Mu-To Kung
Cinematographer · Born January 1, 1934 (92)
- January 1, 1934 (92)
- Cinematographer
- 34 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
What are Mu-To Kung's films like?
Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 30
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 12 · Dark 14
Grounded 0 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 16
Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 23
Steady 8 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 9
Casual 9 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 14 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 5
Resolved 30 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet12
- Tragic6
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Mu-To Kung's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Mu-To Kung's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
52 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.
Tuo cuo che(1985)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sex Beyond the Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Guards of Shaolin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Profile in Anger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Man tian shen fo(1983)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Shaolin Hellgate(1980)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Five Deadly Venoms(1978)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Brave Archer Part II(1978)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Life Gamble(1978)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Chinatown Kid(1977)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Brave Archer(1977)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Magnificent Wanderers(1977)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Naval Commandos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Shaolin Temple(1976)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The New Shaolin Boxers(1976)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Shaolin Avengers(1976)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
7 Man Army(1976)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Ba guo lian jun(1976)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Marco Polo(1975)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Fantastic Magic Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Disciples of Shaolin(1975)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Five Shaolin Masters(1974)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Na Cha the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Shaolin Martial Arts(1974)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Men from the Monastery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Savage Five(1974)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Heroes Two(1974)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Generation Gap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Dynasty of Blood(1973)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Four Riders(1972)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Young People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Trilogy of Swordsmanship(1972)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Water Margin(1972)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Angry Guest(1972)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Boxer from Shantung(1972)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Deadly Duo(1971)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Duel of Fists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Anonymous Heroes(1971)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Triple Irons(1971)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
King Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Singing Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Heroic Ones(1970)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Vengeance! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Have Sword, Will Travel(1969)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Dead End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Invincible Fist(1969)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Singing Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Flying Dagger(1969)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Black Falcon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Career shape
A full career of 49 titles from 1967 to 1984.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Mu-To Kung's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th20
- 25th to 49th8
Shape of the crowd
20 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser20
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the cinematography 63/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Mu-To Kung work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mu-To Kung's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cheh Chang shares the most, 30.
Directors
- Cheh ChangShared titles: Shaolin Hellgate (1980), Five Deadly Venoms (1978), Life Gamble (1978), The Brave Archer Part II (1978), Chinatown Kid (1977), Magnificent Wanderers (1977), The Brave Archer (1977), 7 Man Army (1976), Ba guo lian jun (1976), Shaolin Temple (1976), The New Shaolin Boxers (1976), The Shaolin Avengers (1976) and 18 moreSee newest 12 of 30 shared titles with Cheh Chang
