Lee Hsing, or Li Hsing (; born ; 20 May 1930 – 19 August 2021) was a Taiwanese

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 ...

. He directed more than 30 films between 1959 and 1986. Li Zida was born in Shanghai in 1930, and settled in Taiwan in 1948, studying at

National Taiwan Normal University National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU; ), or ''Shīdà'' is an institution of higher education and normal school operating out of three campuses in Taipei, Taiwan. NTNU is the leading research institute in such disciplines as Education and ...

. Li taught for one year, then became a reporter for the '' Independence Evening Post'', a newspaper published by his father , in 1954. While covering culture, education, and entertainment for the ''Post'', Li also acted in a few films. Having acted and assistant-directed for mentor/filmmaker Tang Shao-hua,Wang, G. C. H. (2011). Brother Wang and Brother Liu on the Roads in Taiwan – Parts 1 & 2 (Review). In Roger Garcia (Ed.) Asia Laughs! A Survey of Asian Comedy Films (pp. 220-221). Udine: Centro Espressioni Cinematografiche. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/25ad912f-8ff0-4f95-b4d8-dc1c1d75efe4/content Li's directorial debut was as co-director for ''

Brother Liu and Brother Wang on the Roads in Taiwan Brother Liu and Brother Wang on the Roads in Taiwan (王哥柳哥遊台灣) is a Taiwanese two series movies comedy film directed by Li Xing.It was released on 7 February 1958 Brother Liu and Brother Wang on the Roads in Taiwan (王哥柳哥遊 ...

'', a two-part film released in 1959. Until 1962, Li worked primarily on Hokkien films, despite being unable to speak

Taiwanese Hokkien Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/ Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about ...

. His first Mandarin film, was '' Our Neighbors''. '' Oyster Girl'', which Li co-directed with , was the first Taiwanese feature film to be shot in color. He received a National Cultural Award in 2015. Li died on 19 August 2021, aged 91, of heart failure.

Filmography

Three films directed by Li won the Best Director

Golden Horse Award 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 us ...

: * 1961 '' Empress Wu'' * 1962 '' The Liar Ah Chi'' * 1962 '' The Five Difficult Traps'' * 1962 '' The Liar Ah Chi part II'' * '' Our Neighbors'' (1963) * '' Oyster Girl'' (1964) * ''

Beautiful Duckling ''Beautiful Duckling'' is a 1965 Taiwanese film directed by Li Hsing. It tells the story of a duck man Lin Tsai-tien ( Ko Hsiang-ting) and his adopted daughter Hsiao-yue. Hsiao-yue ( Tang Pao-yun) knows nothing about her real descent, which Lin ha ...

'' (1964) * ''

Execution in Autumn ''Execution in Autumn'' () is a 1972 Taiwanese drama film directed by Hsing Lee. The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Lib ...

'' (1972) * '' He Never Gives Up'' (1978) * '' The Heroic Pioneers'' (1986) other selected filmography: * '' The Silent Wife'' (1965) * '' The Young Ones'' (1973) * '' Rhythm of the Wave'' (1974) * ''

The Story of a Small Town ''The Story of a Small Town'' (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a 1979 Taiwanese film, produced by Hsiao Chung Productions (). The film revolves around a family living in a small town. Kenny Bee plays the male family member who is released from prison and ...

'' (1978)

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