Lee Kang-sheng
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Lee Kang-sheng is a Taiwan
ese actor
, film director
, and screenwriter
. He has appeared in all of Tsai Ming-liang
's feature films. Lee's directorial efforts include The Missing in 2003 and Help Me Eros
in 2007.
for What Time Is It There?
He was nominated for a Golden Horse Award
in 1994 for Vive L'Amour
.
Lee won several awards with his directorial debut, The Missing. At the 2004 Rotterdam International Film Festival, he won the KNF Award, the NETPAC Award, and the Tiger Award. The film also won the New Currents Award at the 2004 Pusan International Film Festival
, a special mention at the Ljubljana International Film Festival
, and the City of Athens Award at the Athens International Film Festival.
His second directorial effort, Help Me Eros
in 2007, was nominated for a Golden Lion
at the Venice Film Festival
. It won a special jury award at the 2007 World Film Festival of Bangkok
.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He has appeared in all of Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-liang is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese Cinema, along with earlier contemporaries such as Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang...
's feature films. Lee's directorial efforts include The Missing in 2003 and Help Me Eros
Help Me Eros
Help Me, Eros is the second film from director Lee Kang-sheng, following his directorial debut in 2003, The Missing....
in 2007.
Career
In 1989, Lee was working at an arcade when he was asked by Tsai Ming-liang to act in his TV film, All the Corners of the World. This started a working relationship that has lasted 20 years, and Tsai said that he would never make another movie without Lee.Awards
Lee has received recognition for his acting, winning the Best Actor Award at the 2002 Cinemanila International Film FestivalCinemanila International Film Festival
The Cinemanila International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by Filipino filmmaker Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz in 1999....
for What Time Is It There?
What Time Is It There?
What Time Is It There? is a 2001 film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It stars Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi, and Lu Yi-Ching.-Plot:The film tells two parallel stories, one about the life of a street vendor following the death of his father; the other about a woman he meets briefly as she heads...
He was nominated for a Golden Horse Award
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962, by Government Information Office, Republic of China...
in 1994 for Vive L'Amour
Vive L'Amour
Vive L'Amour is a 1994 Taiwanese New Wave film by Tsai Ming-liang. It is a slow-paced film with sparse dialogue about urban alienation, centering on three people who unknowingly share an apartment in Taipei.-Plot:...
.
Lee won several awards with his directorial debut, The Missing. At the 2004 Rotterdam International Film Festival, he won the KNF Award, the NETPAC Award, and the Tiger Award. The film also won the New Currents Award at the 2004 Pusan International Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
Busan International Film Festival , held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan , South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia...
, a special mention at the Ljubljana International Film Festival
Ljubljana International Film Festival
The Ljubljana International Film Festival is an international film festival established in 1990 and held annually in Ljubljana, Slovenia....
, and the City of Athens Award at the Athens International Film Festival.
His second directorial effort, Help Me Eros
Help Me Eros
Help Me, Eros is the second film from director Lee Kang-sheng, following his directorial debut in 2003, The Missing....
in 2007, was nominated for a Golden Lion
Golden Lion
Il Leone d’Oro is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most distinguished prizes...
at the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
. It won a special jury award at the 2007 World Film Festival of Bangkok
World Film Festival of Bangkok
The World Film Festival of Bangkok is an annual international film festival held between October & November in Bangkok, Thailand.The 8th Annual World Film Festival of Bangkok will be held between 5 - 14 November, 2010.-History:...
.