- Wu MaShared titles: 7 Man Army (1976), Shaolin Temple (1976), The New Shaolin Boxers (1976), The Shaolin Avengers (1976), The Water Margin (1972), The Flying Dagger (1969)See all 6 shared titles with Wu Ma
- Hsueh-Li PaoShared titles: The Boxer from Shantung (1972), The Water Margin (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Hsueh-Li Pao
Writers
- Kuang NiShared titles: Shaolin Hellgate (1980), Five Deadly Venoms (1978), Life Gamble (1978), The Brave Archer Part II (1978), Chinatown Kid (1977), The Brave Archer (1977), 7 Man Army (1976), Ba guo lian jun (1976), Shaolin Temple (1976), The New Shaolin Boxers (1976), The Shaolin Avengers (1976), Disciples of Shaolin (1975) and 15 moreSee newest 12 of 27 shared titles with Kuang Ni
- Louis ChaShared titles: The Brave Archer Part II (1978), The Brave Archer (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Louis Cha
Actors
- David ChiangShared titles: Shaolin Hellgate (1980), Magnificent Wanderers (1977), 7 Man Army (1976), Shaolin Temple (1976), Five Shaolin Masters (1974), The Savage Five (1974), Dynasty of Blood (1973), Four Riders (1972), The Angry Guest (1972), The Boxer from Shantung (1972), The Water Margin (1972), The Anonymous Heroes (1971) and 4 moreSee newest 12 of 16 shared titles with David Chiang
- Sheng FuShared titles: Shaolin Hellgate (1980), Life Gamble (1978), The Brave Archer Part II (1978), Chinatown Kid (1977), Magnificent Wanderers (1977), The Brave Archer (1977), 7 Man Army (1976), Ba guo lian jun (1976), Shaolin Temple (1976), The New Shaolin Boxers (1976), The Shaolin Avengers (1976), Disciples of Shaolin (1975) and 4 moreSee newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Sheng Fu
- Ku FengShared titles: Five Deadly Venoms (1978), Life Gamble (1978), The Brave Archer Part II (1978), The Brave Archer (1977), The Boxer from Shantung (1972), The Water Margin (1972), The Anonymous Heroes (1971), The Deadly Duo (1971), Triple Irons (1971), The Heroic Ones (1970), Have Sword, Will Travel (1969), Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Ku Feng
- Lung TiShared titles: 7 Man Army (1976), Shaolin Temple (1976), Five Shaolin Masters (1974), The Savage Five (1974), Dynasty of Blood (1973), Four Riders (1972), The Angry Guest (1972), The Water Margin (1972), The Anonymous Heroes (1971), The Deadly Duo (1971), Triple Irons (1971), The Heroic Ones (1970) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Lung Ti
Composers and editors
- Yung-Yu ChenShared titles: Shaolin Hellgate (1980), Five Deadly Venoms (1978), The Brave Archer Part II (1978), Chinatown Kid (1977), The Brave Archer (1977), Ba guo lian jun (1976), Shaolin Temple (1976), The New Shaolin Boxers (1976), The Shaolin Avengers (1976), Disciples of Shaolin (1975), Marco Polo (1975), Five Shaolin Masters (1974) and 9 moreSee newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Yung-Yu Chen
- Ting-Hung KuoShared titles: 7 Man Army (1976), Ba guo lian jun (1976), Shaolin Temple (1976), The New Shaolin Boxers (1976), The Shaolin Avengers (1976), Disciples of Shaolin (1975), Marco Polo (1975), Five Shaolin Masters (1974), Heroes Two (1974), Shaolin Martial Arts (1974), The Savage Five (1974), Dynasty of Blood (1973) and 7 moreSee newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Ting-Hung Kuo
- Hsing-Lung ChiangShared titles: Man tian shen fo (1983), Shaolin Hellgate (1980), Five Deadly Venoms (1978), Life Gamble (1978), Chinatown Kid (1977), The Brave Archer (1977), The Heroic Ones (1970), Have Sword, Will Travel (1969), Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969), The Flying Dagger (1969)See all 10 shared titles with Hsing-Lung Chiang
- Fu-Ling WangShared titles: Heroes Two (1974), The Heroic Ones (1970), Have Sword, Will Travel (1969), Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)See all 4 shared titles with Fu-Ling Wang
Producers
- Runme ShawShared titles: Five Deadly Venoms (1978), The Brave Archer Part II (1978), The Brave Archer (1977), Shaolin Temple (1976), Heroes Two (1974), The Savage Five (1974), Dynasty of Blood (1973), Four Riders (1972), The Boxer from Shantung (1972), Triple Irons (1971), Have Sword, Will Travel (1969), Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)See all 12 shared titles with Runme Shaw
- Run Run ShawShared titles: Shaolin Hellgate (1980), Life Gamble (1978), Chinatown Kid (1977), Magnificent Wanderers (1977), Heroes Two (1974), The Angry Guest (1972), The Water Margin (1972), The Anonymous Heroes (1971), The Deadly Duo (1971), The Heroic Ones (1970), The Flying Dagger (1969)See all 11 shared titles with Run Run Shaw
- Lieh ChenShared titles: Shaolin Hellgate (1980), Five Deadly Venoms (1978), Life Gamble (1978), The Brave Archer Part II (1978), Chinatown Kid (1977), The Brave Archer (1977)See all 6 shared titles with Lieh Chen
- Shih-Wei PengShared titles: 7 Man Army (1976), Ba guo lian jun (1976), The Shaolin Avengers (1976), Disciples of Shaolin (1975), Marco Polo (1975), Five Shaolin Masters (1974)See all 6 shared titles with Shih-Wei Peng