Portrait of Chen Kun-hou

Directing

Chen Kun-hou

Career

Active from 1971 to 2026, with a break from 1989 to 2007, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Boys from Fengkuei
The Boys from Fengkuei
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chen Kun-hou Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    0.8, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    2.2, average 4.8
  • Tension
    3.3, average 6.0
  • Mystery
    1.5, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Taiwanese Cinema 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Rural Setting 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Qingtong & Kuihua
Qingtong & Kuihua (2026)

Director

2010s

1 title
The Triangle Land
The Triangle Land (2012)

Director

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 29
Colorful Mind
Colorful Mind (2009)

Director

Twin Daggers
Twin Daggers (2008)
GoodWatch score 29

Director

1980s

19 titles ยท average score 68
My Mother's Teahouse
My Mother's Teahouse (1988)

Director, Director of Photography

Osmanthus Alley
Osmanthus Alley (1987)

Director of Photography, Director

My Favorite Season
My Favorite Season (1985)

Director of Photography, Director

A Summer at Grandpa's
A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue (1984)

Director, Director of Photography

The Boys from Fengkuei
The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Growing Up
Growing Up (1983)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Director of Photography

The Green, Green Grass of Home
The Green, Green Grass of Home (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

Supervising Producer, Director of Photography

Play While You Play
Play While You Play (1981)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Cute Girl
Cute Girl (1980)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

The Story of a Small Town
The Story of a Small Town (1980)

Director of Photography

1970s

11 titles
He Never Gives Up
He Never Gives Up (1979)

Director of Photography

Good Morning, Taipei
Good Morning, Taipei (1979)

Director of Photography

A Sorrowful Wedding
A Sorrowful Wedding (1979)

Director of Photography

Lover on the Wave
Lover on the Wave (1978)

Director, Director of Photography

The Glory of the Sunset
The Glory of the Sunset (1977)

Director of Photography

Come Fly with Me
Come Fly with Me (1976)

Director of Photography

The Lucky Bumpkin
The Lucky Bumpkin (1976)

Director of Photography

Four Winds
Four Winds (1972)

Director of Photography

Love Is an Elusive Wind
Love Is an Elusive Wind (1972)

Camera Operator

Indebted for Life and Love
Indebted for Life and Love (1971)

Director of Photography

Woman Guerrillero with Two Guns
Woman Guerrillero with Two Guns (1971)

Camera Operator