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Portrait of Hou Yong

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Hou Yong

Career

Active from 1984 to 2023, busiest in 1994 and 1999 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Blue Kite
The Blue Kite
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hou Yong Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Chinese Cinema 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Chinese History 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Manifesto
Manifesto (2023)

Director, Writer

2010s

6 titles Β· average score 40
Miss Puff
Miss Puff (2018)

Director of Photography, Producer

Lost in the Moonlight
Lost in the Moonlight (2017)

Director of Photography

My Heart Leaps Up
My Heart Leaps Up (2016)

Producer, Director of Photography

Lady of the Dynasty
Lady of the Dynasty (2015)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

Amazing
Amazing (2013)

Director of Photography

Guo Ming Yi
Guo Ming Yi (2011)

as Guo Mingyi

2000s

5 titles Β· average score 77
The One Man Olympics
The One Man Olympics (2008)

Director

Jasmine Women
Jasmine Women (2004)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Director

Hero
Hero (2002)
GoodWatch score 84

Additional Camera

The Grand Mansion Gate
The Grand Mansion Gate (2001)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show Β· as 中村

Happy Times
Happy Times (2000)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

1990s

8 titles Β· average score 77
The Road Home
The Road Home (1999)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

Not One Less
Not One Less (1999)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

Lani Loa: The Passage
Lani Loa: The Passage (1998)

Director of Photography

The Opium War
The Opium War (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

The Strangers in Beijing
The Strangers in Beijing (1995)

Director of Photography

The Blue Kite
The Blue Kite (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

The Day the Sun Turned Cold
The Day the Sun Turned Cold (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Blood from Heaven
Blood from Heaven (1991)

Director

1980s

6 titles Β· average score 82
Evening Bell
Evening Bell (1989)

Director of Photography

Jing du qiu xia
Jing du qiu xia (1987)

Director of Photography

The Horse Thief
The Horse Thief (1986)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

Dr. Sun Yat-sen
Dr. Sun Yat-sen (1986)

Cinematography

On the Hunting Ground
On the Hunting Ground (1984)

Director of Photography

The Red Elephant
The Red Elephant (1982)

Camera Operator