Ronald Bi Jen-hsu (born 4 December 1938
), known by his stage name Chin Han, is a retired
Hong Kong
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actor, director, screenwriter and producer born in
mainland China
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. He has appeared in over 50
Mandarin
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Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
-language films in Hong Kong and
Taiwan
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, many of them produced by the
Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1925 to 2011.
In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shang ...
in the 1960s and the 1970s.
Personal life
Born in
Weihai
Weihai ( zh, t=, p=Wēihǎi), formerly Weihaiwei ( zh, s=, p=Wēihǎiwèi, l=Mighty Sea Fort, first=t), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport city in the easternmost Shandong province of China. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow ...
,
Republic of China
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, Pi Jen-hsu moved to Hong Kong as a small child during the
Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the governor of Hong Kong, Mark Aitchison Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of British Hong Kong, Hong Kong to the Empire of Japan on 25 December 1941. His surrender occurred after Batt ...
.
After finishing from
New Method College, his first career was in a ''
hong''. In 1961, he entered
Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1925 to 2011.
In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shang ...
, working as a
script supervisor
A script supervisor (also called continuity supervisor or script) is a member of a film crew who oversees the continuity of the motion picture including dialogue and action during a scene. The script supervisor may also be called upon to ensure wa ...
for director
Yueh Feng
Griffin Yueh Feng (; 1909 or July 29, 1910 – March 3, 1999) was a Chinese film director and screenwriter who worked in the Cinema of Hong Kong. He worked at the Shaw Brothers Studio's for many years and directed nearly 90 films.
Early life
...
. In 1964, he rose to fame when Yueh Feng cast him in a major
Huangmei opera film ''
Lady General Hua Mu-lan'', opposite superstar
Ivy Ling Po
Huang Yuet-chu (born November 16, 1939), known professionally by her stage name Ivy Ling Po, is a retired actress and Chinese opera singer from Hong Kong. She gained widespread fame during the 1960s for her roles in several popular Huangmei ...
.
In 1966, Chin Han married Ivy Ling Po. They moved to Taiwan in 1973 where they continued to work in the film industry
until immigrating to Canada in the late 1980s. After retirement, they made
guest appearance
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The guests themselves (referred to as guest artists, featured artists, guest stars, or guest fighters, depending on context), are disting ...
s in their son
Kenneth Bi
Kenneth Bi (born March 4, 1967) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian filmmaker. He has written, directed, and acted in Canada and Hong Kong in numerous theatre and film productions.
Biography
Kenneth Bi is the son of two movie stars from the Shaw Brot ...
's directorial debut ''
Rice Rhapsody'' (2004).
Filmography
Film
; As actor
; As director
* 1965: ''Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies'' ()
* 1966: ''Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies 2'' ()
* 1966: ''Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies 3'' ()
* 1966: ''The In-law Marriage'' ()
* 1967: ''The Other Day's Typhoon'' ()
* 1976: ''Crossroad'' () – also actor, writer and producer
* 1978: ''Dream of the Red Chamber'' () – also writer (opera film)
* 1980: ''The Imperious Princess'' () – also co-producer (opera film)
; As writer
* 1967: ''The Three Desperate Drunks'' ()
* 1976: ''Crossroad'' () – also actor, director and producer
* 1978: ''Dream of the Red Chamber'' () – also writer (opera film)
; As producer
* 1976: ''Crossroad'' () – also actor, director and writer
* 1980: ''The Imperious Princess'' () – also director (opera film)
Television series
References
External links
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1938 births
Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong
Hong Kong male film actors
Hong Kong film directors
Living people
Writers from Weihai
Hong Kong male television actors
Hong Kong screenwriters
Hong Kong film producers
Hong Kong people of Shandong descent
20th-century Hong Kong male actors
21st-century Hong Kong male actors
Male actors from Shandong
Chinese male film actors
Chinese male television actors
20th-century Chinese male actors
21st-century Chinese male actors
Screenwriters from Shandong