Kuo Cheng
BornTao Te-san
(1955-08-24) August 24, 1955
Taipei, Taiwan
Pen name
  • Kuo Cheng
  • Ying Tianyu (應天魚)
LanguageMandarin Chinese
Children3
Relatives
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
birth name
Chinese

Tao Te-san (born 24 August 1955), better known by his pen name Kuo Cheng, is a Taiwanese fiction writer. He is perhaps best known for writing the screenplays of several films directed by Ho Ping and Kevin Chu.

His older brother Tao Te-chen (陶德辰) was a filmmaker-actor in the 1980s. Their family originated in Huanggang, Hubei, China.[1]

Works

YearChinese titleTranslated English titleTranslator
1988彈子王"King of the Pool Players"[2]Ying-tsih Hwang
1991狼行千里"The Journey of the Wolf"[3]Susan Wilf
1991上帝的骰子"God's Dice"

"The Journey of the Wolf" was one of the stories Kuo used when he and director Ho Ping wrote the screenplay for Ho's 1997 film Wolves Cry Under the Moon.

Filmography

Films

Year English title Chinese title Director Notes
1985One Bright Day好個翹課天Fu Wei-teoriginal story (adapted by Wu Nien-jen)
1986Gallery of Fools哥們的糗事original story (adapted by Yeh Yun-chiao and Chang Chien)
199318Ho Ping
1995Heartbreak Island去年冬天Hsu Hsiao-mingco-wrote with John S.C. Chiang
Trouble Maker臭屁王Kevin Chu
1996The Feeling of Love重慶愛情感覺
Naughty Boys & Soldiers狗蛋大兵
1997Wolves Cry Under the Moon國道封閉Ho Ping
1998Chivalrous Legend俠盜正傳Tsai Yang-mingco-wrote with Wu Nien-jen
2000The Spy Tycoon匪諜大亨Ho PingTV film
2002The Rule of the Game挖洞人
2005One Stone and Two Birds一石二鳥Kevin Chuco-wrote with Lin Man-hsu
2008Red Cliff赤壁John Woohistorical film, co-wrote with Woo, Sheng Heyu and Chan Khan
2015Where the Wind Settles風中家族Wang Toonco-wrote with Carol Li, Lin Chi-shiang, and Wu Jing

TV Dramas (incomplete)

Year English title Chinese title Notes
1997The Strange Cases of Lord Shi施公奇案
1999Lord of Imprisonment神捕
Resurrecting the Husband聊齋怪談之打鬼救夫
2001Legend of the Martial Alliance少林七崁
Chess Warriors棋武士
Swordsman多情刀客無情刀短刀行
Pretty Twins偷龍轉鳳
2004Thirteen Sons of Heaven Bridge天橋十三郎
2016Xiao Shiyilang新萧十一郎

Film awards

Year # Award Category Film Result
1993 30th Golden Horse Awards Best Adapted Screenplay 18 Nominated
2001 36th Golden Bell Awards Best Screenwriter (TV Film or Miniseries) The Spy Tycoon Nominated
2002 4th Deauville Asian Film Festival Best Screenplay The Rule of the Game Won

References

  1. 郭箏 [Kuo Cheng]. 2007台灣作家作品目錄 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2019. 籍貫: 湖北黃岡
  2. The Chinese PEN, Summer 1991.
  3. Renditions, Spring 2002.


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