Lung Sihung
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lung Sihung (born 1930 – May 2, 2002), also romanized Lang Sihung, was an actor in the cinema of Taiwan who appeared in over 100 films and was best known for playing paternal roles in films including The Wedding Banquet and Eat Drink Man Woman. He frequently collaborated in the later years of his career with award-winning director Ang Lee, notably cast in films such as Pushing Hands and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Lung enlisted in Chiang Kai-shek's army as a teenager to fight the Chinese Communist Party. After they seized control of mainland China, he escaped to Taiwan, where he was selected to join an army-sponsored acting troupe. Acting later became his career. His experience playing an array of roles for the army troupe later led his being cast in over 100 Chinese-language films and in Taiwanese soap operas, typically playing criminals or tough guys. He had already retired from films when Ang Lee began casting for his first full-length film, 1992's Pushing Hands, and the director, who recalled watching Mr. Lung as a child, asked him to play a father in the film. Lung's sensitive portrayal of an elderly man faced with change turned him into an international star and he became famous for playing fathers struggling with modernity and adult children in the movies known to some fans as the Father Knows Best trilogy. By the time he appeared as "Sir Te," guardian of a mystical sword in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Lung's health had deteriorated due to diabetes. He died of liver failure in 2002 at the age of 72. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sihung Lung, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Eat Drink Man Woman
as ChuA retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu and his family live in modern day Taipei, Taiwan....
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The Wedding Banquet
as Mr. GaoA Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a...
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Double Vision
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Pushing Hands
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Sleepless Town
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The Touch
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The Opium War
as He JingrongThe story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the...
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Requital
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The Coldest Winter in Peking
as uncreditedStory of a US-educated scientist who returned to China, and suffered during the years of the...
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Grandpa's Love
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Four Chefs and a Feast
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An Unforgettable Day
as Chin Lao-TaTaiwanese romantic drama set in a mining town starring Brigitte Lin.
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Chu Lien
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A Home Too Far
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Spy Ring Kokuryukai
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Master Hui Neng
as uncreditedTaiwanese historical drama about the Buddhist monk Huineng.
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Good Morning, Taipei
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The Venturer
as uncreditedThe General's daughter (Polly Kuan) teams up with the righteous leader of a poor band of salt...
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The Diary of Di-Di
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7 Lucky Ninja Kids
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Woman Who Lives On Nights
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A Man of Immortality
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Golden Horse Awards
as SelfThe Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ...
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