About
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.
Filmography
Lover's Lover1994 · Director
The Amorous Lotus Pan1994 · Director, Writer
Dun Huang Tales of the Night1991 · Writer, Director
The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire1991 · Director, Screenplay
Madame Bamboo1991 · Writer, Director
The Empress Dowager1989 · Director, Screenplay
Snuff Bottle1988 · Director
The Last Emperor1986 · Director, Writer
Reign Behind a Curtain1983 · Director, Writer
The Burning of the Imperial Palace1983 · Writer, Producer, Director
Take Care, Your Majesty1983 · Director
The Emperor and the Minister1982 · Director
Tiger Killer1982 · Writer, Director
Passing Flickers1982 · Director, Writer
The Tiger and the Widow1981 · Director, Writer
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty1980 · Director
Return of the Dead1979 · Writer, Director
The Ghost Story1979 · Director, Writer
The Scandalous Warlord1979 · Writer, Director
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung1978 · Director, Writer