Li Han-Hsiang

Director, Writer, Actor, Producer

April 23, 1926 — December 17, 1996 (70 years)
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.

Known For

  • The Love Eterne
    The Love Eterne
  • The Golden Lotus
    The Golden Lotus
  • The Enchanting Shadow
    The Enchanting Shadow
  • Empress Wu
    Empress Wu
  • The Burning of the Imperial Palace
    The Burning of the Imperial Palace
  • Facets of Love
    Facets of Love
  • Reign Behind a Curtain
    Reign Behind a Curtain
  • The Kingdom and the Beauty
    The Kingdom and the Beauty
  • The Dream of the Red Chamber
    The Dream of the Red Chamber
  • The Warlord
    The Warlord
  • The Magnificent Concubine
    The Magnificent Concubine
  • The Empress Dowager
    The Empress Dowager
  • Tiger Killer
    Tiger Killer
  • Four Moods
    Four Moods
  • The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire
    The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire
  • Beauty of Beauties
    Beauty of Beauties
  • The Last Emperor
    The Last Emperor
  • Illicit Desire
    Illicit Desire
  • The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung
    The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung
  • The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
    The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung

Filmography

1936

1982
Passing Flickers · as Himself In Opening Scene
1974
Sheng si quan ma · as Himself
1973
Cheat to Cheat · as Self (wedding Reception Footage)

1991
1991
Madame Bamboo · as Art Director
1962
The Magnificent Concubine · as Art Direction