Director

Chen Kun-Hou

Directing

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Directed credits

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1.2

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Directed movies: 28Directed series: 0All crew credits: 29

TMDB ID: 1158874

IMDb ID: nm0155292

Known for: Directing

Born: July 25, 1939

Age: 86

Place of birth: Taichung, Taiwan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1962 - 2025

Years active: 64

Average TMDB rating: 6.95

Wikidata: Q5090830

Also known as

Kun Hao Chen • Chen Kun-Hao • Chen Kwen-Hou • Chen Kuen-Hou • Chen Quen-Hou • Chan Kwan-Hau • Chen Kuen-How • Chen Kuen-ho • Chen Kunhou • 陳坤厚 • +1 more

Frequent jobs

Director of Photography (16)Director (12)Supervising Producer (1)

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Biography

CHEN Kun-hou (born 25 July 1939 in Taichū, Japanese Formosa) is a Taiwanese film director and cinematographer. He is known for his film Growing Up (1983), one of the films that initiated the Taiwan New Cinema movement. Chen was also the cinematographer for several of fellow director HOU Hsiao-hsien's earlier films.

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