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Yu-Ning Chu

Yu-Ning Chu

Director, producer and writer · Born January 8, 1970 (56) · Taichung, Taiwan

Qu Youning is an award-winning Taiwanese director well-known for the television shows "It Started With A Kiss" (2005) and "In Time With You" (2011).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 8, 1970 (56)
From
Taichung, Taiwan
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 36 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Yu-Ning Chu's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
21%
Morality
15%
Survival
11%
Ideas
11%
Power
8%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · 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

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Romantic
1
Dread
1
Contemplative
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Yu-Ning Chu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Yu-Ning Chu'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

36 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Canary's Lullaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Deep Quiet Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Upward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • The First Frost(2025)

    Show 32 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Embers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Mango Newcomers Class · Partner Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Nu guiqiao 2: Yuan gui lou(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Kiss My Ass Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • What the Hell Is Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Boss

  • GAGA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • I've walked Through The Love's wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Presenter

  • The Falls(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Silent Forest(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Your Name Engraved Herein(2020)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Chief Instructor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Bridge Curse(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Go Go Squid! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 41 episodes · Director

  • Tree in the River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Writer · as General manager

  • Back to the Good Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • A Boy Named Flora A(2017)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Murmur of the Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Tiny Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 32 episodes · Director

  • 你照亮我星球 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

  • 27°C - Loaf Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Chen's father

  • To My Dear Granny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Come for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer

  • In Time with You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Love or Bread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Sweet Relationship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 32 episodes · Director

  • Like a Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • It Started With a Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 40 episodes · Director · as 公车大婶

  • My Whispering Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • The Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 41 episodes · Director

  • JIA MIEN CHAO REN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer

  • The Stone On the Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer

  • A Brighter Summer Day(1991)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • They Kiss Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles, 32 of them dated from 1991 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Bridge Curse (2020)

$352K worldwide

Highest rated

The First Frost (2025)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 34: 3 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting21 of 34: 11 only directing, 10 with another roleWriting8 of 34: 0 only writing, 8 with another roleProducing13 of 34: 7 only producing, 6 with another roleEditing1 of 34: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 34: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

34 titles, 11 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew2010s10 · 3 acting · 8 crew2020s13 · 3 acting · 12 crew

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

How do Yu-Ning Chu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

A Boy Named Flora A (2017)

58th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The First Frost (2025)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 77/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Is Yu-Ning Chu's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Yu-Ning Chu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yu-Ning Chu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edward Chen shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors