# Ho Meng Hua

Ho Meng Hua (何夢華 1 de gener de 1923 - 19 de maig de 2009) va ser un director de cinema xinès de Xangai, que treballava al Cinema de Hong Kong i al Cinema de Taiwan.

## Primers anys

El 1923, Ho va néixer a la província de Guangdong, Xina. Ho va créixer a Xangai, Xina. Es va graduar a l'Acadèmia de Teatre de Xangai.

## Carrera

El 1955, Ho es va unir a l'estudi Shaw Brothers. El 1958, el debut com a director de Ho va ser An Appointment After Dark. Ho finalment es va convertir en un dels directors més prolífics dels estudis, dirigint una cinquantena de pel·lícules entre llavors i 1980.

## Filmografia
### Pel·lícules

* 1955 Romance in the Western Chamber – com a guionista.
* 1956 Miss Kikuko - as assistant director.
* 1958 Red Lantern (借紅燈) - com a director.
* 1958 An Appointment after Dark - com a director.
* 1959 Day-Time Husband - com a director.
* 1960 Rendezvous in the South Sea
* 1960 Malayan Affair (蕉風椰雨) - com a director, guionista.
* 1964 Between Tears and Smiles - co-director
* 1964 The Warlord and the Actress
* 1966 The Monkey Goes West
* 1966 Princess Iron Fan
* 1967 Susanna (珊珊) - com a director.
* 1967 The Midnight Murder
* 1967 The King With My Face
* 1967 Cave of the Silken Web
* 1968 Land of Many Perfumes
* 1968 The Jade Raksha
* 1968 Killer Darts
* 1969 Vengeance Is A Golden Blade
* 1970 Lady of Steel
* 1971 The Lady Hermit
* 1971 The Long Chase
* 1972 The Black Enforcer
* 1972 The Human Goddess
* 1973 The Kiss of Death
* 1973 Ambush
* 1973 The Master of Kung Fu
* 1974 The Sinful Adultress
* 1974 Young Passion
* 1975 All Mixed Up
* 1975 The Golden Lion
* 1975 The Flying Guillotine
* 1975 Black Magic
* 1976 Black Magic 2 U.S. title: "Revenge Of The Zombies"
* 1976 Oily Maniac - com a director.
* 1976 The Criminals
* 1976 The Dragon Missile
* 1977 The Mighty Peking Man U.S. title: "Goliathon"
* 1978 The Vengeful Beauty
* 1978 The Psychopath
* 1978 Shaolin Handlock
* 1979 Abbot of Shaolin a.k.a. U.S. title: "A Slice Of Death"
* 1980 The Swift Sword

## Vida personal

El 1948, Ho es va traslladar a Hong Kong.
El 19 de maig de 2009, Ho va morir a Hong Kong.

## Referències

* ↑ «Ho Meng-Hua». hkmdb.com. [Consulta: 6 novembre 2011].
* 1 2 3 Stokes, Lisa Odham; Braaten, Rachel. Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 15 January 2020. ISBN 9781538120620 [Consulta: July 9, 2020]. (credited as He Menghua, p. 181)
* 1 2 3 «Ho Meng Hua». hkcinemagic.com. Arxivat de l'original el de març 17, 2023. [Consulta: July 9, 2020].
* ↑ «Romance in the Western Chamber (1955)». dianying.com, 1955. [Consulta: July 9, 2020].(credited as He Menghua)
* ↑ «Red Lantern (1958)». dianying.com, 1958. [Consulta: July 9, 2020].(credited as He Menghua)
* ↑ «An Appointment after Dark (1958)». dianying.com, 1958. [Consulta: July 9, 2020].(credited as He Menghua)
* ↑ «Day-Time Husband (1958)». dianying.com, 1958. [Consulta: July 9, 2020].(credited as He Menghua)
* ↑ «Malayan Affair (1960)». dianying.com, 1960. [Consulta: July 9, 2020].(credited as He Menghua)
* ↑ «Susanna (1967)». hkcinemagic.com, 1967. Arxivat de l'original el d’abril 7, 2020. [Consulta: July 9, 2020].
* ↑ «珊珊 (1967), Susanna». hkmdb.com, October 16, 1967. [Consulta: July 9, 2020].
* ↑ «Oily Maniac (1976)». tcm.com, 1976. [Consulta: July 9, 2020].
* ↑ «Chinese director Meng Hua Ho dies». festival-lumiere.org, 2009. Arxivat de l'original el de juliol 13, 2020. [Consulta: July 9, 2020].
* ↑ «Ho Meng-Hua». hkmemory.hk. [Consulta: July 9, 2020].

## Enllaços externs

* What We Talk About When We Talk About Ho Meng-Hua (January 2004)