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Background

Kuo Hwa Motion Picture Co., Ltd. (國華影業有限公司) was a film production company, registered in Hong Kong but mainly operated in Taiwan.

1st Logo (June 28, 1969-1982?)

Visuals: On a blue marbled background, there is a stylized five-petaled flower, flanked by the letters "國華" (reading right-to-left). Underneath the flower is the following, with the Chinese name also reading right-to-left:

影業有限公司
KUO HWA MOTION PICTURE CO., LTD.

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

Technique: A still live-action image.

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

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

2nd Logo (June 13, 1978)

Visuals: 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. "影業有限公司" reading right-to-left wipes in below in blue, followed by "KUO HWA MOTION PICTURE CO., LTD." wiping in under it.

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: A triumphant fanfare.

Availability: Seen on Strike for Mantis Fist.

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-<!-- See CLG Wiki:Credits for a tutorial on adding credits -->
 ===Background===
-Kuo Hwa Motion Picture Co., Ltd. was a film production company, registered in Hong Kong but mainly operated in Taiwan.
+'''Kuo Hwa Motion Picture Co., Ltd.''' (國華影業有限公司) was a film production company, registered in Hong Kong but mainly operated in Taiwan.
-=== 1st logo (1958) ===
+===1st Logo (June 28, 1969-1982?)===
+<tabber>
-{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/YIDFt2zjgRM}}
+Images=
-'''Logo:''' TBA
+<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
+File:Kuo Hwa Motion Picture (1969 - The Beautiful Swordsman).jpg
-'''FX/SFX:'''
+File:Kuo Hwa Motion Picture (1970 - The Begging Swordsman).png
+File:Kuo Hwa Motion Picture (1976 - The Black Justice).png
-'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA
+File:Kuo Hwa Motion Picture (1981 - The Gambler's Duel).png
+</gallery>
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
+|-|
+Videos=
-'''Availability:'''
-'''Editor's Note:'''
-<!-- Please add categories according to the company's type, country of origin, and parent company (if applicable) -->
-===2nd Logo (196?-197?)===
 {{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/wQXko7Vxmt0|id2=https://youtu.be/_POjmPL-I44}}
+</tabber>
-'''Logo:''' On a blue marble background, we see a stylized five-petaled flower. TBA
+'''Visuals:''' On a blue marbled background, there is a stylized five-petaled flower, flanked by the letters "國華" (reading right-to-left). Underneath the flower is the following, with the Chinese name also reading right-to-left:
+<center>
+影業有限公司<br>
+{{Color|gold|'''KUO HWA MOTION PICTURE CO., LTD.'''}}
+</center>
-'''Variants:'''
+'''Variants:''' Starting in the mid-1970s, the letters are more spaced out.
+'''Technique:''' A still live-action image.
-'''FX/SFX:'''
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic fanfare, which was also used by Sony on their demonstration tape.
+'''Audio:''' A dramatic fanfare, which was also used by Sony on their demonstration tape.
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
+'''Availability:''' First seen on ''The Beautiful Swordsman''. Later appeared on films including ''The Begging Swordsman'', ''The Black Justice'', and others.
-'''Availability:'''
+===2nd Logo (June 13, 1978)===
-'''Editor's Note:'''
+<tabber>
+Images=
-=== 3rd logo (1978) ===
 [[File:Kuo Hwa Motion Picture (國華影業公司) (1978, Strike for Mantis Fist).jpeg|center|350px]]
+|-|
+Videos=
 {{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/_9iEJD4dgeg}}
+</tabber>
-'''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.
+'''Visuals:''' 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. "影業有限公司" reading right-to-left wipes in below in blue, followed by "KUO HWA MOTION PICTURE CO., LTD." wiping in under it.
-'''FX/SFX:''' 2D animation.
+'''Technique:''' Cel animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A triumphant fanfare.
+'''Audio:''' A triumphant fanfare.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on ''Strike for Mantis Fist''.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on ''Strike for Mantis Fist''.
+[[Category:Hong Kong]]
+[[Category:Taiwan]]
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+[[Category:Film logos]]
-<!-- Please add categories according to the company's type, country of origin, and parent company (if applicable) -->
+[[Category:Hong Kong film logos]]
-[[Category:Taiwanese logos]]
 [[Category:Taiwanese film logos]]
-[[Category:Film logos]]
+[[Category:Logos with library music]]