Joseph Nan-Hong Kuo is a Taiwanese film director best known for his Hong Kong based kung fu films of the 1970s and 1980s. His debut screenplay Ghost Lake was one of the earliest Taiwanese-language films. He later reshot the film.
Biography from TMDB.
- July 20, 1935 (91)
- Tainan, Taiwan
- Director, producer and writer
- 6 on Motif · 52 credits in all
What are Joseph Kuo's films like?
Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet1
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 Joseph Kuo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Joseph Kuo'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
52 credits, 6 with a Motif page.
Files of Love on Wedding Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
Devil Sex Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)
A Woman & A Man '93 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)
Sex and Curse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)
Behind the Pink Door(1992)
Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Two for the Bed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)
Journey Across the Mainland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)
Ninja Death 3 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
Ninja Death 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
Ninja Death 1 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
No Greater Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)
Shaolin Temple Strikes Back (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)
Shi ren guan shi ba qi(1980)
Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films
The 36 Deadly Styles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
The World of Drunken Master (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
The Old Master (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
The Fearless Duo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
Dragon's Claws (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
The Mystery of Chess Boxing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
Immortal Warriors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
The Cavalier (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
Born Invincible (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
The 7 Grandmasters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
The Shaolin Brothers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
V.I.P. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
The Eight Masters(1976)
Motif score: 49th percentile of all films
The Blazing Temple (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)
Return of the 18 Bronzemen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)
The 18 Bronzemen(1975)
Motif score: 55th percentile of all films
The Shaolin Kids (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)
Love in the Spring (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
Shaolin Kung Fu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
Hero of Kwangtong (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
Rikisha Kuri (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
Iron Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)
The Mighty One (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
E bao(1972)
Motif score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Triangular Duel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
The Five Devil Ghost (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
The Ghost's Sword (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Mission Impossible(1971)
Motif score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Evil Karate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
The Matchless Conqueror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Sorrowful to a Ghost (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
The Seisure Soul Sword of a Blind Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
Son of the Swordsman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
Superior Darter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
King of Kings (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
The Swordsman of All Swordsmen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)
The Lost Romance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)
The Salt Paddy Girls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)
Love Is Thicker Than Wine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)
Career shape
A full career of 52 titles from 1967 to 1994.
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 Joseph Kuo's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 3 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 Joseph Kuo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joseph Kuo's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; You-Min Ko shares the most, 5.
Actors
- You-Min KoShared titles: Shi ren guan shi ba qi (1980), The Eight Masters (1976), The 18 Bronzemen (1975), E bao (1972), Mission Impossible (1971)See all 5 shared titles with You-Min Ko
- Nan ChiangShared titles: Shi ren guan shi ba qi (1980), E bao (1972), Mission Impossible (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Nan Chiang
- Ping LuShared titles: The Eight Masters (1976), The 18 Bronzemen (1975), E bao (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Ping Lu
- Jen-Ping SuShared titles: The 18 Bronzemen (1975), E bao (1972), Mission Impossible (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Jen-Ping Su
Cinematographers and editors
- Chiu-Kuei HuangShared titles: Shi ren guan shi ba qi (1980), The 18 Bronzemen (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Chiu-Kuei Huang
- Shen ChungShared titles: Shi ren guan shi ba qi (1980), The 18 Bronzemen (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Shen Chung