Biography
Zhang Shichuan (Wade–Giles: Chang Shih-ch'uan; 1889–1953 or 1890–1954), also credited as S. C. Chang, was a Chinese entrepreneur, film director, and film producer, who is considered a founding father of Chinese cinema. He and Zheng Zhengqiu made the first Chinese feature film, The Difficult Couple, in 1913, and cofounded the Mingxing (Star) Film Company in 1922, which became the largest film production company in China under Zhang's leadership.
Zhang directed about 150 films in his career, including Laborer's Love (1922), the earliest complete Chinese film that has survived; Orphan Rescues Grandfather (1923), one of the first Chinese box-office hits; The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple (1928), the first martial arts film; and Sing-Song Girl Red Peony (1931), China's first sound film.
After the destruction of Mingxing's studio by Japanese bombing during the 1937 Battle of Shanghai, Zhang Shichuan made films for the China United Film Production Company (Zhonglian) in Japanese-occupied Shanghai, which led to accusations of treason after the surrender of Japan in 1945. He never recovered from the humiliation, and died in 1953 or 1954.
Filmography
all 34
Movies 34
Director 32
Writer 1
The Night (1941)
Romance of the Western Chamber (1940)
The Three Smiles (1940)
The New Year's Gift (1937)
Flower of Society (1937)
Scenes of City Life (1935)
Down-trodden Peach Blossom (1935)
The Classic for Girls (1934)
Mrs. Mai (1934)
The Cosmetics Market (1933)
The Future Prospects (1933)
Two Versus One (1933)
Fate in Tears and Laughter (1932)
Such Paradise (1931)
Sing-Song Red Peony (1931)
Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery (1928)
Foiled (1927)
The Hunter's Legend (1927)
Reciprocity (1927)
The Unknown Hero (1926)
Roses in April (1926)
Love and Gold (1926)
Her Sorrows (1926)
The Last Conscience (1925)
Orchid in an Empty Valley (1925)
My Dear Brother (1924)
Love and Vanity (1924)
The Death of Yuli (1924)
The Poor Children (1924)
An Orphan Rescues His Grandpa (1923)
Romance of a Fruit Peddler (1922)
滑稽大王游沪记 (1922)
Victims of Opium (1916)
Wedding Festivities (1913)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1891-01-21
Deathday1954-07-08 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceNingbo, China
CitizenshipsChina
Also Known As张石川, 張石川, Shi-Chuan Zhang, Чжан Ши-чуань, Шичуань Чжан, Zhang Shichuan , Zhang Shi-chuan
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