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Richard Li Han-hsiang (; 7 March 1926 in Jinxi,
Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmo ...
– 17 December 1996 in
Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...
) was a Chinese
film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...
. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s. His ''
The Enchanting Shadow ''The Enchanting Shadow'' () is a 1960 Hong Kong drama film directed by Li Han-hsiang. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy A ...
'', ''
The Magnificent Concubine ''The Magnificent Concubine'' () is a 1962 Hong Kong drama film. This movie was filmed in color. It was directed by Li Han Hsiang and is a remake of the 1955 Kenji Mizoguchi film '' Yōkihi''. ''The Magnificent Concubine'' was entered into the ...
'', and '' Empress Wu Tse-Tien'' were entered into the
Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films ...
in 1960, 1962, and 1963 respectively. Li also won the
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards () is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is u ...
for his work on the movie ''
Xi Shi Xi Shi (Hsi Shih; , ) was, according to legends, one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have lived during the end of the Spring and Autumn period in Zhuji, the capital of the ancient State of Yue. In traditiona ...
'' 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.


Filmography


Films

This is a partial list of films.


Awards

* Star. Avenue of Stars. Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in Hong Kong.


See also

* Stone House (Diamond Hill)


References


External links


Li Han-Hsiang at filmaffinity.com
*
HK cinemagic entry

Li Han-hsiang at senscritique.com
1926 births 1996 deaths Hong Kong film directors People from Huludao Film directors from Liaoning Chinese film directors {{HongKong-film-director-stub