114 DIRECTOR : Ho Meng-hua ( part 2 )

(05) Shaw Bros Director : Ho Meng-hua ( part 2 )

In the early ‘70s, Ho Meng-hua has made an explosive erotic movie “Kiss Of Death” that brings actress Chen Ping to stardom. In this controversial movie, Chen Ping plays a rape victim who seeks revenge; playing opposite her is Lo Lieh. A follow-up with this box-office hit is “ The Sinful Adulteress” with Chen Chun, another erotic thriller.










During this period, Ho has diversified to make some fantasy movies as “The Mighty Peking Man” (starring Danny Lee), “The Black Magic I, II ” (starring Ti Lung, Lo Lieh, Tien Ni), “The Oily Manic” ( starring Danny Lee, Chen Ping )…









With his innovative instinct, Ho directed a kung fu movie “The Flying Guillotine” (starring Chen Kuan-tai) in the mid-70s which is another box-office hit, followed by “The Dragon Missile” ( starring Lo Lieh, Liu Yong).










Now his classic wu xia genre.

Ho’s earlier swordplay movies are restricted to the familiar plot of vengeance. “The Killer Darts” (starring Chin Ping, Yue Hua), “The Lady of Steel” (starring Cheng Pei Pei, Yue Hua) and “Vengeance Is The Golden Blade” (starring Chin Ping, Yue Hua) are those traditional avengers movies.










In “The Lady Hermit’ (starring Cheng Pei Pei, Shih Sze, Lo Lieh) and “The Long Chase” (starring Yue Hua, Lo Lieh, Li Ching), he makes a breakthrough in terms of plot and fighting choreography and these movies make a hit in the box-office. The recognition of his achievements in swordplay movies has motivated him to make two more wu xi pian “The Golden Lion” and “Ambush” ( both starring Li Ching). However, that era is the decline of wu xia pian genre.

Ho Meng-hua – another all-times favorite director !