Yen Cheng-kuo (Chinese: 顏正國; born October 10, 1974) is a Taiwanese actor. He appeared in nearly 30 movies throughout his childhood, mostly in dramatic roles, standing out in The Boys From Fengkuei, Ah Fei and Growing Up (1983) before the success of the "Kung Fu Kids" film series.
Biography from TMDB.
- October 10, 1974
- October 7, 2025 (aged 50)
- Keelung, Taiwan
- Actor, also director
- 7 on Motif · 33 credits in all
What are Cheng-Kuo Yen's films like?
Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- 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 Cheng-Kuo Yen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Cheng-Kuo Yen's titles on Motif; 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
33 credits, 7 with a Motif page.
Them, Behind the Door (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Us Without Sex (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Big(2023)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Untouchable (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
The Rope Curse 2(2020)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Gangs, the Oscars, and the Walking Dead (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)
First Love(2019)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)
The Outsiders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Gatao(2015)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
A Chance to Die (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
City Cop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
Dust of Angels (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)
The Kung Fu Kids VI (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
The Kung Fu Kids IV (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
好小子4：跨越时空的小子 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
The Kung Fu Kids III (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
The Kung Fu Kids (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)
Super Citizen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
The Young and Old Wanderers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
A Summer at Grandpa's(1984)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Old Mao's Second Spring (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
The Express (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
The Sandwich Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
The Boys from Fengkuei(1983)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Ah Fei (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Kidnapped (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Growing Up (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
The Green, Green Grass of Home (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)
Play While You Play (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)
Cute Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)
單身有約 (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1980 to 2024; peak year 1983.
Biggest box office
First Love (2019)
Highest rated
A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
Most popular right now
Gatao 2: Rise of the King (2018)
Film career
Peak 1983 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 1980Screen debut· Cute Girl
- 2019Career best· First Love
Billing
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 Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Cheng-Kuo Yen's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Midcredits 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 Cheng-Kuo Yen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Cheng-Kuo Yen's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hsiao-Hsien Hou shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Hsiao-Hsien HouShared titles: A Summer at Grandpa's (1984), The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Writers
- T'ien-wen ChuShared titles: A Summer at Grandpa's (1984), The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)See all 2 shared titles with T'ien-wen Chu
Actors
- Bor-Jeng ChenShared titles: The Rope Curse 2 (2020), A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Bor-Jeng Chen
- Jack KaoShared titles: Gatao 2: Rise of the King (2018), Gatao (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Kao
- Shu-Fang ChenShared titles: Gatao (2015), The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Shu-Fang Chen
- Hsiu-Ling LinShared titles: A Summer at Grandpa's (1984), The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Hsiu-Ling Lin
Cinematographers
- Kun-Hou ChenShared titles: A Summer at Grandpa's (1984), The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Kun-Hou Chen
Producers
- Yi-Chuan ChouShared titles: Gatao 2: Rise of the King (2018), Gatao (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Yi-Chuan Chou
