Sung Tsun Shou

Directing

Sung Tsun Shou

Born — Died

1930-09-02 — 2008-05-27

Place of birth

Jiangdu, Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China

Known for

Directing

Credits

30 titles

Sung Tsun-Shou or Song Chun-So (September 2, 1930 – May 27, 2008), was a Mainland Chinese-born Taiwanese film director. He began his film career as screenwriter and assistant director. He came to Taiwan with Li Han-Hsiang (李翰祥) in 1963 to join Grand Motion Pictures Co., Ltd. (國聯影業有限公司) Li founded. He began his directorial career in 1966 and made altogether close to thirty films between 1966 and 1978. He was known as “literary director.”

Known for

Outside the Window poster
6.0

Brigitte Lin's debut film. A young girl gets romantically involved with a teacher twice her age.

Outside the Window

1973

Thirteen poster
7.5

Shih Hsin-chiao (Ling Yun) is a journalist who trained under mentor Lu Tao-jan (Chin Han). Lu's daughter, Chih-pai (Tien Niu) is infatuated with the good-looking and intelligent Shih, but Shih sees her only as a child. When he returns from a long stay abroad, he finds that things have changed. Chih-pai is now an attractive young woman in a relationship with rich boy (Wang Yu). A miscarriage and Lu's death throw Shih and Chih-pai back together again.

Thirteen

1974

Rainbow In My Heart poster
7.0

Chung is in charge of an advertising company in Hong Kong. He's about to marry a model Woo. But Chung finds that Woo is cheating on him on her birthday. He's hurt so he goes to Korea for his new commercial. Chung starts to appreciate a Chinese singer Chelsia Chen by watching TV. He invites her to join his commercial shooting and they fall in love with each other. The commercial's successful in Hong Kong and Chelsia becomes a star now. Chung's uncle urges Chung to invite Chelsia to come to Hong Kong and he does so. Woo suddenly comes up and requires to cooperate with Chung again but gets refused. Woo's mad then turns to cooperate with another directo Choi. However, she's not happy with Choi and still wants to go back to Chung.

Rainbow In My Heart

1978

Ghost of the Mirror poster
7.8

Adapted from a Tang Dynasty fantasy tale, Sung Chuen-sau used the story of a scholar meeting a female ghost at night, but emphasised neither the killing nor horror but the literary and romantic elements. Scholar Chan (Shih Chun) stays in a remote mansion outside the city. People often fall into the mansion’s well for no apparent reason. Chan looks into it. Later, he sees the girl from the well, Susu (Brigitte Lin), waving to him. She begins to wait on him nightly. Susu was from a wealthy family, but was running away from bandits during wartime, and committed suicide by jumping into the well rather than be caught. After her death, her spirit was controlled by Du Long (Pai Lin). Du Long has forced her many times to harm Chan, but she never has the heart to carry it through. Chan’s pity for her soon becomes love. He goes into the well to retrieve an old bronze mirror, and eventually succeeds in freeing Susu. In the end, to rescue Chan, Susu fights with Du Long and they destroy each other.

Ghost of the Mirror

1974

Chelsia My Love poster
7.0

For many years, Mr. Lee has been keeping a secret from his wife and two daughters that his elder daughter, Chelsia, is having some serious heart disease. Only his good friend, Dr. Fong, who made the diagnosis knows about it. Chelsia meets Ma, an overseas Chinese, at her secondary school graduation ball and gradually they fall in love with each other. Doctor Ma's son Chileung, who grows up with Lee's daughters, is fond of Chelsia while the younger daughter Chelwin loves him. However, neither of their affection is returned.

Chelsia My Love

1976

No artwork available
NR

A TV movie and part of groundbreaking Taiwan TV series “Eleven Women”

Song of Dong-xian

1981

Behind the camera

Outside the Window poster
6.0

Brigitte Lin's debut film. A young girl gets romantically involved with a teacher twice her age.

Outside the Window

1973

Thirteen poster
7.5

Shih Hsin-chiao (Ling Yun) is a journalist who trained under mentor Lu Tao-jan (Chin Han). Lu's daughter, Chih-pai (Tien Niu) is infatuated with the good-looking and intelligent Shih, but Shih sees her only as a child. When he returns from a long stay abroad, he finds that things have changed. Chih-pai is now an attractive young woman in a relationship with rich boy (Wang Yu). A miscarriage and Lu's death throw Shih and Chih-pai back together again.

Thirteen

1974

Thirteen poster
7.5

Shih Hsin-chiao (Ling Yun) is a journalist who trained under mentor Lu Tao-jan (Chin Han). Lu's daughter, Chih-pai (Tien Niu) is infatuated with the good-looking and intelligent Shih, but Shih sees her only as a child. When he returns from a long stay abroad, he finds that things have changed. Chih-pai is now an attractive young woman in a relationship with rich boy (Wang Yu). A miscarriage and Lu's death throw Shih and Chih-pai back together again.

Thirteen

1974

Rainbow In My Heart poster
7.0

Chung is in charge of an advertising company in Hong Kong. He's about to marry a model Woo. But Chung finds that Woo is cheating on him on her birthday. He's hurt so he goes to Korea for his new commercial. Chung starts to appreciate a Chinese singer Chelsia Chen by watching TV. He invites her to join his commercial shooting and they fall in love with each other. The commercial's successful in Hong Kong and Chelsia becomes a star now. Chung's uncle urges Chung to invite Chelsia to come to Hong Kong and he does so. Woo suddenly comes up and requires to cooperate with Chung again but gets refused. Woo's mad then turns to cooperate with another directo Choi. However, she's not happy with Choi and still wants to go back to Chung.