As actor
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | All the Corners of the World | Ah-tong (television) |
| 1991 | Boys | |
| 1992 | Rebels of the Neon God Rebels of the Neon God Rebels of the Neon God is a 1992 Taiwanese film by Tsai Ming-liang. It is his first full-length film. It tells two stories of Taipei youth. One details alienated buxiban student Hsiao Kang and his troubled interactions with his family... |
Hsiao-kang |
| 1994 | Vive L'Amour Vive L'Amour Vive L'Amour is a 1994 Taiwanese New Wave film by Tsai Ming-liang. It is a slow-paced film with sparse dialogue about urban alienation, centering on three people who unknowingly share an apartment in Taipei.-Plot:... |
Hsiao-kang |
| 1996 | A Drifting Life | |
| 1997 | Sweet Degeneration | Chun-sheng |
| 1997 | The River The River (1997 film) The River is a 1997 Taiwanese film directed by Tsai Ming-liang and starring Lee Kang-sheng, Miao Tien, and Lu Yi-ching. The plot centers on a family who has to deal with the son's neck pain... |
Hsiao-kang |
| 1998 | The Hole The Hole (1998 film) The Hole is a 1998 drama-musical film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It stars Yang Kuei-Mei and Lee Kang-sheng.-Plot:A strange disease hits Taiwan just before the turn of the new millennium... |
The Man Upstairs |
| 1999 | Ordinary Heroes Ordinary Heroes (film) Ordinary Heroes is a 1999 Cantonese-language film directed by Ann Hui. It was co-produced by Hong Kong and China. It concerns social reform activists in Hong Kong.The film's Chinese title refers to a popular song by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng.... |
Tung |
| 2000 | Sunny Doll | |
| 2001 | What Time Is It There? What Time Is It There? What Time Is It There? is a 2001 film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It stars Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi, and Lu Yi-Ching.-Plot:The film tells two parallel stories, one about the life of a street vendor following the death of his father; the other about a woman he meets briefly as she heads... |
Hsiao-kang |
| 2002 | A Way We Go | Ah Hui |
| 2002 | The Skywalk Is Gone The Skywalk Is Gone The Skywalk is Gone is a 2002 Taiwanese short film directed by Tsai Ming-liang and starring Chen Shiang-chyi and Lee Kang-sheng.-Plot:Shiang-chyi has returned to Taipei from her trip to Paris... |
Hsiao-kang |
| 2003 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn Goodbye, Dragon Inn Goodbye, Dragon Inn is a 2003 Taiwanese film directed by Tsai Ming-liang about the last feature at a historic Taipei cinema.-Plot:... |
Projectionist |
| 2005 | The Wayward Cloud The Wayward Cloud The Wayward Cloud is a 2005 film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. The cast includes Lee Kang-sheng and Chen Shiang-chyi. The film was Taiwan's official entry for the 78th Academy Awards in the foreign-language category... |
Hsiao-kang |
| 2006 | I Don't Want to Sleep Alone I Don't Want to Sleep Alone I Don't Want to Sleep Alone is a 2006 Malaysian-Taiwanese romantic-drama film written and directed by Tsai Ming-liang... |
Hsiao-kang |
| 2007 | Help Me Eros Help Me Eros Help Me, Eros is the second film from director Lee Kang-sheng, following his directorial debut in 2003, The Missing.... |
Ah Jie |
| 2009 | Face Face (2009 film) Face is a 2009 French film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Fanny Ardant as La productrice et la reine Hérodias* Laetitia Casta as La star et Salomé... |
Kang, the director |
As screenwriter-director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Missing | |
| 2007 | Help Me Eros Help Me Eros Help Me, Eros is the second film from director Lee Kang-sheng, following his directorial debut in 2003, The Missing.... |
Won special jury award at 2007 World Film Festival of Bangkok World Film Festival of Bangkok The World Film Festival of Bangkok is an annual international film festival held between October & November in Bangkok, Thailand.The 8th Annual World Film Festival of Bangkok will be held between 5 - 14 November, 2010.-History:... |
| 2009 | Taipei 24H |
External links
- Lee Kang-sheng at Rotten TomatoesRotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
- The Missing: An Interview with Lee Kang-sheng at Senses of Cinema
- The Unprofessional: An Interview with Lee Kang-sheng at UCLA Asia Institute
- Conversation with Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang-sheng at Asia Society