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Chun Shih

Chun Shih

Actor · Born August 22, 1935 (91) · Tianjin, China

Shih Chun (Chinese: 石雋, born 22 August 1935) is a Taiwanese actor starred in several King Hu films.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 22, 1935 (91)
From
Tianjin, China
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 17 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 42% in 30 days

What are Chun Shih's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Morality
22%
Society
18%
Power
14%
Self
13%
Ideas
8%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
3
Thrilling
2
Elegiac
2
Melancholic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Rousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Chun Shih's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chun Shih'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

17 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Assassin(2015)

    as Old Herb Picker

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Red Persimmon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Road to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • First Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Liu Guoxian

  • The Wheel of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Lu Zhenyi / Miao Huatang / Master Qiuwan

  • A Man of Immortality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Keep Out of Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Devil Design (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Legend of the Mountain(1979)

    as Scholar Ho Yunqing

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Raining in the Mountain(1979)

    as Hui Tung

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Fury of Shaolin Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Ghost of the Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Young Noble

  • The Fast Sword(1971)

    as Nan Kung-Cheng

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A City Called Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Commander Chang Chi-Tsu

  • A Touch of Zen(1971)

    as Gu Sheng-zhai

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • A Sword for a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Dragon Inn(1967)

    as Hsiao Shao-Tzu

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1967 to 2015; peak year 1978.

Biggest box office

Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)

$1M worldwide

Highest rated

Dragon Inn (1967)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Legend of the Mountain (1979)

Film career

19672015

Peak 1978 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1967Screen debut· Dragon Inn
  • 1967First top-billed film· Dragon Inn

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 17: 17 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score91st

By decade

1960s2 · acting1970s7 · acting1980s5 · acting1990s2 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 40% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Chun Shih's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

Dragon Inn (1967)

Midcredits 94th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Chun Shih work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chun Shih's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; King Hu shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Mixed roles