Li Han-hsiang

Richard Li Han-hsiang (Chinese: 李翰祥; pinyin: Lǐ Hànxiáng; 7 March 1926 in Jinxi, Liaoning^[1] – 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 Han-hsiang
Born	(1926-03-07)March 7, 1926 Jinxi, Liaoning, Republic of China
Died	December 17, 1996(1996-12-17) (aged 70) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1953–1994
Awards	Cannes Film Festival Technical Grand Prize 1962 The Magnificent ConcubineGolden Horse Awards – Best Director 1963 The Love Eterne 1966 Hsi Shih: Beauty of Beauties Best Original Screenplay 1971 The Story of Ti Ying 1979 The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung Life Achievement Award 1997 Lifetime Achievement
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李翰祥
Simplified Chinese	李翰祥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Hànxiáng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lei5 Hon6coeng4

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

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.^[2][3]

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	Lady from the Moon	Director	Co-director with Chiang Nan and Gu Sam-Lam.[4]
1956	Red Bloom in the Snow	Director	Director film debut.[4]
1956	Beyond the Blue Horizon	Director, screenwriter
1957	A Mating Story
1957	Lady in Distress
1957	Little Angels of the Streets
1957	A Mellow Spring
1957	He Has Taken Him for Another
1958	Give Me a Kiss
1958	The Magic Touch
1958	Diau Charn		[4]
1958	The Angel
1958	Dan Fung Street
1958	The Blessed Family
1959	Love Letter Murder	Director
1959	The Kingdom and the Beauty		Singapore submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.[4]
1959	The Adventure of the 13th Sister	Director
1960	Rear Entrance [fr]	Director
1960	The Enchanting Shadow		Hong Kong submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1962	The Magnificent Concubine
1963	Empress Wu Tse-Tien
1963	The Love Eterne		Hong Kong submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[4]
1972	Legends of Lust		[4]
1972	Cheating Panorama
1972	The Admarid Girl
1973	Cheat to Cheat	Director, screenwriter	[5][6]
1973	The Happiest Moments	Director, screenwriter	[7]
1973	Illicit Desire	Director, writer	[8][9]
1974	Scoundrel	Director, screenwriter
1975	The Empress Dowager	Director, screenwriter	[4] Winner of Best Art Direction—Color and Best Leading Actress (Lisa Lu) Awards at 1975 Golden Horse Film Festival
1976	The Last Tempest		Hong Kong submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1976	Love Swindlers
1977	Dream of the Red Chamber		Winner of Best Art Direction Awards at 1978 Asia-Pacific Film Festival and Golden Horse Film Festival
1983	The Burning of the Imperial Palace	Director	[4]
1983	Reign Behind a Curtain	Director	[4]
1986	The Last Emperor (1986 film)		[4]
1986	Snuff Bottle
1989	The West Empress

Awards

• Star. Avenue of Stars. Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in Hong Kong.^[4]

See also

• Stone House (Diamond Hill)