminal friends blackmail him into working with them again.
The Singing Thief (1969)
A jewel thief decides to turn over a new leaf. He starts anew as a professional singer; but before long, the he becomes suspect again for a series of...
Soul of the Sword (1978)
Ti Lung is the Nameless Swordsman bent on defeating the faceless King of Swords to claim the title, and the glory, for himself. Hordes of fighters...
Night of the Devil Bride (1975)
A wronged female ghost is out for revenge.
Hearts, No Flowers (1989)
A youth film about four city lasses.
Ming Ghost (1990)
A story of a girl haunted by the ghost of her mother, after witnessing her murder.
The Drinking Knight (1971)
An unfinished Shaw Brothers production initially to be the directorial debut of Chiu Kang Chien, but was then shelved for a year before being taken...
Women (1985)
Liang Pao-erh joins the carefree Spinsters' Club when she discovers her husband is having an affair. Despite the seemingly happy front that her...
The Wandering Dragon (1978)
A wealthy kung fu man with exceptional martial arts skills wanders the land fighting for justice.
Secret of the Shaolin Poles (1977)
Legendary Chinese rebel Fong Sai Yuk (Fei Meng) takes on the Manchu dynasty in this high-octane martial arts actioner. After killing one of the...
Distant Thunder (2010)
Director Zhang Jiarui's new film, "Mi Cheng," formerly called "Distant Thunder," has been nominated for the upcoming Beijing College Student Film...
Full Moon in New York (1989)
Three Chinese women with vastly different backgrounds get acquainted and become friends amid the social desolation of New York.
Finger of Doom (1972)
This creepy kung fu film fight-fest centers on the evil Madame Kung Sun and her poisonous "Finger of Doom", a unique supernatural power which...
Alienation (1966)
A naked boy masturbates, accompanied by lines of poetry and caterpillars on the wall.
The Postman Strikes Back (1982)
Four heroes embark on a secret mission for Dr Sun Yat Sen's Nationalist Guard. Relentlessly pursued by the warriors of notorious Warlord Yue Sai...
Thou Shall Not Kill... But Once (1975)
Yao Hao (Chen Sing), is a young man whose father was assassinated and whose mother was killed in an attack on the funeral procession. He survives the...
Boat People (1982)
A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the liberation to document the nation, and begins following and documenting the young children from...
Nomad (1982)
Four carefree lovers in Hong Kong enjoy their youth while danger looms on the edges.
Dream Lovers (1986)
Musician Song Yu and jewellery designer Yuet-heung, who barely know each other, meet in their dreams before finally uniting in person.
Center Stage (1991)
Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in...
Rouge (1987)
Amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family fall in love and embrace death by suicide...
I Am Sorry (1989)
Carole and Mandy have just become neighbors in a luxury apartment complex. Mandy is a successful career woman, educated and independent. Carole is a...
The Bastard (1973)
Little Bastard searches for the parents who abandoned him as an infant, with the help of Little Beggar. He finds his father, who is a powerful and...
The Banquet (2006)
Crown Prince Wu Luan is in love with Little Wan but left heartbroken when she marries his father, the emperor. The emperor's brother, Li, kills him...
Great Wall, My Love (2011)
Chun, 28, Taiwanese, goes on a conflict-packed search journey with her Chinese guide, Ming, to find her father's long-lost first love, XiuQian, in...
Twin Blades of Doom (1969)
A kung fu knight walks the road to vengeance after the evil Ghost Gang kills his wife and son. The swordsman known as "Twin Blades" must take on a...
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)
Rebellious Yu Yuan-gi becomes a Taoist priestess in order to avoid traditional roles designated to her as a woman by the society and focus on her...
Coolie Killer (1982)
Ko leads a team of Hong Kong assassins that are taken out one by one. Ko manages to flee to the countryside, where he aims to find out who's behind...
The Glamorous Boys of Tang (1985)
A surreal uninhibited adventure between two boys, their mysterious love interest and two Japanese monks in the Tang dynasty. Feature debut by the...
The Glamorous Boys of Tang (1985)
A surreal uninhibited adventure between two boys, their mysterious love interest and two Japanese monks in the Tang dynasty. Feature debut by the...
Payment In Blood (1973)
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...
The Bells of Death (1968)
A simple woodcutter named Wei Fu finds his world shattered when three murderous horsemen arrive to kill his family and kidnap his sister. Left with...