Giddens Ko is a Taiwanese novelist and filmmaker. He has published more than 60 books, many of which have been adapted as films. He writes under the pseudonym of "Nine Knives" (九把刀).
Biography from TMDB.
- August 25, 1978 (48)
- Changhua County, Taiwan
- Writer, director and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Known for
What are Giddens Ko's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic2
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 Giddens Ko's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Giddens Ko'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
19 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Kung Fu(2026)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
My Precious The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Miss Shampoo(2023)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
My Precious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Bad Education(2022)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Till We Meet Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
A Choo(2020)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
You Are the Apple of My Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Mon Mon Mon Monsters(2017)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Tenants Downstairs(2016)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Café. Waiting. Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Twelve Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Kiss Me Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Machi Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
L-O-V-E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Holy's Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
How to Survive Med School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.
Biggest box office
You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)
Highest rated
You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)
Most popular right now
You Are the Apple of My Eye (2024)
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.
How do Giddens Ko's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 57/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Giddens Ko work with?
People who share at least 2 of Giddens Ko's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kai Ko shares the most, 6.
Actors
- Kai KoShared titles: Kung Fu (2026), Miss Shampoo (2023), Bad Education (2022), A Choo (2020), Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017), You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)See all 6 shared titles with Kai Ko
- Yan-Hsi HouShared titles: Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017), The Tenants Downstairs (2016), You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Yan-Hsi Hou
- Berant ZhuShared titles: Kung Fu (2026), Bad Education (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Berant Zhu
- Emerson TsaiShared titles: Miss Shampoo (2023), You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Emerson Tsai
Composers and cinematographers
- Chih-Chien HouShared titles: Miss Shampoo (2023), Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017), The Tenants Downstairs (2016), You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Chih-Chien Hou
- Yi-Hsien ChouShared titles: Miss Shampoo (2023), Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017), You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Yi-Hsien Chou
Producers
- Angie ChaiShared titles: Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017), The Tenants Downstairs (2016), You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Angie Chai
- Molly FangShared titles: Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017), You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Molly Fang
- Adam TsueiShared titles: The Tenants Downstairs (2016), You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Tsuei
