Director Hsu Chin-Liang (Tchii Ching-Long)¡C
Biography
With a polished background in art, Taiwanese director Hsu Chin-Liang (Tchii Ching-Long) has enjoyed remarkable success in both the movie and television industry for almost forty years. Born in Taipei, December of 1944, he displayed a brilliant sense for art at an early age. By the time he was enrolled in the National Taiwan Normal University, he took top prize for sculpting. His interest in the movie industry led him to promotional and marketing work for American and European films during his college years. In 1970, he won a gold medal in Rome¡¦s International Art Festival and in the same year, under the sponsor of Italian television station RAI (Radio Televisione Italiano), directed a Venice Film Festival nominee La Spada Del Gran Silenzio. Since 1971, he returned to his Taiwanese homeland and directed over twenty movies, including Somewhere in Deep Clouds, Spring Winds, Family Lineage, Endearing Vows, A Young Guy Who Refuses The Entrance Exam, The Voices of Youth, and several other critically and commercially acclaimed films. He is considered the pioneer of Taiwanese student films.
Hsu made his jump to television in 1985 and has produced numerous chart-topping prime time television drama, including the hugely popular Postman Rings Twice series that prompted a trend of comedy TV. Successive dramas such as The God of Wealth Arrives, Dear, I¡¦ve Changed the Hero into Beauty, and Tonight I¡¦ll be Laughing in My Dream pushed his success to its peak. Demonstrating his range, his locally based Taiwanese dramas such as Hero Family, Taiwan Legends of Suai-Pu, Taiwan Historical Legends, and Big Sister is Boss were the highest rated series in the nation.
In 2004, his production Brothers and Sisters received the highest ratings and TV longevity that Taiwan TV station has seen in recent years.
Several years ago, he applied his accomplished artistic background to the experimentation of computer animation and special effects with astounding results. His production Wind and Cloud shattered worldwide sales record by a Chinese television series. He is also considered the godfather of Taiwanese animation.
Engaging with films and television for over thirty years, Hsu Chin-Liang built his career with a clear sense of the market, the global interest, and the most updated trend. In the future, he will continue his production utilizing 2D and 3D technology on films and television, suitable for the Chinese community, Asian community, and international community, along with various side products to produce the greatest profits.
FILMOGRAPHY¡G
1971 - The Sword of Great Silence (Art Film, Venice Film Festival Nominee)
1972 - Dragon of the Earth (Folk Martial Arts)
1973 - Somewhere in Deep Clouds (Classic Romance)
1974 - ButterflyValley (Modern Romance)
1975 - Endearing Vows (Modern Romance)
1976 - Family Lineage (War Romance)
1977 - Spring Winds (War Romance)
1978 - Hide-and-Seek of Love (Modern Romance)
1978 - Sunset Beyond the Mountains (Modern Romance)
1979 - A Young Guy Who Refuses the Entrance Exams (Student Film Classic)
1980 - The Voices of Youth (Student Film Classic)
1981 - The Wild Youth (Student Film Classic)
1981 - Uncompromising Generation (Student Film Classic)
1982 - Aspiring New Generations (Student Film Classic)
1983 - Rhapsody of Town Folks (Student Film Classic)
1984 - GreenMountain Range (Student Film Classic)
1985 - Love and Death (Student Film Classic)
1990 - Bosses Without Testicles (Taiwan Folk Film Classic) |
¡Kand over twenty various films
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Prime Time Drama Series Production¡G
China TV Company (CTV) |
1990 - Dear, I¡¦ve Changed the Hero Into Beauty (Modern Comedy)
1992 - The God of Wealth Arrives (Modern Science-Fiction)
1995 - Tonight I¡¦ll be Laughing in My Dreams (Modern Science-Fiction)
1997 - Big Sister is Boss (True-Life Drama)
2000 - New Liang San-Po and Chu Eng-Tai(Classic Romance)
2002 - Wind & Cloud (Innovative Martial Arts Saga)
2003 - Hero (Innovative Martial Arts Saga)
2004 - She's Gotta Have Money(Modern Comedy)
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| Taiwan TV Company (TTV) |
1988 - Bittersweet Seasons (True-Life Drama)
1989 - Postman Always Rings Twice (Modern Comedy)
1989 - Postman Rings Twice Again (Modern Comedy)
1990 - Postman Rings Twice the Third Time (Modern Comedy)
1991 - Postman Rings Twice the Fourth Time (Modern Comedy)
1992 - Hero Family (True-Life Drama)
1994 -Taiwan Legends of Suai-Pu (True-Life Drama)
1996 - Taiwan Historical Legends (True-Life Drama)
1999 - Taiwan Hero Liao Tien-Ting (Martial Arts Romance)
2004 - Brothers and Sisters (True-Life Drama)
2005 - Endearing Vows (True-Life Drama) |
Chinese Taiwan Services (CTS) |
1997 - Ah Tzu (True Life Drama)
2007 - The Sword and The Chess of Death (Innovative Martial Arts Saga) |
The Sword and The Chess of Death |
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