Kevin Chu Yen-Ping (Chinese: 朱延平) is a Taiwanese film director and writer born in 1950. He is known for The Treasure Hunter (2009), Killing Two Birds with One Stone (2005) and The Clown (1980).
Biography from TMDB.
- December 12, 1950 (75)
- Taiwan
- Director and writer, also producer
- 14 on Motif · 103 credits in all
What are Yen-Ping Chu's films like?
Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 9
Light 10 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 6
Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 8
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 5
Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Yen-Ping Chu's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 14 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Yen-Ping Chu's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
103 credits, 14 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Kids (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Motif score: 20th percentile of all films
My Geeky Nerdy Buddies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
New Perfect Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
10 Plus 10 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)
Just Call Me Nobody (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
The Treasure Hunter(2009)
Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films
Kung Fu Dunk(2008)
Motif score: 19th percentile of all films
One Stone and Two Birds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
One Stone and Two Birds 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
The Love Winner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
A Marvellous Detective (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
How Young? II (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
来去少林 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
How Young? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
Shaolin - Let's Go (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
The Kids (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
Expect a Miracle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)
Treasure Venture (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
Grim Guys (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Home Sweet Home (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Lady in Heat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
The Little Devils Meet the Soldiers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Pale Sun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Sexy Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Ninja Kids (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Me And You And A Girl Name Ugly (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Jail in Burning Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
The Kid Vs the Cop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Naughty Boys & Soldiers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
Feeling of Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
The King of Comic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
Young Policemen in Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
Forever Friends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
Super Mischieves(1995)
Motif score: 47th percentile of all films
Grandpa's Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
Angel Heart(1995)
Motif score: 15th percentile of all films
Trouble Maker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
China Dragon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
Motif score: 47th percentile of all films
Hunting List(1994)
Motif score: 16th percentile of all films
Shaolin Popey(1994)
Motif score: 59th percentile of all films
End of the Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)
Flying Dagger(1993)
Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films
Slave of the Sword (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)
King Swindler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)
Requital (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)
To Miss with Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)
Island of Fire(1991)
Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films
The War Dogs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
A Home Too Far (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)
花祭 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)
The Young Heroes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)
Seven Wolves 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
Seven Wolves (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
Fight to Win (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
Heart Beat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
Silly Sea Dragon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
Summer Holiday 1989 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
Little Genius Soldier (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)
7½ Detectives (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)
It's a Mad Mad Prison (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)
Burning Snow(1988)
Motif score: 60th percentile of all filmsWorld's Biggest Happy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)
Naughty Cadets 3 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
Naughty Cadets on Patrol (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
The Naughty Cadets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
Mr Ghost Cheater (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
The Ninja Showdown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
Funny Family (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)
A Book of Heroes(1986)
Motif score: 66th percentile of all films
The Kung Fu Kids (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)
Seven Foxes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Motif score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Clown and the Swan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Gorgeous (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Shao Ye Bing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Happy Union 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
The Young and Old Wanderers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Funny Face (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
Happy Union (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
Every Night Miss Tender Wife (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
Hooking Up (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
The Great Surprise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Fire Dragon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Seven Black Heroines (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
The Four Sheepish Dummies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Fantasy Mission Force(1983)
Motif score: 14th percentile of all films
The Village Brother (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Pink Force Commando (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)
Play Con Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)
Playboy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)
Kung Hai Fa Choy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)
A Maiden and a Wanderer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)
Funny Soldier (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)
The First Error Step (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)
The Big Shot (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)
The Clown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)
The Partner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)
Who Is the Real Tycoon? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)
The Damned (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
The Rebel of Shao-lin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
The Army (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 103 titles, 102 of them dated from 1977 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Kung Fu Dunk (2008)
Highest rated
Shaolin Popey (1994)
Most popular right now
Angel Heart (1995)
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Yen-Ping Chu's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the atmosphere 51/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Yen-Ping Chu work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yen-Ping Chu's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jung-Shu Chen shares the most, 6.
Writers
- Li FuShared titles: Angel Heart (1995), Hunting List (1994), Shaolin Popey (1994), Island of Fire (1991)See all 4 shared titles with Li Fu
- Yun-Chiao YehShared titles: Shaolin Popey (1994), Island of Fire (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Yun-Chiao Yeh
Actors
- Man-Tat NgShared titles: Oolong Courtyard: KungFu School (2018), Kung Fu Dunk (2008), Super Mischieves (1995), Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple (1994), Flying Dagger (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Man-Tat Ng
- Chuan-Chen YehShared titles: Oolong Courtyard: KungFu School (2018), Super Mischieves (1995), Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple (1994), Island of Fire (1991)See all 4 shared titles with Chuan-Chen Yeh
- Shao-Wen HaoShared titles: Oolong Courtyard: KungFu School (2018), Super Mischieves (1995), Shaolin Popey (1994), Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple (1994)See all 4 shared titles with Shao-Wen Hao
- Vivian HsuShared titles: Angel Heart (1995), Super Mischieves (1995), Hunting List (1994), Shaolin Popey (1994)See all 4 shared titles with Vivian Hsu
Cinematographers and editors
- Jung-Shu ChenShared titles: Angel Heart (1995), Hunting List (1994), Shaolin Popey (1994), Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple (1994), Flying Dagger (1993), Island of Fire (1991)See all 6 shared titles with Jung-Shu Chen
- Po-Wen ChenShared titles: Kung Fu Dunk (2008), Hunting List (1994), Shaolin Popey (1994), Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple (1994)See all 4 shared titles with Po-Wen Chen
- Huang-Hsiung ChiangShared titles: The Spring Outside the Fence (1985), Fantasy Mission Force (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Huang-Hsiung Chiang
Producers
- Chien-Hsin PiShared titles: The Treasure Hunter (2009), Kung Fu Dunk (2008), Flying Dagger (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Chien-Hsin Pi
- Pei-Yung HsuShared titles: Angel Heart (1995), Shaolin Popey (1994), Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Pei-Yung Hsu
- Dun WuShared titles: Kung Fu Dunk (2008), Angel Heart (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Dun Wu