Kuo Hwa Motion Picture Co., Ltd.

Background
Kuo Hwa Motion Picture Co., Ltd. was a film production company, registered in Hong Kong but mainly operated in Taiwan.

1st Logo (June 28, 1969-1982?)
Logo: On a blue marbled background, we see a stylized five-petaled flower. underneath the flower, we see 國華影業公司 KUO HWA MOTION PICTURE CO., LTD.

Variants: Starting in the mid-1970s, the letters are more spaced out.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic fanfare, which was also used by Sony on their demonstration tape.

Availability: Rare, first seen on The Beautiful Swordsman. Later appeared on films including The Begging Swordsman, The Black Justice, and others.

2nd Logo (1978)


Logo: On a white-yellow gradient background, multiple circles in different colors of the rainbow spin about. The circles morph into a five-petaled stylized red flower which continues to spin. After it stops spinning, two three-dimensional blue Chinese characters "華國" zoom in to the sides of the screen, sandwiching the flower. "國華影業公司" reading right-to-left wipes in below in blue, followed by "KUO HWA MOTION PICTURE CO., LTD." wiping in under it.

Technique: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A triumphant fanfare.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on Strike for Mantis Fist.