Pao Hsueh-Li

Biography

Born in Nanjing and a native of Jiangsu, Pao went to Taiwan in 1949. While in Secondary school, he worked part-time in the evenings at the film processing studio of Taiwan Motion Picture Studio. Upon graduation, he continued to work at the company as an assistant cinematographer for six years and later switched to Lucky Star Film Co Ltd to work as a cinematographer for three years, where he shot many Taiwanese-dialect films. In 1966, when Lo Chen went to Taiwan for the location shooting of Too Late for Love (1967), Pao assisted him and gained his recognization. Pao then went to Hong Kong the following year and joined Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Ltd. He first worked as a cinematographer at Shaws, responsible for shooting Lo Chen, Griffin Yue Feng and Chang Cheh's films. Some of the major works included Chang Cheh's The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967) and Golden Swallow (1968); Griffin Yue Feng's Rape of the Sword (1967), Spring Blossoms (1968) and The Silent Love (1971). Pao was acclaimed for his meticulous camerawork and the way he captured the sentiments of the characters. Recommended and encouraged by Chang and Yue, he began his directorial career in 1970. His first film was a hor…

Directed

1. The Boxer from Shantung (1972) — Director
2. The Battle Wizard (1977) — Director
3. The Water Margin (1972) — Director
4. Man of Iron (1972) — Director
5. The Delightful Forest (1972) — Director
6. Deadly Angels (1977) — Director
7. Iron Bodyguard (1973) — Director
8. Finger of Doom (1972) — Director
9. The Oath of Death (1971) — Director
10. The Shadow Boxer (1974) — Director
11. The Pirate (1973) — Director
12. Five Tough Guys (1974) — Director
13. The Heroes (1980) — Director
14. The Eight Escorts (1980) — Director
15. The Taxi Driver (1975) — Director
16. The Imposter (1975) — Director
17. Blooded Treasury Fight (1979) — Director
18. Heroic Ones (1983) — Director
19. Layout (1977) — Director
20. Tough Guy (1978) — Director
21. The Great Conspiracy (1980) — Director
22. Hero at the Border Region (1981) — Director
23. Beauty Escort (1979) — Director
24. The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons (1978) — Director
25. The Drinking Knight (1971) — Director
26. Heroes of the Underground (1976) — Director
27. Night of the Assassins (1980) — Director
28. The Kung Fu Emperor (1981) — Director
29. A Co-Ed's Diary (1986) — Director
30. Witty Hand, Witty Sword (1978) — Director
31. Private First Class (1981) — Director
32. Flying Sword Lee (1979) — Director
33. Match Maker for Successful Candidate (1982) — Director
34. The Revenger (1980) — Director