Yen Cheng-kuo

Yen Cheng-kuo

Born: October 10, 1974
in Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born in Taipei City, during his childhood Yen Chin Kwok appeared in almost 30 movies, mostly in dramatic roles, standing out in "The Boys From Fengkuei" (1983), "Ah Fei" and "Growing Up" (both from 1985) before the success of the "Kung Fu Kids" film series.

Movies for Yen Cheng-kuo...

Untouchable
Title: Untouchable
Released: March 18, 2022
Type: Movie
“Siaulian”, who is released from prison and trying to turn his life back to track, runs into his childhood friend Tang, now a police officer, in a gang fight. Siaulian is wanted by the gangs since he has been made the one responsible for the fight. Siaulian is forced to form his own gang in order to protect his family and seek revenge. Eventually, he is wanted by both the gangsters and the police. As for Tang, he is struggling to protect his dearest friend as he is actually the reason why Siaulian was sentenced to prison.
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The Rope Curse 2
Title: The Rope Curse 2
Released: September 2, 2020
Type: Movie
Jia-min, who was born sensitive to the paranormal, tries to summon "Yi-A-Gu" with two streamers. Huo-ge helps Jia-min subdue the spirit when the situation goes out of hand. Huo-ge possesses supernatural powers but lost his will to exorcise demons during a battle with the Thai Demon five years ago. As the wave of suicides continues, the village is thrown into chaos. Another battle is about to begin.
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The Gangs, the Oscars, and the Walking Dead
Title: The Gangs, the Oscars, and the Walking Dead
Character: Mr. Liao
Released: October 9, 2019
Type: Movie
Two friends want to make a genre movie. However, there is not enough money. Therefore, besides their regular jobs as being flmmakers in the day time, they join the local gang in order to make extra petty cash at nights. One day, big boss is deeply favored by him.
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First Love
Title: First Love
Character: Wan
Released: May 31, 2019
Type: Movie
Set over one night in Tokyo, we follow Leo, a young boxer down on his luck as he meets his ‘first love’ Monica, a call-girl and an addict but still innocent. But, little does Leo know, Monica is unwittingly caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, and the two are pursued through the night by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin sent by the Chinese Triads. All their fates intertwine in spectacular Miike style, at his most fun and anarchic.
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show
Title: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show
Character: Brother David
Released: February 1, 2019
Type: Movie
The unscrupulous owner of Crazy TV sets out to lower the channel's ratings so he can sell it to mobster Mr. David for cheap and count his losses. He promotes failing producer Yeh to program director and fires the staff.
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The Outsiders
Title: The Outsiders
Released: August 17, 2018
Type: Movie
Pei Yu Yen has her whole life ahead of her. Raised in a sheltered environment by her father who is a professor, she is prim and proper and typical good student. However, her life is akin to a canary bird in a cage until the day she met Yu Hao. He is boy caught in a brawl with gangsters on the street. He is the boy who rushed into the classroom to thank her. He is the boy who stopped the bus to give her a love letter. They may be further apart than any two people in the world, but he cannot resist the urge to reach out to her to see her smile again.
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Gatao
Title: Gatao
Character: Kuo
Released: July 5, 2015
Type: Movie
Qing Feng is the top lieutenant under gang boss Yong. Three years ago, his good friend Xiong went to jail for him in the name of brotherhood. Upon his return, Xiong is immediately favored by Yong, which plants a growing rift in his friendship with Qing Feng. Over on the rival gang side, U.S.-educated Michael returns to Taiwan to take over for his late father and applies ruthless business strategies to expand his turf. With his eyes set on a profitable property development project, Michael will stop at nothing to eliminate Yong and take over his turf.
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A Chance to Die
Title: A Chance to Die
Released: April 29, 2000
Type: Movie
Burned by the desire to avenge her dead boyfriend, a Japanese woman learns to shoot a gun, and goes after the local Mafia in Taiwan. Mizuno Miki excels in her role as the grieving and estranged, then vengeful and cold-blooded foreigner.
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City Cop
Title: City Cop
Released: November 7, 1995
Type: Movie
Two Cops, one young and hotheaded, the other aging and by-the-book, are teamed up to break a case involving a series of Jewel heists by a ruthless young gangster and his illegal immigrant gang.
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Dust of Angels
Title: Dust of Angels
Character: Ah Kuo
Released: July 3, 1992
Type: Movie
A-Guo and A-Dou are two teenagers living in an industrial town in Taiwan, who fight, loaf, and cause trouble all day and hang out with Jie, a young gangster. When Jie's gangland patron is gunned down, the trio set out to revenge the killing. As a result, the two teens are forced into hiding.
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The Kung Fu Kids VI
Title: The Kung Fu Kids VI
Character: Hsiao
Released: December 23, 1989
Type: Movie
On the way to a visit of their uncle in Thailand, Fatty bumps into a young girl named Baiyer. Daughter of a famous anthropologist, Baiyer has in secret possession a golden necklace on which is engraved the map of an ancient treasure by her father. Having witnessed the murder of her father by Scorpio. They befriend with each other and return to Bangkok.
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The Kung Fu Kids III
Title: The Kung Fu Kids III
