Ku Pao-ming

Acting

Ku Pao-ming

Born — Died

1950-04-08 — 2022-03-19

Place of birth

Taiwan

Known for

Acting

Credits

66 titles

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 7 titles

Zombie Fight Club poster
5.6

It's the end of the century at a corner of the city in a building riddled with crime - Everyone in the building has turned into zombies. After Jenny's boyfriend is killed in a zombie attack, she faces the challenge of surviving in the face of adversity. In order to stay alive, she struggles with Andy to flee danger.

Zombie Fight Club

2014

The Village of No Return poster
6.7

In a remote village, a con man disguised as a Taoist priest introduces a memory-erasing device to residents — but a dangerous plot looms.

The Village of No Return

2017

When Yesterday Comes poster
1.0

Following the success of The Long Goodbye, the Taiwan Catholic Foundation of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia has embarked on a second documentary film dealing with the plight of elderly people suffering from conditions like Alzheimer’s and other degenerative disorders resulting in memory loss. When Yesterday Comes takes the route of a compendium of four shorts by different directors.

When Yesterday Comes

2012

End of Summer poster
5.9

A coming-of-age family drama with a timid fifth grader, an orthodox middle-aged teacher, and a grumpy old man awakening to their true selves during the 1998 World Cup.

End of Summer

2017

A Complete Life poster
NR

A man returns home from years on the run to find his wife having died of cancer and his son getting a divorce after his grandson's birth. The once mighty gangster ends up living in a nursing home where he finds the warmth and love of a younger woman. As he tries to break the news of his May-December romance to his son, he finds out that his son is now living with a man claiming to be a "close friend." Three generations of Wu, the grandfather who hates to lose face, the father who thinks love trumps all, and the rebellious grandson, collided as they dealt with love, friendship, and family.

A Complete Life

2013

One Step is Enough poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

One Step is Enough

2011

The Clock poster
NR

Suffering from dementia, Hsia flees the brand-new apartment where she now lives with her daughter and returns to her old home, only to relive the nightmare that she has long forgotten and buried.

The Clock

2011

1990s · 17 titles

Island of Fire poster
6.3

Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.

Island of Fire

1991

Angel Heart poster
4.5

Having spent a harrowing time in prison, Miao Wei looks up both former, casual lovers but also his childhood sweetheart Wennie. It's not long until they're married and off on a perfect path together but Miao Wei takes scars from his prison time into his intimate moments with Wennie. Claiming he loves her too much, the relationship begins falling apart in dangerous ways...

Angel Heart

1995

Heaven and Earth poster
6.8

Cheung Ye Pang (Andy Lau) is a Cantonese detective out to combat opium sellers. Encountering high-level corruption along with close friends being murdered, Pang sets out to stop the dealers.

Heaven and Earth

1994

Flying Dagger poster
4.6

The well-known "Flying Dagger" Chung and his nephew Lam lived on rewards from apprehending bandits. Chung refused the love of "Great Coquette" Lady Fung. Therefore, Fung always mess up Chung's business for revenge. Flying Fox, the country's number one bandit, had stolen the millionaire Tsao's evidence of being a traitor. Hence, Tsao employed Chung to catch the bandit. Flying Fox's wife, Flying Cat seduced Chung to save her husband, which caused jealousy and a severe fight with Fung. Meanwhile Lam was kidnapped by Tsao. Chung and Fung finally realized that Tsao was the head of East Wing. They united together to beat against Tsao...

Flying Dagger

1993

Mahjong poster
7.6

Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager and a sensitive young local who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle.

Mahjong

1996

A Home Too Far poster
7.9

In 1950s, Chinese Civil War ends with the defeat of Republic of China and the establishment of Communist China. The 93rd Division's soldiers take their families with them, exit southwestern China and enter northern Burma (Myanmar). The hike through forest is full of disasters and short of supplies, but the survivors reach and settle within border of Burma. They build a village, and ally with local armed gang to resist Burmese government's attacks. Later, the relocated government of Republic of China offers to take the soldiers and dependents to Taiwan, but some are disappointed with the government and decide to stay.

