Li Ping-Qian
Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1902 · Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Died
- November 18, 1984 (age 82)
Li Pingqian (1902 – 18 November 1984), also known as Jack Pingqian Li, was a Chinese filmmaker who directed over 100 films in his career in mainland China and Hong Kong. He is probably best known for his works with actresses Gong Qiuxia and Xia Meng, who each starred in more than a dozen of his films. Moreover, his 1964 Huangmei opera film Three Charming Smiles starring Chen Sisi was a huge hit in China.
Li was born in Hangzhou and was originally given the name Chunchou. He moved to Shangai in the 1920s to begin a career in filmmaking after leaving Hujiang University in 1919, where he studied sociology but did not graduate. In 1924, he co-founded Shenzhou Film Company with Wu Xuchang. The company went bankrupt in 1927 and Li joined Tianyi Film Company. He eventually moved on to Mingxing Film Company, until that was destroyed by Japanese bombardments during World War II.
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In the 1950s, Li moved to Hong Kong and became directing Cantonese films for companies such as Yonghua and Great Wall Film Company.
Many of Li's earlier works are lost.
Known for
Three Charming Smiles
March 21, 1964
Hua Mulan Joins the Army
November 30, 1927
Mother and Son
January 1, 1947
Rendezvous
November 24, 1960
A Dazzling Trap
April 20, 1961
Princess Iron Fan
December 25, 1927
Youngsters of the Time
January 1, 1933
The Imperial Maid Fei Zhen'e
January 1, 1939
Home
October 2, 1941
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
March 25, 1960
Awful Truth
June 29, 1950
Sheng li si bie
January 1, 1941
Behind the camera26
- 1964Three Charming Smiles Director
- 1961A Dazzling Trap Director
- 1960Rendezvous Director
- 1960Laugh, Clown, Laugh Director
- 1956The Three Loves Director
- 1955It So Happens to a Woman Director
- 1953The Peerless Beauty Director
- 1950Awful Truth Director
- 1950A Strange Woman Director
- 1949Our Husband Director