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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-03-07 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

中国, 辽宁

Li Han-Hsiang

Biography:

Richard Li Han Hsiang (Chinese: 李翰祥; pinyin: Lǐ Hànxiáng; 7 March 1926 in Jinxi, Liaoning - 17 December 1996 in Beijing) was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s. His The Enchanting Shadow, The Magnificent Concubine, and Empress Wu Tse-Tien were entered into the Cannes Film Festival in 1960, 1962, and 1963 respectively.

Li also won the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for his work on the movie Xi Shi in 1965. Most of his movies in the 1970s and 1980s were Chinese historical dramas. He died in Beijing due to a heart attack. He was seventy.

Known For

Acting

1982

Passing Flickers as Himself in opening scene

1962

1956

The Orphan Girl as Mrs Luo's brother

1952

Writing

1994

1989

The Empress Dowager as Screenplay

1986

1982

Tiger Killer as Writer

1976

Love Swindler as Writer
Crazy Sex as Writer
Wedding Nights as Screenplay

1974

Scandal as Writer

1973

Illicit Desire as Writer
Cheat to Cheat as Writer
Facets of Love as Screenplay

1972

The Warlord as Writer

1971

1970

Four Moods as Writer

1967

1963

The Love Eterne as Writer
Empress Wu as Writer

1958

Laughter and Tears as Screenplay

1956

The Orphan Girl as Writer
Blood in Snow as Writer
Golden Phoenix as Screenplay

Directing

1994

Lover's Lover as Director

1989

1988

Snuff Bottle as Director

1986

The Last Emperor as Director

1982

Tiger Killer as Director
Passing Flickers as Director

1981

1979

Return of the Dead as Director
The Ghost Story as Director

1976

Love Swindler as Director
The Last Tempest as Director
Crazy Sex as Director
Wedding Nights as Director

1974

The Golden Lotus as Director
Scandal as Director
Sinful Confession as Director

1973

Tales of Larceny as Director
Facets of Love as Director
Illicit Desire as Director
Cheat to Cheat as Director

1972

Legends of Lust as Director
The Warlord as Director

1971

1970

Four Moods as Director

1969

The Winter as Director

1968

At Dawn as Director

1967

1966

Lady Sun as Director

1965

Beauty of Beauties as Director
Dodder Flowers as Director
菟丝花 as Director

1964

The Coin as Director

1963

The Love Eterne as Director
Empress Wu as Director
The Adulteress as Director

1961

The Pistol as Director

1960

Back Door as Director

1958

Diau Charn as Director
A Kiss for Me as Director
The Magic Touch as Director
Laughter and Tears as Assistant Director
The Angel as Director

1956

Blood in Snow as Director

Production

1970

Four Moods as Producer

1967

Lady in the Tower as Producer

1965

Beauty of Beauties as Producer

Art

1962

The Magnificent Concubine as Art Direction