Hsu Tseng-Hung

Hsu Tseng-Hung

Nascimento : 1935-01-01, 中国上海, Shanghai, China

História

He was born in Shanghai in 11/19/1935. He came to HK in 1949 and started working as an assistant cinematographer at Nanguo Studio. He eventually joined Shaw Brothers in 1964 where he worked with Chang Cheh as assistant director in The Butterfly Chalice (1965) and Tiger Boy (1966). He directed the first ever colour Wuxia for the studio Temple of the Red Lotus (1965) and its subsequent sequels Twin Swords (1965) and The Sword and the Lute (1967). His last film for the studio will be Swordsman at Large (1971). Hsu joined Golden Harvest (HK) Limited in 1971 and directed the Chinese version of Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman, a parallel to the Japanese version directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda. (Excerpt taken from Hong Kong Film Archive).

Perfil

Hsu Tseng-Hung

Filmes

Immortal Warriors
Director
Immortal Warriors is a Taiwanese Martial Arts movie.
Thousand Miles Escort
Director
During the South Sung Dynasty, rampant with corruption and murder the peasants led a very difficult life. Lords controlled the countryside, continuously fighting for power. This film depicts these brutal realities of China during this time, and how one man's integrity and pride is never compromised.
The Invincible Superguy
Director
Shaw Legend Chang Yi teams up with Polly Shan Kwan (18 Bronzemen) in this costume epic. Chang Yi is the man to beat, and the line is long with challengers. One of the rarest and best kung fu movies. A true classic in martial arts movie history!
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
Director
Watch WANG YU as a one-armed savior battling the local goons in this martial arts classic. He has some rather amazing moves up his sleeve.
18 Shaolin Disciples
Director
Chuen Chan spares the life of the evil Miao Yi Tao (Chang Yi) in a duel, and Miao swears he'll regret it! Some years later, Chen Tai (Man Kong Lung) and Shuan Ching (Hsu Feng) leave home, with the task of escorting a special shipment to the capital. The cocky young Chen Tai disgraces a group of bandits, who happen to work for Miao. Miao investigates and suspects Miao's father has information about the whereabouts of Chuen Chan, also known as The Ghost Killer. This forces the father to disclose a terrible secret to his children.
Greatest Thai Boxing
Director
Classic punch & block era baddie, Fong Yeh, directs the action and stars in this movie about a Thai boxer struggling to fend off local gangsters who want him to take a dive in a rigged match. Tensions arise when he refuses to submit and the gangsters draft in some heavy muscle in the form of Bolo Yeung to take care of things.
My Wife, My Love and My Maid
Director
Swordsman at Large
Director
Frankie Wei Hung is the Swordsman At Large, who everyone wants to kill. They even create a superlative sword simply for this purpose, but the blade is soon coveted even more than the hero's death by it! Bandits, beauties, and blade masters battle for survival in this exciting story of deceit, betrayal, and death, expertly guided by the same director who brought The Twin Swords, The Thundering Sword, and The Sword And The Lute to the Shawscope screen.
The Gallant Duo
Director
A merciless professional killer is hired by an evil court official to get rid of his opponents. Soon, the assassin discovers that the official was responsible for his father's death and he vows revenge on the official and his supporters.
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Director
Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial artist named Wang Kang and his youthful attendant -- Zatoichi finds them and discovers that the pair's mixed up with a dangerous bunch of terrorist samurai who murdered the boy's parents. Now, Zatoichi must step in to save the day.
The Invincible Sword
Writer
During the Sung dynasty, Ch'in Kuei, a corrupt premier, orders the arrest of Yüeh Fei, an heroic general. Ling Yu Fong, an idealistic follower of the general, recruits a small force to free him, failing miserably, losing most of his troops and sustaining wounds. He's hidden and nursed back to health by a troupe of traveling acrobats, two brothers and two sisters. One of the sisters falls in love with Ling. He asks them to help him free the general, and the five undertake this quest against great odds. The general himself brings an element into the story that his liberators do not anticipate.
The Invincible Sword
Director
During the Sung dynasty, Ch'in Kuei, a corrupt premier, orders the arrest of Yüeh Fei, an heroic general. Ling Yu Fong, an idealistic follower of the general, recruits a small force to free him, failing miserably, losing most of his troops and sustaining wounds. He's hidden and nursed back to health by a troupe of traveling acrobats, two brothers and two sisters. One of the sisters falls in love with Ling. He asks them to help him free the general, and the five undertake this quest against great odds. The general himself brings an element into the story that his liberators do not anticipate.
The Secret Of The Dirk
Director
O filme conta a história da família Liu que foram exiladas de sua cidade natal para outro lugar depois que a cidade foi tomada por bandidos e a maior parte dos seus membros foram assassinados ou mortos em combate. Um plano de fuga foi posto em prática para salvar a futura geração e o tesouro da família. As riquezas foram entregues a cargo de um oficial de confiança mais na fuga o grupo é atacado, o oficial consegue escapar e desaparece sem dar noticias com o tesouro e uma pequena criança. Vinte anos depois o terror volta a tona quando uma gangue conhecida como os Tigres Negros começa a investigar o paradeiro do tesouro, com isso finalmente o segredo da família é revelado aos seus descendentes. Agora já adultos eles partem para encontrar e recuperar o tesouro desaparecido, daí para frente teremos ação incessante, muitas lutas vão ocorrer.
As Doze Moedas Mortais
