Biography
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
all 94
Movies 93
Director 78
Producer 7
self 2
Writer 2
TV Shows 1
Screenplay 1
Director

Lover's Lover (1994)
Movie
Writer / Director

The Amorous Lotus Pan (1994)
Movie
Writer / Director

Dun Huang Tales of the Night (1991)
Movie
Director / Screenplay

The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire (1991)
Movie
Writer / Director

Madame Bamboo (1991)
Movie
Director / Screenplay

The Empress Dowager (1989)
Movie
Director

Snuff Bottle (1988)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Last Emperor (1986)
Movie
Writer / Producer / Director

The Burning of the Imperial Palace (1983)
Movie
Director / Writer

Tiger Killer (1982)
Movie
Himself in opening scene / Director / Writer

Passing Flickers (1982)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Tiger and the Widow (1981)
Movie
Director / Writer

Return of the Dead (1979)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Ghost Story (1979)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Scandalous Warlord (1979)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung (1978)
Movie
Director / Writer

Sensual Pleasures (1978)
Movie
Writer / Director

The Dream of the Red Chamber (1977)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung (1977)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Mad Monk (1977)
Movie
Director / Writer

Moods of Love (1977)
Movie
Director / Writer

Love Swindler (1976)
Movie
Director / Writer

Crazy Sex (1976)
Movie
Screenplay / Director

Wedding Nights (1976)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Last Tempest (1976)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Empress Dowager (1975)
Movie
Director / Screenplay

Forbidden Tales of Two Cities (1975)
Movie
Director

That's Adultery! (1975)
Movie
Director

Sinful Confession (1974)
Movie
Director / Writer

Scandal (1974)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Golden Lotus (1974)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Happiest Moment (1973)
Movie
Director / Writer

Illicit Desire (1973)
Movie
Director / Screenplay

Facets of Love (1973)
Movie
Director / Writer

Cheat to Cheat (1973)
Movie
Director

Tales of Larceny (1973)
Movie
Director

Legends of Lust (1972)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Warlord (1972)
Movie
Director / Writer

Cheating in Panorama (1972)
Movie
Director / Writer

Legends Of Cheating (1971)
Movie
Director

The Story of Ti-Ying (1971)
Movie
Producer / Director / Writer

Four Moods (1970)
Movie
Producer / Director

Storm Over the Yangtse River (1969)
Movie
Director

The Winter (1969)
Movie
Director

The Stranger (1968)
Movie
Director

At Dawn (1968)
Movie
Producer

Deep in the Mountain (1967)
Movie
Producer / Writer

Lady in the Tower (1967)
Movie
Director

Lady Sun (1966)
Movie
Director / Producer

Beauty of Beauties (1965)
Movie
Director

Dodder Flowers (1965)
Movie
Director

菟丝花 (1965)
Movie
Director

The Coin (1964)
Movie
Director

The Adulteress (1963)
Movie
Director / Writer

Empress Wu (1963)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Love Eterne (1963)
Movie
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Director / Art Direction

The Magnificent Concubine (1962)
Movie
Director

The Pistol (1961)
Movie
Director

Back Door (1960)
Movie
Director

Love Letter Murder (1959)
Movie
Director

The Magic Touch (1958)
Movie
Director

The Angel (1958)
Movie
Director

Diau Charn (1958)
Movie
Director

A Kiss for Me (1958)
Movie
Assistant Director / Screenplay

Laughter and Tears (1958)
Movie
Director

A Mellow Spring (1957)
Movie
Director / Writer

Little Angels of the Streets (1957)
Movie
Director / Writer

Lady in Distress (1957)
Movie
Director / Writer

A Mating Story (1957)
Movie
Director / Writer

Beyond the Blue Horizon (1956)
Movie
Mrs Luo's brother / Writer

The Orphan Girl (1956)
Movie
Screenplay

Golden Phoenix (1956)
Movie
Writer / Director

Blood in Snow (1956)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1926-03-07
Deathday1996-12-17 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceLianshan District, China
CitizenshipsTaiwan
Also Known As李翰祥, Han Hsiang Li, Han Hsiang Lee
AwardsGolden Horse Award for Best Director
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