Tao Te-san (born 24 August 1955), better known by his pen name Kuo Cheng, is a Taiwanese fiction writer. He is perhaps best known for writing the screenplays of several films directed by Ho Ping and Kevin Chu.
His older brother Tao Te-chen (陶德辰) was a filmmaker-actor in the 1980s.
Works translated to English
| Year | Chinese title | Translated English title | Translator |
|---|
| 1988 | 彈子王 | "King of the Pool Players" | Ying-tsih Hwang |
| 1991 | 狼行千里 | "The Journey of the Wolf" | Susan Wilf |
"The Journey of the Wolf" was one of the stories Kuo used when he and director Ho Ping wrote the screenplay for Ho's 1997 film Wolves Cry Under the Moon.
Filmography
Films
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Director | Notes |
|---|
| 1985 | One Bright Day | 好個翹課天 | Fu Wei-te | original story (adapted by Wu Nien-jen) |
| 1986 | Gallery of Fools | 哥們的糗事 | original story (adapted by Yeh Yun-chiao and Chang Chien) |
| 1993 | 18 | Ho Ping | |
| 1995 | Heartbreak Island | 去年冬天 | Hsu Hsiao-ming | co-wrote with John S.C. Chiang |
| Trouble Maker | 臭屁王 | Kevin Chu | |
| 1996 | The Feeling of Love | 重慶愛情感覺 | |
| Naughty Boys & Soldiers | 狗蛋大兵 | |
| 1997 | Wolves Cry Under the Moon | 國道封閉 | Ho Ping | |
| 1998 | Chivalrous Legend | 俠盜正傳 | Tsai Yang-ming | co-wrote with Wu Nien-jen |
| 2000 | The Spy Tycoon | 匪諜大亨 | Ho Ping | TV film |
| 2002 | The Rule of the Game | 挖洞人 | |
| 2005 | One Stone and Two Birds | 一石二鳥 | Kevin Chu | co-wrote with Lin Man-hsu |
| 2008 | Red Cliff | 赤壁 | John Woo | historical film, co-wrote with Woo, Sheng Heyu and Chan Khan |
| 2015 | Where the Wind Settles | 風中家族 | Wang Toon | co-wrote with Carol Li, Lin Chi-shiang, and Wu Jing |
TV Dramas (incomplete)
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes |
|---|
| 1997 | The Strange Cases of Lord Shi | 施公奇案 | |
| 1999 | Lord of Imprisonment | 神捕 | |
| Resurrecting the Husband | 聊齋怪談之打鬼救夫 | |
| 2001 | Legend of the Martial Alliance | 少林七崁 | |
| Chess Warriors | 棋武士 | |
| Swordsman | 多情刀客無情刀短刀行 | |
| Pretty Twins | 偷龍轉鳳 | |
| 2004 | Thirteen Sons of Heaven Bridge | 天橋十三郎 | |
| 2016 | Xiao Shiyilang | 新萧十一郎 | |
Film awards
| Year | # | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|
| 1993 | 30th | Golden Horse Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | 18 | Nominated |
| 2001 | 36th | Golden Bell Awards | Best Screenwriter (TV Film or Miniseries) | The Spy Tycoon | Nominated |
| 2002 | 4th | Deauville Asian Film Festival | Best Screenplay | The Rule of the Game | Won |