Griffin Yueh
(Yueh Feng)
- 2 Cavaliers
- The 3 Smiles
- Bells of Death
- The Golden Knight
- Dragon Creek
- The Street Boys
- Auntie Lan
- The Swallow
- Lotus Lamp
- The West Chamber
- Flower Blossoms
- The Younger Generation
- Rainbow Rhythms
- The Deformed
- Spring Frolic
- The Stormy Night
- Golden Lotus
- A Tale of 2 Wives
- Madame White Snake
- Dia Disaster
- Tiger From Canton
- Young Avenger
- Martial Hero
- The Silent Love
- Our Beloved Son
- Magnificent Swordsman
- Last Woman of Shang
- Rape of the Sword
- Village of Tigers
- Trilogy of Swordsmanship
- Sons and Daughters
- A Taste of Cold Steel
- Lady General Hua Mulan
- A Gathering of Heroes
- Revenge of a Swordsman
- Signal Fires Over Shanghi +
- When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
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He started out as a camera apprentice in Shanghi during the 1920's. He received his first notice as a director with his debut film Angry Tide of China's Seas [Hong Kong: The Next Dimension]. He found work at the top studios of his time - Great Wall, Cathay, and eventually, Shaw Brothers. The film The Swallow was instrumental in that Martial-arts choreographer Han Ying-Chieh introduced the Trampoline's use to give the illusion of incredible leaps and jumps in subsequent films.
His work at Shaw Bros' helped to establish him as one of the genre's leading forces, with the ability to flow from Dramas, Swordplay, to kung-fu films with ease.He even directed a young David Chiang in the the 1960's film The Street Boys. The film Lady General Hua Mulan was a breakthrough film for the studio, giving actress Ivy Ling-Po a Golden Horse award for her performance. The film The Young Avenger was pivotal in launching Shih Szu as a leading actress and heir to Cheng Pei-Pei's crown as top Swordswoman at Shaw studios.
Films like Bells of Death, The Golden Knight, and my personal favorite Magnificent Swordsman show that he had an eye for these types of films, even though they weren't his forte. Working on the Trilogy of Swordsmanship gave him a chance to work with
Chang Cheh and
Cheng Kang on a film that would be his last at Shaw before leaving to work independantly on various kung-fu films such as A Gathering of Heroes and 2 Cavaliers.
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My Favorite Films:
- 2 Cavaliers
- Young Avenger
- Rape of the Sword
- A Taste of Cold Steel
- Magnificent Swordsman
- A Gathering of Heroes
- Trilogy of Swordsmanship