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Tun-Fei Mou

Tun-Fei Mou

Director · Died May 25, 2019, aged 78 · Shandong, China

Mou Tun-Fei was a Chinese filmmaker known for directing the infamous 1988 film Men Behind the Sun.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 3, 1941
Died
May 25, 2019 (aged 78)
From
Shandong, China
Works as
Director
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 14 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 28Down 9% in 30 days

What are Tun-Fei Mou's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
36%
Bonds
26%
Power
19%
Morality
19%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
2
Tense
2
Warm
1
Melancholic
1
Romantic
1
Other
1

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 Tun-Fei Mou's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tun-Fei Mou's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

14 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Trilogy of Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer

  • Man Behind the Sun(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Young Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Lost Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • A Deadly Secret(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Haunted Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Da da xiao xiao yi jia chun(1980)

    Director

  • Bank Busters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Melody of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Dreams Of Eroticism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • The End of the Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer

  • I Didn't Dare to Tell You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1969 to 1995.

Highest rated

Man Behind the Sun (1988)

Midcredits 49th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 14: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting14 of 14: 11 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting1 of 14: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 14: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

14 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1970s5 · crew1980s6 · crew1990s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Tun-Fei Mou's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of the 2 of 3 with a score; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 2 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 2 titles divides audiences: 2 are Mixed.

  • Mixed2

Most loved · director

Man Behind the Sun (1988)

Midcredits 49th · 47% liked

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 Tun-Fei Mou work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tun-Fei Mou's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hung Wei shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers