Richard Li Han-hsiang (; 7 March 1926 in Jinxi,

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– 17 December 1996 in

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

) was a Chinese

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

. 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'' (, ''Sin neui yau wan'', ''Chi’en-nu Yu-Hin'', ''Qiàn yǚ Yōuhún'') 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 ...

'', ''

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 Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...

in 1960, 1962, and 1963 respectively. Li also won the

Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Taipei Golden Horse Awards () are a film festival and associated awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. The festival and ceremony were founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Repub ...

for his work on the movie ''

Xi Shi Xi Shi (Hsi Shih; , ), also known by the nickname Xizi, was one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have lived in a small Yue village (today part of Zhuji, a county-level city in Shaoxing, Zhejiang) during the end of ...

'' 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.

References

External links

Li Han-Hsiang at filmaffinity.com
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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

Filmography

Films

Awards

See also

References

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