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Statistics : 11630 Movies 19215 People 1448 Studios 29 Articles 73 Interviews 12 DVD Reviews 32452 Screenshots 3722 Videos
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Other names : |
何夢華 He Meng Hua Hoh Mung Wa
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Birthdate : |
1/1/1923 |
Date of death : |
19/5/2009 |
Nationality : |
China |
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Hong Kong, Taiwan |
Activities : |
Director (55), Writer (10), Actor (1) |
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Biography |
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One of Shaw Brothers' most prolific directors, Ho Meng Hua was a Cantonese born in Shanghai in 1929*. He studied at a Shanghai theatrical academy and moved to Hong Kong in 1948.
He joined Shaw Brothers in 1955. By 1957 he had worked his way up to director, his directorial debut being "An Appointment After Dark" which was released in 1958.
He moved on to direct approximately fifty films for Shaw Brothers, covering all genres and reflecting the changes in Hong Kong audience tastes, from the female-oriented romances of the 1960s to the male-dominated action pictures of the 1970s. Ho's biggest award winner was "Susanna" and among his most memorable pictures was the quartet of fantastic comedies based on the classic novel Journey to the west: "The Monkey Goes West", "Princess Iron Fan", "Cave Of The Silken Web" and "The Land of Many Perfumes".
Ho's last film for Shaw Brothers was "Swift Sword", released in 1980, soon after which he retired from the motion picture business.
He died on May 19th, 2009.
Source : Celestial Pictures
*some sources say he was born in the Guangdong province in 1923. |
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Appointment After Dark, An |
1958 |
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Red Lantern |
1958 |
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Day-Time Husband |
1959 |
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Enchanted Melody |
1959 |
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Model's Romance, The |
1959 |
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East Flows The River |
1960 |
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Malayan Affair |
1960 |
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Rendezvous In The South Sea |
1960 |
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Secret of Miss Pai, The |
1960 |
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Wild Girl, The |
1960 |
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Girl Next Door, The |
1961 |
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Till The Clouds Roll By |
1961 |
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Adulteress, The |
1963 |
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Maid From Heaven, A |
1963 |
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My Lucky Star |
1963 |
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To Catch A Murderer |
1963 |
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Between Tears And Laughter |
1964 |
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Warlord And The Actress, The |
1964 |
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Monkey Goes West, The |
1966 |
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Princess Iron Fan |
1966 |
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Cave Of The Silken Web |
1967 |
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King With My Face, The |
1967 |
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Midnight Murder, The |
1967 |
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Susanna |
1967 |
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Jade Raksha, The |
1968 |
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Killer Darts |
1968 |
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Land Of Many Perfumes, The |
1968 |
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Vengeance Is A Golden Blade |
1969 |
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Lady Of Steel |
1970 |
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Lady Hermit, The |
1971 |
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Long Chase, The |
1971 |
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Black Enforcer, The |
1972 |
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Human Goddess, The |
1972 |
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Ambush |
1973 |
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Kiss Of Death, The |
1973 |
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Master Of Kung Fu, The |
1973 |
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Sinful Adulteress, The |
1974 |
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Young Passion |
1974 |
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All Mixed Up |
1975 |
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Black Magic |
1975 |
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Flying Guillotine, The |
1975 |
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Golden Lion, The |
1975 |
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Black Magic, Part II |
1976 |
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Criminals, The |
1976 |
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Dragon Missile, The |
1976 |
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Oily Maniac, The |
1976 |
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Mighty Peking Man, The |
1977 |
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Psychopath, The |
1978 |
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Shaolin Hand Lock |
1978 |
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Vengeful Beauty, The |
1978 |
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Mad Mad Kung Fu |
1979 |
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Mr Kwong Tung And The Robber |
1980 |
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Shaolin Abbot |
1980 |
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Swift Sword |
1980 |
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Evil Black Magic |
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Mystery Of The Human Head, The |
1955 |
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Romance In The West Chamber |
1955 |
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Autumn Affair |
1956 |
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Enchanted Melody |
1959 |
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Malayan Affair |
1960 |
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Wild Girl, The |
1960 |
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Jade Raksha, The |
1968 |
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Vengeance Is A Golden Blade |
1969 |
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Long Chase, The |
1971 |
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Human Goddess, The |
1972 |
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Tales Of Larceny |
1973 |
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