Portrait of Yang Chuan

Directing

Yang Chuan

Career

Active from 1959 to 2000, busiest in 1970 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Seeding of a Ghost
Seeding of a Ghost
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yang Chuan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Social Commentary
    2.3, average 4.9
  • Class & Capitalism
    0.8, average 3.3
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Romance
    1.6, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hong Kong Cinema 11
  • Fast-Paced 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Martial Arts 4
  • Hong Kong Action 4
  • Mystery 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Martial Arts Action 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Infidelity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
轰天双龙会
轰天双龙会 (2000)

Director

1990s

9 titles · average score 55
Empress Wu
Empress Wu (1999)

Director

Goodbye Captain
Goodbye Captain (1998)

Producer

Candlelight's Woman
Candlelight's Woman (1995)

Director

Bloody Beast
Bloody Beast (1994)

Director

Gambling Baron
Gambling Baron (1994)

Director

China Girls
China Girls (1993)

Director

Secret Admirer
Secret Admirer (1993)

Director

Twin Dragons
Twin Dragons (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as (uncredited)

The Revenge of Angel
The Revenge of Angel (1990)

Director

1980s

13 titles · average score 61
Ghost's Lover
Ghost's Lover (1987)

Director

Fortune Hunters
Fortune Hunters (1987)

Director

Night Girls
Night Girls (1986)

Director

Twisted Love
Twisted Love (1985)

Director

My Mind, Your Body
My Mind, Your Body (1985)

Director

My Darling Genie
My Darling Genie (1984)

Director, Story

Seeding of a Ghost
Seeding of a Ghost (1983)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Drummer
The Drummer (1983)

Director

Hell Has No Boundary
Hell Has No Boundary (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Daring Age
The Daring Age (1981)

Director

Fearless Dragons
Fearless Dragons (1980)

Writer

Read Lips
Read Lips (1980)

Director

1970s

25 titles · average score 52
Duel of the 7 Tigers
Duel of the 7 Tigers (1979)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Storming Attacks
Storming Attacks (1978)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Director

Their Private Lives
Their Private Lives (1978)

Director

Big Leap Forward
Big Leap Forward (1978)

Director, Writer

Hot Blood
Hot Blood (1977)

Screenplay, Director

The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile (1976)

Director, Screenplay

Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom (1976)

Director

The Country Bumpkin
The Country Bumpkin (1974)

Director

The Money-tree
The Money-tree (1973)

Director, Screenplay

Lucky Seven
Lucky Seven (1970)

Director

Happy Times
Happy Times (1970)

Director

Misunderstood
Misunderstood (1970)

Director

1960s

4 titles
三招了
三招了 (1969)

Director

The Rattling Whip
The Rattling Whip (1969)

Screenplay, Director

Let's Sing and Dance to Celebrate a Peaceful Year
Let's Sing and Dance to Celebrate a Peaceful Year (1969)

Director

紅粉金剛
紅粉金剛 (1967)

Director

1950s

1 title
Flying Corpse on a Foggy Night
Flying Corpse on a Foggy Night (1959)

Director, Writer