Li Han-Hsiang

Known for: Directing
Born: April 23, 1926, 中国, 辽宁
Died: December 17, 1996
Movies: 95

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.0

The Golden Lotus

1974

6.6

The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire

1991

7.0

The Love Eterne

1963

7.2

The Enchanting Shadow

1960

5.3

Return of the Dead

1979

6.6

The Dream of the Red Chamber

1977

6.8

Four Moods

1970

6.4

The Warlord

1972

4.8

Legends of Lust

1972

6.9

The Kingdom and the Beauty

1959

Filmography

1982	Passing Flickers	Himself in opening scene
1974	Sinful Confession	Himself
1957	The Dog-Murderer
1956	The Orphan Girl	Mrs Luo's brother
1952	Happy Encounter
1952	The Moon-Blanch'd Land
1952	A Moment of Bliss

Directing, Writing & Producing

1994	Lover's Lover	Director
1994	The Amorous Lotus Pan	Director, Writer
1991	Dun Huang Tales of the Night	Writer, Director
1991	The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire	Director, Screenplay
1991	Madame Bamboo	Writer, Director
1989	The Empress Dowager	Director, Screenplay
1988	Snuff Bottle	Director
1986	The Last Emperor	Director, Writer
1983	Reign Behind a Curtain	Director, Writer
1983	The Burning of the Imperial Palace	Writer, Producer, Director
1983	Take Care, Your Majesty	Director
1982	The Emperor and the Minister	Director
1982	Tiger Killer	Writer, Director
1982	Passing Flickers	Director, Writer
1981	The Tiger and the Widow	Director, Writer
1980	Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty	Director
1979	Return of the Dead	Writer, Director
1979	The Ghost Story	Director, Writer
1979	The Scandalous Warlord	Writer, Director
1978	The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung	Director, Writer
1978	Hello Sexy Late Homecomers	Director
1978	Sensual Pleasures	Director, Writer
1977	The Dream of the Red Chamber	Writer, Director
1977	The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung	Director, Writer
1977	The Mad Monk	Director, Writer
1977	Moods of Love	Director, Writer
1976	Love Swindler	Director, Writer
1976	Crazy Sex	Writer, Director
1976	Wedding Nights	Screenplay, Director
1976	The Last Tempest	Director, Writer
1975	The Empress Dowager	Writer, Director
1975	Forbidden Tales of Two Cities	Director, Screenplay
1975	That's Adultery!	Director
1974	Sinful Confession	Director, Writer
1974	Reminiscence	Director
1974	Scandal	Director, Writer
1974	The Golden Lotus	Director, Writer
1973	The Happiest Moment	Director, Writer
1973	Illicit Desire	Director, Writer
1973	Facets of Love	Director, Screenplay
1973	Cheat to Cheat	Director, Writer
1973	Tales of Larceny	Director
1972	Legends of Lust	Director
1972	The Warlord	Director, Writer
1972	Cheating in Panorama	Director, Writer
1971	Legends Of Cheating	Writer, Director
1971	The Story of Ti-Ying	Director
1970	Four Moods	Producer, Director, Writer
1969	Storm Over the Yangtse River	Producer, Director
1969	The Winter	Director
1968	At Dawn	Director
1967	Love Is Thicker Than Wine	Director
1967	Lady in the Tower	Producer, Writer
1967	Feng Yang Flower Drum	Director
1966	Lady Sun	Director
1965	Beauty of Beauties	Producer, Director
1965	Dodder Flowers	Director
1965	菟丝花	Director
1964	Beyond the Great Wall	Director
1964	Trouble on the Wedding Night	Director
1964	The Coin	Director
1963	A Maid from Heaven	Director, Writer
1963	A Maid from Heaven	Writer
1963	The Adulteress	Director
1963	Return of the Phoenix	Director
1963	Empress Wu	Director, Writer
1963	The Love Eterne	Writer, Director
1962	The Magnificent Concubine	Director
1961	The Pistol	Director
1960	The Enchanting Shadow	Director
1960	Back Door	Director
1959	The Adventure of the 13th Sister	Director
1959	The Kingdom and the Beauty	Director
1959	Love Letter Murder	Director
1958	The Magic Touch	Director
1958	The Angel	Director
1958	Diau Charn	Director
1958	A Kiss for Me	Director
1958	Laughter and Tears	Screenplay
1957	He Has Taken Him for Another	Director
1957	A Mellow Spring	Director
1957	Little Angels of the Streets	Director, Writer
1957	Lady in Distress	Director, Writer
1957	A Mating Story	Writer, Director
1956	Beyond the Blue Horizon	Writer, Director
1956	The Orphan Girl	Writer
1956	Golden Phoenix	Screenplay
1956	Blood in Snow	Writer, Director

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