A Home Too Far

1990

Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple poster
5.6

Fun-loving young Shaolin initiates get the better of two bungling assassins hired to chop off the right hand of their crochety master, who commands magical kung-fu powers.

Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple

1994

China Dragon poster
7.5

Two agile Hong Kong martial arts kids join up with a pair of bungling Chinese-immigrant beach bums on the sunny shores of Hawaii, where they divide their time between sophomoric kung-fu kid hijinks and their designated mission--tracking down a missing book whose secrets have fallen into the hands of a power-hungry villain.

China Dragon

1995

The Personals poster
6.7

An attractive and successful doctor places a personal ad in a newspaper to try to meet (and eventually marry) Mr. Right. A succession of blind dates ensues, featuring men who are lonely, desperate, dangerous and perverted.

The Personals

1998

The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I poster
8.0

Insurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join forces to win through civil war. Xiang Yu's weakness for Lady Yu combine with Liu Pang's treachery result in Liu founding the legendary Han dynasty

The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I

1994

The Wooden Man's Bride poster
6.9

After her groom is killed in a bandit ambush, a young peasant bride must move into the home of her wealthy mother-in-law, Madame Liu. In a perverse tribute to her fallen son, Madame Liu imposes on her new daughter-in-law a life of domestic servitude. In the midst of her misery, the young widow finds new romance with another peasant, the gentle and brave Kui. But when Madame Liu discovers her infidelity, she vows to keep the lovers apart.

The Wooden Man's Bride

1994

Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land poster
7.5

Two drama companies happened to share one auditorium for rehearsal. Friction was inevitable. One of them played 'Peach Blossom', a comedy in medieval costume. Another played 'Secret Love', a sad story with contemporary setting. Though unreconciled in all aspects, they find themselves telling the same story: the story of Chinese people forced to leave home.

Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land

1992

Yours and Mine poster
6.7

This is a four-part anthology comedy. The themes of four parts are: car, house, body and friendship. The central characters are a plastic surgeon Chen, a nurse, an experienced maid, three energetic teenagers and a young couple. The stingy surgeon Chen treats a car and a man so differently that he could be a perfect example to show how treasonously modern people treat their cars and how indifferently they treat other people. The maid Ying is like a knight on her "iron horse" (a bicycle), fighting in the city. Every day she rushes home after work to wait up for a husband never returns. The new nurse has problem with her colleague because they support different idle. What she also doesn't know is the reason why her brother's girlfriend sends her free lunchbox so often. The truth is that her brother's girlfriend wants to get plastic surgery in the clinic. Almost everyone here is not satisfied with his/her body. Moreover, they try to change their body with quite violent ways.

Yours and Mine

1997

Wolves Cry Under the Moon poster
4.2

Episodic drama from Taiwan. Was nominated for nine awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival.

Wolves Cry Under the Moon

1997

My Rice Noodle Shop poster
6.8

Carol 'Do Do' Cheng portrays the tough, eventful life of "Mama Boss" from childhood in pre-1949 Guilin to disillusionment in 1970s Taipei, where she struggles to run a noodle shop and contend with a host of colourful customers.

My Rice Noodle Shop

1998

Gambler's War poster
NR

A rich young woman's world collapses in one night, when her apparently respectable businessman father is killed by gangsters, who turn out to be former members of his gang.

Gambler's War

1991

The War Dogs poster
NR

4th installment to the Naughty Cadets series.

The War Dogs

1991

1980s · 18 titles

Terrorizers poster
7.4

An uncompromising look into urban life from the eyes of a voyeuristic photographer, a rebellious teenager, and a married couple teetering on the edge of adultery.

Terrorizers

1986

Little Genius Soldier poster
NR

Taiwanese army comedy.

Little Genius Soldier

1988

Forever Young poster
6.2

Five orphans, five friends. They grow up together, still good friends, and travel to Thailand, where a witch doctor has invented a brew which returns one to childhood permanently. Robberts attack and force the five to test the brew. Rescue comes after four of them have shrunk into child sizes, leaving Bo the only adult. The doctor forgets how to reverse the process and the quintet return to Hong Kong. Teacher Wong takes the four children into a primary school.

Forever Young

1989

7½ Detectives poster
8.0

Taiwan Comedy directed by Kevin Chu Yen-Ping and starring Eric Tsang and Stanley Fung.

7½ Detectives

1988

Emergency Police Lady poster
NR

A group of police women keep the city safe. A normal day day includes everything from battling robbers to going undercover to break up a arms deal that threatens the city.

Emergency Police Lady

1989

Naughty Cadets on Patrol poster
10.0

Selected criminals are being trained to fill in vacancies for police.

Naughty Cadets on Patrol

1987

The Young Flying Prodigal poster
NR

Giant fire breathing rubber dragons, laser firing Ying-Yang symbols, giggling evil midgets, and invisible women all battle against the flying super boy. Unofficial sequel to the lost film Magic Superchild.

The Young Flying Prodigal

1982

Black Skin and White Teeth poster
NR

A story of three childhood friends who grow up to live starkly different lives, and how their lives intersect - one being a cop, one a gang leader, and one a destitute gambler.

Black Skin and White Teeth

1987

Classmate Party poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Classmate Party

1988

The Longest Night poster
NR

Taiwanese war film based on a small-scale battle between the invading People's Liberation Army and the resisting Republic of China Armed Forces on a few small islands (including Dadan Island) in the Taiwan Strait in late July 1950.

The Longest Night

1983

Magic of Spell poster
8.8

Peach Boy and his mother live in a village. One day, there is a young man that suddenly comes to the village and asks Peach Boy to be his teacher because. At the same time, the elder of the devil palace wants to set Peach Boy to the deathtrap. They grasp children in order to have better martial arts skills. Peach Boy becomes righteous and indignant, he decides to exorcise the demons, but unexpectedly, his mother is killed by the devil. The battle between Peach Boy and the devil is unavoidable... (taken from the VCD release)

Magic of Spell

1988

The Naughty Cadets poster
NR

Selected criminals are being trained to fill in vacancies for police.

The Naughty Cadets

1987

The Dynamite Trio poster
7.3

The most deadly fighter on earth, a man so dangerous in combat he only uses one hand, is after the greatest book ever written. This book, a tutorial in the "mantis fist", must be protected by an unlikely band of hero's.

The Dynamite Trio

1982

Little Big Man poster
NR

Little Big Man is a Taiwanese Comedy starring Eric Tsang.

Little Big Man

1989

No artwork available
NR

A film produced by Taiwan Film Studio, which celebrated for the centenary of Chinese railroading.

A Centennial of Railways of ROC

1981

Naughty Cadets 3 poster
NR

Naughty Cadets 3 aka Big Headed Recruit 3 is a Taiwanese Comedy staring Eric Tsang.

Naughty Cadets 3

1987

Once Upon a Time poster
9.0

Carefree days, youth and summertime. It is on a day like that when Hsin-lun meets Wendy and Johnny meets Bessie. Love blossoms. Hsin-lun and Wendy are married but Bessie is jilted by Johnny. After college, Hsin-lun joins a construction company. He is unhappy, what with the company's corrupt ways and a domineering manager. On the point of resigning, he learns of a traffic accident in which Wendy and his brother are injured. Wendy has a miscarriage. The need for money changes Hsin-lun completely. He becomes part of a gang...

Once Upon a Time

1981

The Jade Badger poster
6.2

A marriage between nobles in Ancient China sets the stage for murder, monsters, and mutilation as the invited guests search for a secret hidden treasure. A search that leads them through dark evil forests, opulent palaces, and each other! When two sick and twisted killers enter the fray it is up to our hat wearing hero to straighten things out and put the warlords, henchmen, and evil ninja six feet under! But is he working for the law, or himself?

The Jade Badger

1982

Series credits

Treasure Venture poster
5.2

No synopsis available yet.

