Li Han-Hsiang
Directing
- Born
- April 23, 1926 · 中国, 辽宁
- Died
- December 17, 1996 (age 70)
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
The Golden Lotus
January 17, 1974
The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire
May 9, 1991
The Love Eterne
April 4, 1963
The Enchanting Shadow
August 18, 1960
Return of the Dead
December 21, 1979
The Dream of the Red Chamber
October 26, 1977
Four Moods
October 8, 1970
The Warlord
August 17, 1972
Legends of Lust
November 16, 1972
The Kingdom and the Beauty
June 29, 1959
Sensual Pleasures
August 25, 1978
The Burning of the Imperial Palace
September 20, 1983
Behind the camera89
- 1994Lover's Lover Director
- 1994The Amorous Lotus Pan Director, Writer
- 1991Dun Huang Tales of the Night Writer, Director
- 1991The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire Director, Screenplay
- 1991Madame Bamboo Writer, Director
- 1989The Empress Dowager Director, Screenplay
- 1988Snuff Bottle Director
- 1986The Last Emperor Director, Writer
- 1983Reign Behind a Curtain Director, Writer
- 1983The Burning of the Imperial Palace