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Kang-Chien Chiu

Writer · Died November 27, 2013, aged 73 · Gulangyu, Fujian, China

Chiu Kang-Chien (Chinese: 邱剛建, 19 May 1940－27 November 2013) was a Chinese screenwriter and director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1940
Died
November 27, 2013 (aged 73)
From
Gulangyu, Fujian, China
Works as
Writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27

What are Kang-Chien Chiu's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
42%
Self
20%
Survival
16%
Bonds
14%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Revenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
2
Absurd
2
Contemplative
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kang-Chien Chiu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kang-Chien Chiu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Great Wall, My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Screenplay

  • Distant Thunder(2010)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Banquet(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Center Stage(1991)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Ming Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Full Moon in New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Hearts, No Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • I Am Sorry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Profiles of Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • Rouge(1987)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Love Unto Wastes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Screenplay

  • Dream Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • The Glamorous Boys of Tang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Screenplay · Actor

  • Nomad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • Boat People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • Coolie Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • The Postman Strikes Back(1982)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Unmarried Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • The Wandering Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • Soul of the Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Dream of the Red Chamber '77 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Script

  • Secret of the Shaolin Poles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • Thou Shall Not Kill... But Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer

  • Night of the Devil Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • Payment In Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • The Kiss of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • The Rendezvous of Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • The Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • Devil and Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan(1972)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Finger of Doom(1972)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Long Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Writer

  • The Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • The Drinking Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • The Singing Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • Dead End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Writer

  • The Singing Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Writer

  • Yin yang dao(1969)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Bells of Death(1968)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Alienation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles from 1966 to 2011.

Biggest box office

Rouge (1987)

$65K worldwide

Highest rated

Rouge (1987)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 42: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting5 of 42: 2 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting39 of 42: 36 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew1 of 42: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

42 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1960s5 · crew1970s17 · crew1980s15 · 1 acting · 15 crew1990s2 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Kang-Chien Chiu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

The Postman Strikes Back (1982)

57th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Rouge (1987)

Midcredits 93rd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 42/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kang-Chien Chiu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kang-Chien Chiu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hsing-Lung Chiang shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers