Chen Kuofu

Chen Kuofu is a Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer. His film The Personals was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Born in 1958 Chen worked as a film critic before debuting as a director in 1989 with School Girl.

In the 1990s, he continued to explore the world through a female perspective with Treasure Island, The Peony Pavilion and anti-romantic comedy The Personals. The latter, in which a single woman searches for Mr. Right on a series of blind dates, screened in Cannes' Un Certain Regard sidebar and was distributed in Asia, Europe and North America.

In 2000 Chen became the head of the production unit of the Asian branch of Columbia Pictures. Here he accumulated experience in international film making and connections to young Chinese directors such as Feng Xiaogang. With these he would later join Huayi Brothers Media Corporation and continue his works in China.

In 2001 Chen began to concentrate on feature film production beginning with Su Chao-Bin's youth comedy Better Than Sex through his company Nan Fang Film Productions. The following year, he directed and produced the supernatural thriller Double Vision.

Chen Kuofu is known for work in writing across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien (1999), Golden Horse Awards (1962), Copycat Killer (2023), Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018), Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015), Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013), Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010), Mumu (2025). The recorded credits span 1962 to 2025, including 23 movies and 2 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.