Joseph Kuo

Joseph Nan-Hong Kuo (; Kaohsiung, 20 July 1935) is a Taiwanese film director best known for his Hong Kong-based kung fu films of the 1970s and 1980s.

His debut screenplay Ghost Lake was one of the earliest Taiwanese-language films. He later reshot the film.

Selected filmography Ghost Lake (鬼湖 Gui Hu), 1958 (screenplay only) Dragon Palace of Pu Island, 1962 The Swordsman of All Swordsmen, 1968 Son of Swordsman, 1970 Jian nu you hun (Mission Impossible), 1971 The Mighty One, 1971 Triangular Duel, 1972 Rikisha Kuri, 1973 Chinese Iron Man, 1973 Deadly Fists Kung Fu, 1974 Shaolin Kung Fu, 1974 Shaolin Kids, 1975 18 Bronzemen, 1975 The Blazing Temple, 1976 Return of the 18 Bronzemen, 1976 The 8 Masters, 1976 7 Grandmasters, 1977 Born Invincible, 1978 The World of Drunken Master, 1979 The Mystery of Chess Boxing, 1979 The Old Master, 1979 36 Deadly Styles, 1979 Unbeaten 28, 1980 Shaolin Temple Strikes Back, 1981 Five Venoms vs Wu Tang, 1988 (producer only)

Personal life Joseph Kuo married his first wife in the year 1971. In 1972, his daughter, Jennifer Kuo, was born and in 1974, twins Steven and Stanley Kuo were born. He was divorced from his first wife in 1980 and went on to marry two more times. Jennifer went on to marry David Kott and have two children, Camille and Danielle. Steven and Stanley started their own families as well and have minimal contact with their father. Jennifer, on the other hand, has had no contact with her father in years.