Writer
Uma equipe de escolta estava em uma jornada perigosa para transportar alguns taéis de ouro. Quando eles caíram na emboscada armada por uma gangue de ladrões e seu carregamento de ouro foi roubado, um aluno formidável da agência de escolta partiu para o esconderijo dos bandidos para recuperar as mercadorias...
As Doze Moedas Mortais
Director
Uma equipe de escolta estava em uma jornada perigosa para transportar alguns taéis de ouro. Quando eles caíram na emboscada armada por uma gangue de ladrões e seu carregamento de ouro foi roubado, um aluno formidável da agência de escolta partiu para o esconderijo dos bandidos para recuperar as mercadorias...
The Silver Fox
Director
The Silver Fox is a throwback, the last of its kind where the heroic swordsmen are women. Lily Ho (before she became one of Shaw Brothers' great erotica actresses) portrays the feared swordswoman Silver Fox, who as a child saw her father senselessly wounded and her mother raped. It's 18 years later and it's payback time.
King Cat
Director
Durante a dinastia Song, depois que o justo prefeito Bao Zheng executou Pang Yu por peculato, o grande tutor Pang Ji enviou assassinos para vingar a morte de seu filho. Um homem cavalheiresco, Zhan Zhao, o "Herói do Sul", salvou Bao e recebeu o título de "Rei Gato" do imperador. Este título invocou o ciúme e a raiva de Bai Yutang, o "Rato Revestido de Brocado" - já que os ratos eram considerados comida de gato - que foi à capital Kaifeng (também conhecida como Bianjing) para desafiar Zhan.
The Thundering Sword
Director
Um jovem espadachim é encarregado de liderar uma sociedade patriótica secreta para lutar contra um general traidor que conspirou com o inimigo para invadir seu país. No devido tempo, ele conhece duas belas irmãs de uma tribo rural e é pego entre as afeições das duas meninas.
A Espada e o Alaúde
Director
O Pequeno Wu "Jimmy Wang Yu" e sua companheira Lianzhu "Chin Ping" estão voltando para casa com a missão de destruir o "Alaúde da Fênix", uma arma mortal que atira agulhas venenosas com precisão de até 500 passos e só pode ser destruída por uma espada especial, "A Espada Invencível".
Tiger Boy
Cinematography
Tiger Boy, an itinerant young knight-errant bent on revenge for his father's death 15 years earlier rescues a young maiden after her brother is killed protecting her from the advances of a band of bandits. While the heroes escape the band's clutches and seek refuge in the forest, Tiger Boy discovers that her perpetrators are led by the son of his father's killer who also has a yen for the maiden. As fate would have it, she instead falls in love with our hero who pledges to return to her after vanquishing all his enemies. To accomplish this, he sets out to singlehandedly crash a large birthday party held in his father's killer's honor. Meanwhile, Tiger Boy's chivalric quest is complicated when the maiden also sets out after him straight into peril in the enemy's own stronghold.
Tiger Boy
Assistant Director
Tiger Boy, an itinerant young knight-errant bent on revenge for his father's death 15 years earlier rescues a young maiden after her brother is killed protecting her from the advances of a band of bandits. While the heroes escape the band's clutches and seek refuge in the forest, Tiger Boy discovers that her perpetrators are led by the son of his father's killer who also has a yen for the maiden. As fate would have it, she instead falls in love with our hero who pledges to return to her after vanquishing all his enemies. To accomplish this, he sets out to singlehandedly crash a large birthday party held in his father's killer's honor. Meanwhile, Tiger Boy's chivalric quest is complicated when the maiden also sets out after him straight into peril in the enemy's own stronghold.
As Espadas Gêmeas
Director
Pequeno Wu e Lianzhu estão fugindo juntos quando veem algumas mulheres sendo capturadas. Eles tentam ajudar, mas caem em uma série de armadilhas do Clã da Lotus Vermelha. Lianzhu é capturada e o pequeno Wu retorna para casa embusca da ajuda da Família Jin. Mas é exatamente o que o Clã da Lotus Vermelha estavam planejando. O filme é a continuação de "O Templo da Lotus Vermelha".
The Butterfly Chalice
Director of Photography
The story revolves around Tian Yu Quan (Chin Feng) who rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman who is bullied by an arrogant relative of the Qiu Shan ministry. In the heat of the ensuing battle he kills the said man and is hence chased by the district's officials. Trying to use the waterway to shake off his enemies, Yu Quan finds a true friend in the old fisherman's bark-stearing daughter, Hu Feng Lian (Ting Hung) who becomes his loyal accomplice. As symbol for his gratitude, Yu Quan bestows Feng Lian with a Butterfly Chalice to reflect their eternal friendship bond...
Templo da Lotus Vermelha
Director
Pequeno Wu (Jimmy Wang Yu), é um jovem que vai para o Vale do Dragão, encontrar sua amiga de infância Jin Lian Zhu (Chin Ping), que lhe foi prometida em casamento. Assim que chega na casa de sua prometida, descobre que a família dela pode ser um grupo de saqueadores de estrada. Sem saber o motivo da rivalidade entre a família de sua noiva e famoso bando da "Lotus Vermelha" pequeno Wu tece um juízo de valor e resolve levar sua amada para fora do Palácio onde ela morava, entretanto isso se mostrará um decisão perigosa, pouco inteligente e logo terá consequências inesperadas.
The Warlord and the Actress
Director of Photography
A member of the Red Peony troupe, singer Tang Pei Hua (Yeh Feng) is renowned for her beautiful voice and appearances. Her beauty, however, invites the unwanted attentions of cruel and lecherous warlord Cao Lin (Zeng Mei). In order to escape Cao's grasp, Tang and her lover Lin Ke Qiang (Chin Han) decide to run away to the south where they can live freely. But their plan is uncovered by Cao, and Lin gets captured. In order to save Lin, Tang must sacrifice herself and entertain Japanese guests at a banquet, throwing herself into danger's way.