Rainbow In My Heart

1978

Rainbow In My Heart poster
7.0

Chung is in charge of an advertising company in Hong Kong. He's about to marry a model Woo. But Chung finds that Woo is cheating on him on her birthday. He's hurt so he goes to Korea for his new commercial. Chung starts to appreciate a Chinese singer Chelsia Chen by watching TV. He invites her to join his commercial shooting and they fall in love with each other. The commercial's successful in Hong Kong and Chelsia becomes a star now. Chung's uncle urges Chung to invite Chelsia to come to Hong Kong and he does so. Woo suddenly comes up and requires to cooperate with Chung again but gets refused. Woo's mad then turns to cooperate with another directo Choi. However, she's not happy with Choi and still wants to go back to Chung.

Rainbow In My Heart

1978

Ghost of the Mirror poster
7.8

Adapted from a Tang Dynasty fantasy tale, Sung Chuen-sau used the story of a scholar meeting a female ghost at night, but emphasised neither the killing nor horror but the literary and romantic elements. Scholar Chan (Shih Chun) stays in a remote mansion outside the city. People often fall into the mansion’s well for no apparent reason. Chan looks into it. Later, he sees the girl from the well, Susu (Brigitte Lin), waving to him. She begins to wait on him nightly. Susu was from a wealthy family, but was running away from bandits during wartime, and committed suicide by jumping into the well rather than be caught. After her death, her spirit was controlled by Du Long (Pai Lin). Du Long has forced her many times to harm Chan, but she never has the heart to carry it through. Chan’s pity for her soon becomes love. He goes into the well to retrieve an old bronze mirror, and eventually succeeds in freeing Susu. In the end, to rescue Chan, Susu fights with Du Long and they destroy each other.

Ghost of the Mirror

1974

Chelsia My Love poster
7.0

For many years, Mr. Lee has been keeping a secret from his wife and two daughters that his elder daughter, Chelsia, is having some serious heart disease. Only his good friend, Dr. Fong, who made the diagnosis knows about it. Chelsia meets Ma, an overseas Chinese, at her secondary school graduation ball and gradually they fall in love with each other. Doctor Ma's son Chileung, who grows up with Lee's daughters, is fond of Chelsia while the younger daughter Chelwin loves him. However, neither of their affection is returned.

Chelsia My Love

1976

No artwork available
NR

A TV movie and part of groundbreaking Taiwan TV series “Eleven Women”

Song of Dong-xian

1981

News Hen poster
NR

An early romantic comedy starring Brigitte Lin.

News Hen

1974

Iron Mistress poster
5.0

Set during the Jin invasion of China in the Southern Song Dynasty, Iron Mistress tell the story of the eponymous heroine who rises up in this turbulent time to lead a rebellion against their tyrannical enemy with her upstanding character and masterful kung fu. Under the constant pursuit of Jin general SAN Ke-Ning, Iron Mistress hides out in the depths of the mountains with her subordinates, never imagining that the Jin would take advantage of her kind-heartedness by manipulating her emotions and creating distrust as part of a scheme to crack her inner circle. (From TFIA)

Iron Mistress

1969

Story of Mother poster
4.8

A young boy witnesses his mother’s cheating ways and, after the death of his sick father, grows to despise her. When he’s adopted by another family, the road to reconciliation proves achingly difficult.

Story of Mother

1973

Ask My Love from God poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ask My Love from God

1978

The Unforgettable Night poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Unforgettable Night

1958

Legend of the Parrot poster
NR

A period fantasy film. It boasts a formidable cast, featuring the dashing Liu Dekai, the stunningly beautiful Hu Yuming, the refined and cultured Li Daohong, the sultry Zhang Yingzhen, alongside cameos by Cao Jian, Liu Yanfang, Jiang Qingxia, and Qian Demen. Liu Dekai plays the male lead, scholar Wang Yu, who falls instantly in love with Hu Yuming's character Ling Feng. Ling Feng is rescued by Xian Ni and taught immortal arts. After enduring countless trials, the two finally unite as husband and wife.

Legend of the Parrot

1978

Trouble on the Wedding Night poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Trouble on the Wedding Night

1964

To You with Love poster
10.0

Story of how two young people, who are initially enemies, become lovers in the end.

To You with Love

1980

He Loved Once Too Many poster
8.0

An early drama starring Brigitte Lin.

He Loved Once Too Many

1975

He Loved Once Too Many poster
8.0

An early drama starring Brigitte Lin.

He Loved Once Too Many

1975

No artwork available
6.0

A girl who weds her love against her wishes repents after their daughter is born and her decision makes her husband leave her. He returns 10 years later to see the child.

You Can't Tell Him

1971

The Story of Green House poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Story of Green House

1978

The Story of Green House poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Story of Green House

1978

I Sing I Cry poster
NR

Taiwanese movie

I Sing I Cry

1979

Love Is Smoke poster
NR

Chiu Ling introduces his girlfriend Ma San to work for his uncle Chiu Chi. Ma San and Chiu Chi gradually fall in love with each other.

Love Is Smoke

1972

A Lily in the Valley poster
4.0

a final film of director Sung Tsun Shou.

A Lily in the Valley

1982

No artwork available
NR

Part of Golden Horse's 100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films.

The Story of Daisy

1972

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

A Perturbed Girl

1966

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

A Perturbed Girl

1966

At Dawn poster
5.8

A newly appointed court official is shocked at the corruption he witnesses.

At Dawn

1968

No artwork available
NR

Two orphans who grew up together become friends after a long struggle. But the boy falls in love with another girl leaving his childhood sweetheart shattered.

The Song of Love

1979

The Wind of Ghost poster
NR

Horror film.

The Wind of Ghost

1974