Kuei Chih-Hung
- Hex
- Misfire
- Love Song Over the Sea
- Corpse
- A Time for Love
- The Lady Professional
- Ghost Eyes
- Stranger in Hong Kong
- The Gourd Fairy
- Intrigue in Nylons
- The Tea House
- Payment in Blood
- Bamboo House of Dolls
- Killer Snakes
- Virgins of the 7 Seas
- The Rat Catcher,
- Curse of Evil
- Big Brother Cheng
- Hex vs Witchcraft
- Fearful Interlude
- Spirit of the Raped
- Homicides: The Criminals 2
- Killers on Wheels
- Mr. Funny Bone
- Bewitched
- Arson: The Criminals 3
- Assault: The Criminals, Part 4
- Teenager's Nightmare
- Crazy Imposters
- Reckless Cricket
- Killer Constable
- Coward Bastard
- Hex After Hex
- Godfather from Canton
- Boxer's Omen
- Hong Kong Nocturne
- Streetgangs from Hong Kong
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Though, mostly known for his suspenseful films and horror epics, he originally started out directing Comedies like Mr. Funnybone and Intrigue in Nylons. He liked to write films that dealt with the "darkside" of society, usually from true events. He graduated from National Art School, majoring in editing and directing. He was the assistant director on Hong Kong Nocturne, while his initial introduction into Martial-arts film started with Iron Bodyguard and would end with Coward Bastard.
He also co-directed Streetgangs from Hong Kong, but his real claim to fame would be the tough and gritty film - The Teahouse starring Chen Kuan-Tai. This film was so powerful to many at that time because it was so accurate. Triad dealing and such were on the rampage and Kuei captured all of the destructive nature of this period wonderfully on film. Like director Sun Chung, he would often delve into the different genres (Comedy, Martial-arts, Drama, etc), scoring a number of hits in each one. He even worked with Sun on Homocides - The Criminals-2 and Assault - The Criminals-4
I remember kung-fu fanatics searched high and low for his film The Teahouse, thinking that it was a bonafide kung-fu flick, because of its star. This also happened with its' sequel Big Brother Cheng, yet when I found out the truth back 1993. I stopped looking for them, though I was interested in seeing them. I, personally, can't wait to see his film Fearful Interlude with Wang Hsieh. Like director Pao Hsueh-Li, he gained a lot of respect for Chen Kuan-Tai early on in his career, using him in various film projects. Working with director Kuei was the reason Chang Cheh had to leave for Taiwan without the actor. Kuei's (2) most popular films with kung-fu fans were the horror classic Boxer's Omen starring Kao Fei and the excellently crafted Killer Constable.
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My Favorite Films:
- Killer Constable
- Boxer's Omen
- Payment in Blood
- Virgins of the 7 Seas
- Bamboo House of Dolls
- Streetgangs from Hong Kong