Pan Lei
Born: 1927-08-04 in Haiphong, Vietnam
Died: 2017-07-22
Known For: Directing
Biography
Pan Lei (潘壘), a Taiwanese film director and writer, was born on August 4, 1927, whose original name was Pan Chengde(Chinese: 潘承德), also known as Pan Lei(Chinese: 潘磊) and his pen name Xinxi(心曦). After joining the army to fight the Japanese at the border of China and India, he came to Taiwan in 1949 and became a well known writer and journal publisher. He began his film career as a scriptwriter and directed his first film in 1959. His third film Typhoon (颱風; 1962) was outstanding among its contemporary films with its bold presentation of female desire and artistic achievement, which won him the praise of "Father of Taiwanese Art Cinema" (台灣藝術電影之父) and the invitation to make films for the Shaw Brothers. He died on July 22, 2017.
Filmography
1984
- Alien Corpse ... (Writer)
- The Tattoo ... (Director)
1980
- Strange Story of Crematory ... (Director)
1978
- Spiritual Kung Fu ... (Writer)
- Snake in the Crane's Shadow ... (Writer)
1977
- The Crooks ... (Director)
1976
- New Fist of Fury ... (Writer)
1975
- Evil Seducers ... (Director)
- Cuties Parade ... (Director)
- Love Lock ... (Screenplay)
1971
- The Sword ... (Director)
1970
- Love Without End ... (Director)
- Devil Fighter ... (Production Manager)
- Young Flying Hero ... (Screenplay)
1969
- Purple Darts ... (Director)
- Tomorrow Is Another Day ... (Director)
1968
- The Fastest Sword ... (Director)
- The Wolf and the Angel ... (Director)
- Fallen Petals ... (Director)
1967
- The Purple Shell ... (Director)
1966
- Poisonous Rose ... (Director)
- Downhill They Ride ... (Director)
1965
- Song of Orchid Island ... (Director)
1964
- Lover's Rock ... (Director)
1963
- From Dusk Till Dawn ... (Script)
1962
- Typhoon ... (Director)
- 14,000 Witnesses ... (Script)
1960
- Golden Age ... (Director)
1958
- On Mount Hehuan ... (Director)