Portrait of Cheng Kang

Directing

Cheng Kang

Career

Active from 1950 to 2018, with a break from 1993 to 2017, busiest in 1967 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The 14 Amazons
The 14 Amazons
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cheng Kang Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hong Kong Cinema 6
  • Intrigue 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Revenge 5
  • Martial Arts 5
  • Action 4
  • Action-Packed 4
  • Wuxia 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Chinese Cinema 3
  • Crime 3
  • Historical Epic 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Gambling Soul
Gambling Soul (1992)

Director

1980s

6 titles
Escape to Freedom
Escape to Freedom (1982)

Screenplay, Director

酒色財氣
酒色財氣 (1982)

Director

Gambler's Delight
Gambler's Delight (1981)

Director

Consolidated Dougherty
Consolidated Dougherty (1981)

Director

The Casino
The Casino (1981)

Director, Screenplay

The King of Gambler
The King of Gambler (1981)

Director

1970s

19 titles · average score 63
Invincible Enforcer
Invincible Enforcer (1979)

Director

Flying Guillotine II
Flying Guillotine II (1978)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

Immortal Warriors
Immortal Warriors (1978)

Director, Screenplay

The Call Girls
The Call Girls (1977)

Director

The Criminals
The Criminals (1976)

Director, Writer

King Gambler
King Gambler (1976)

Director

Kidnap
Kidnap (1974)

Screenplay, Director

Tales of Larceny
Tales of Larceny (1973)

as Scholar Hsu Shou-Ching

The 14 Amazons
The 14 Amazons (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

Trilogy of Swordsmanship
Trilogy of Swordsmanship (1972)

Director, Writer

Pursuit
Pursuit (1972)

Director, Writer

The Twelve Gold Medallions
The Twelve Gold Medallions (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Screenplay

1960s

22 titles · average score 63
Killers Five
Killers Five (1969)

Writer, Director

The Sword of Swords
The Sword of Swords (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Writer

The Magnificent Swordsman
The Magnificent Swordsman (1968)

Director

The Land of Many Perfumes
The Land of Many Perfumes (1968)

Writer

Gun Brothers
Gun Brothers (1968)

Director, Writer

The Cave of the Silken Web
The Cave of the Silken Web (1967)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Sweet Is Revenge
Sweet Is Revenge (1967)

Writer

Princess Iron Fan
Princess Iron Fan (1966)

Writer

The Monkey Goes West
The Monkey Goes West (1966)

Writer

Sweet and Wild
Sweet and Wild (1966)

Writer

Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth (1965)

Screenplay

A Mad Woman
A Mad Woman (1964)

Writer

1950s

16 titles
The Stolen Love
The Stolen Love (1959)

Writer

You Are My Soul
You Are My Soul (1958)

Writer

The Tormented Beauty
The Tormented Beauty (1958)

Screenplay

Darling Girl
Darling Girl (1957)

Writer

A Mellow Spring
A Mellow Spring (1957)

Writer

The Haunted Pot
The Haunted Pot (1956)

Writer

The Wall
The Wall (1956)

Screenplay

An Orphan's Tragedy
An Orphan's Tragedy (1955)

Screenplay

Backyard Adventures
Backyard Adventures (1955)

Screenplay

The Pretty Tigress
The Pretty Tigress (1955)

Script

Father and Son
Father and Son (1954)

Screenplay

A Myriad Homes
A Myriad Homes (1953)

Writer