Released: July 16, 1988
Type: Movie
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The Kung Fu Kids IV
Title: The Kung Fu Kids IV
Character: A-Kuo
Released: August 15, 1987
Type: Movie
A young martial arts kid travels by accident from another dimension to our world in search of a magical swordsman.
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The Kung Fu Kids
Title: The Kung Fu Kids
Character: Ah Kuo
Released: March 13, 1986
Type: Movie
Three young boys learn the art of kung fu from their grandfather, a martial arts expert, and are able to hold their own on a trip to the city.
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Super Citizen
Title: Super Citizen
Released: April 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A young man from the country comes to Taipei to search for his sister from whom he has heard nothing during the past year. Beginning in a tenement slum, the young man travels through the city's lowlife, where street hustlers sell fake Rolex watches and other contraband, gangs fight each other, and the ubiquitous sex businesses ply their trade. The young man befriends a rich teenage girl and a young prostitute as he and a hustler who knew his sister search for her through a trail of clues leading to restaurants, dance joints, and brothels.
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The Young and Old Wanderers
Title: The Young and Old Wanderers
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Taiwanese comedy.
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A Summer at Grandpa's
Title: A Summer at Grandpa's
Character: Young Boy
Released: November 24, 1984
Type: Movie
A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents.
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Old Mao's Second Spring
Title: Old Mao's Second Spring
Released: July 31, 1984
Type: Movie
The story of Lao Mo, a Taiwanese veteran who does not want to live a lonely life as an old man.
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The Express
Title: The Express
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Cheng Chu and Cheng Lin are brothers, who grow up in a rather ill-off family. Chu later becomes a gang leader while Lin as a senior high student. Lin is under the pressure of college entrance exams and becomes restive. Ah-Chiang, Lin's boyhood friend deserts the army and runs away with military weapons. He hides in Lin's rented house, shoots a policeman to death by accident and flees with Lin. They kidnap a fashion model, Sophia...
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The Sandwich Man
Title: The Sandwich Man
Character: Chiang A-jih (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Released: September 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Composed of three separate stories, the film vividly portrays Taiwan during the cold war period when the country developed its economy with help from the United States.
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The Boys from Fengkuei
Title: The Boys from Fengkuei
Released: July 13, 1983
Type: Movie
Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attracted to the girlfriend of a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city.
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Ah Fei
Title: Ah Fei
Released: April 1, 1983
Type: Movie
The startling contrast between old and new Taiwan is the subject of Wan Jen's epic of traditional identities coming into conflict with an urban life, emphasizing the situation of women.
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Kidnapped
Title: Kidnapped
Released: April 1, 1983
Type: Movie
After her six year old son is kidnapped, a successful fashion designer must work with a detective to clear up the terrifying mystery and get her son back.
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Growing Up
Title: Growing Up
Character: Shiao Pi's Younger Brother
Released: January 29, 1983
Type: Movie
The story follows a young man as he changes from an intelligently aware youth, to a teenager with much less confidence than he once had, and finally, to a stable adult.
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The Green, Green Grass of Home
Title: The Green, Green Grass of Home
Character: Yan Zhengguo
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
A substitute teacher from Taipei arrives in a country village to teach a class of mischievous students. He soon falls in love with nature, country life and a fellow teacher at the school.
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Play While You Play
Title: Play While You Play
Character: Juvenile
Released: November 18, 1981
Type: Movie
A photographer travels with her boyfriend to a seaside village in Penghu. There she strikes up a relationship with a blind man. When they reencounter one another back in Taipei, where he is preparing to undergo an operation to restore his sight, their connection intensifies.
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Lovable You
Title: Lovable You
Character: Bad Face
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
The daughter of a wealthy man takes French lessons so she can go to France with her fiancée, but ends up falling for a poor man who studies civil engineering.
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Butterfly Mansion
Title: Butterfly Mansion
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The story centers on CHEN Wei and her daughter, seeking refuge from CHEN Wei’s violent husband in the Butterfly Mansion, known for its eerie reputation as a suicide hotspot. Strange events unfold, and warnings from Uncle LIANG, the building’s janitor, and Uncle Shan, the temple caretaker who lives on the top floor, about the unsafe floor are ignored due to financial constraints. Neighbors like Ah Di, who sees spirits, and the forbidden Room No. 613, intensify CHEN’s unease. Substitute manager Xiao Liang cares for CHEN, with her daughter showing joy in his visits. As the Chinese ghost month progresses, supernatural events escalate, revealing a crisis beyond CHEN Wei’s initial struggles.