Treasure Venture

2000

Wish To See You Again poster
10.0

Xu Le is a bestselling author who has never left home. After being struck with a case of writer's block, he decides to search for inspiration. He moves into his former classmate, Ma Yong Rui's, five-star hotel and begins a job as a taxi driver hoping that by listening to his passengers, he'll find inspiration for his writing. When he meets Pan Neng Xian, a 24-year-old girl working at the hotel, he discovers there's a spark of inspiration every time he touches her hand. They go from enemies to friends once Neng Xian realizes his writing dilemma and decides to help him. As a taxi driver, Xue Le also encounters another former classmate, Ah Hao, who is also a taxi driver and whom he has not seen for years. Lu Yi, the dream girl that they all wanted in the past, is now a fashion magazine editor and becomes entangled in the friend group.

Wish To See You Again

2008

中华英雄 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

中华英雄

2005

Romance of the White Haired Maiden poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Romance of the White Haired Maiden

1999

Jingcheng si shao poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Jingcheng si shao

1991

Down with Love poster
6.0

Xiang Yu Ping, a divorce and inheritance lawyer, is seen by others as cold, selfish, and ruthless. He had taken in his brother's orphans and was in need of a nanny. But after he exhausted his supply of nannies, he still couldn't find one who doesn't fall in love with him or gets scared off by the kids. Fed up, Yu Ping asks his secretary, Yang Duo, to find a nanny that meets his requirements. She recommends her younger sister, Yang Guo, for the job; assuring Yu Ping that her tomboyish sister will not fall in love with him by lying that she does not like men at all.

Down with Love

2010

星剧社 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

星剧社

2014

团圆 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

团圆

2011

Romantic Princess poster
5.2

Adopted by middle classed parents, Xiao Mai has always had a dream to be an heiress. Who knew that one day this dream would come true. Xiao Mai's biological grandfather is the head of a prestigous aristocratic family and after many years of searching, he finally finds his long lost granddaughter. As she starts her life as an heiress, everyday is filled with excitement, however, everything seems a bit different from what she had imagined them to be.

Romantic Princess

2007

Wish to See You Again poster
10.0

Bestselling author Xu Le, struggling with writer's block, takes a job as a taxi driver to find inspiration. He reconnects with old friends, including Pan Neng-xian, a hotel worker who helps him with his writing, and Lu Yi, a former crush turned fashion editor. As their relationships evolve, Xu Le finds new sources of creativity and inspiration.

Wish to See You Again

2008

樱桃小丸子 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

樱桃小丸子

2017

Legendary Hotel poster
NR

The son of the owner of a failing hotel attempts to revive his ancestral legacy through an old and abandoned theater. Zhu Yi Qun and his servant Shen Mo Ren have fled to Fengtian City. Upon encountering Ma Hu Lu, Yang Si Rui, Gu De Bai, Da Xi, Liu San Yuan and many others, Zhu Yi Qun comes across a series of hilarious situations as he starts over in the hotel industry. Just as the lives of the people in the hotel were gradually on the right track, a huge conspiracy quietly unfolds.

Legendary Hotel

2021

Maruko poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Maruko

2017

上错楼梯睡错床 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

上错楼梯睡错床

2000

Mean Girl Ah Chu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mean Girl Ah Chu

2007

Sunny Girl poster
NR

Sunny Girl is a 2011 Taiwanese drama starring Wu Chun and Rainie Yang It is produced by Comic International Productions The drama started filming in May 2010 and wrapped on 21 September 2010. It was filmed on location in Taiwan, China and Japan. It was broadcast in the summer of 2011. This is the Taiwanese remake of the 2002 Korean drama Successful Story of a Bright Girl.

Sunny Girl

2011

Prince William poster
6.0

If you had a chance to live a much different life, would you take it? A happy-go-lucky fishmonger, Liu Wenpin, lives and works in a small village and has for the most part been content with his way of life. But one day, he meets Yi Weilien, a city man who has been involved in an accident and who looks very much like him...

Prince William

2014

书剑恩仇录 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

书剑恩仇录

1992

蓝海1加1 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

蓝海1加1

2010