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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.

Most Popular Li Han-Hsiang Trailers

Total trailers found: 90

The Orphan Girl Trailer (1956)

13 June 1956

Loosely based on Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre.

Sensual Pleasures Trailer (1978)

25 August 1978

Sensual Pleasures features a collection of three, ghost story, sexual vignettes starring a viscerally sensual trio of hardcore experience with the well endowed Chen Ping, Chinese adult film legend Shirley Yu and the innocent doe-eyed Shaw Yin-yin.

A Mellow Spring Trailer (1957)

15 August 1957

A Shaw Brothers production

Dodder Flowers Trailer (1965)

25 September 1965

Taiwanese romance film.

Happy Encounter Trailer (1952)

12 June 1952

An early Drama by the Daai Wa (Da Hua) Film Company

Lady in Distress Trailer (1957)

28 March 1957

A Shaw Brothers production.

Illicit Desire Trailer (1973)

04 August 1973

Tang Dynasty emperors, Ming Dynasty scholars, assorted fortunetellers, and several Buddhist monks figure in a trio of erotic and mystical Chinese legends.

Lover's Lover Trailer (1994)

26 October 1994

Li Han-Hsiang's last film.

Love Letter Murder Trailer (1959)

26 February 1959

Early Shaw Brothers crime film

The Winter Trailer (1969)

09 January 1969

The winters in Northern China could become rather bitter and harsh especially if one must endure it alone.

Laughter and Tears Trailer (1958)

23 January 1958

Tao Zutai, a bank employee, has five children. Tao's wife is addicted to gambling and spends too much and the eldest daughter Guiru is greedy for vanity.

A Kiss for Me Trailer (1958)

24 April 1958

A Shaw and Sons production

A Moment of Bliss Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

The film tells the story of a woman who grew up in China's warlord era and suffered from war and love failure.

The Magic Touch Trailer (1958)

03 December 1958

Early Shaw Brothers comedy

Moods of Love Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Two stories are included in this erotic/romantic anthology. In the first, a Sung-Dynasty (10th-13th century) Buddhist monk is tricked into sexual relations with an unscrupulous female adventurer.

Dun Huang Tales of the Night Trailer (1991)

10 May 1991

The Empress Dowager Trailer (1975)

23 July 1975

This dragon lady of the Ching Dynasty was the power behind the throne for 50 years, and hew vast tapestry of palace intrigues is vividly brought to the screen in this memorable epic.

Reign Behind a Curtain Trailer (1983)

20 October 1983

Crazy Sex Trailer (1976)

26 June 1976

Shaw Brothers superdirector Li Han-Hsiang was particularly masterful in two genres: erotica and classic Chinese tales.

A Mating Story Trailer (1957)

30 January 1957

A Shaw and Sons production.

The Golden Lotus Trailer (1974)

17 January 1974

Golden Lotus is based, in part, on Jin Ping Mei, a famous erotic novel of ancient China. Li Han-Hsiang adapted part of the story into this film, which starts with Hsi Men Ching, a successful merchant, wooing Pan Chin Lien, the beautiful wife of one of the townspeople.

Four Moods Trailer (1970)

08 October 1970

Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s.

The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire Trailer (1991)

09 May 1991

A corrupt local official, Xi Men Qing, who lusts after women and money, pursues his brother's young wife, Lee Ping Er.

Tales of Larceny Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

In “The Scholar and The Soldier”, Major Fang is obsessed with Yu Zhen by chance, knowing that she is the daughter of scholar Xu, he decided to enter their house in disguise with his page, and however, Yu Zhen's cousin comes back for the pre-arranged marriage at the same time.

The Coin Trailer (1964)

25 March 1964

The story of a self-disciplined singing girl who has different love endings and experiences.

Wedding Nights Trailer (1976)

03 April 1976

An adult comedy produced by the Shaw Brothers.

Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty Trailer (1980)

01 March 1980

The year is 1756 and the Emperor journeys to Soochow, where he encounters a famous courtesan and gets involved with in all sorts of un-emperor-like activities.

The Last Emperor Trailer (1986)

26 March 1986

A 1986 film directed by Li Han-Hsiang. Nominated for Best Film in the 6th annual Hong Kong Film Awards.

Cheating in Panorama Trailer (1972)

11 February 1972

Little Angels of the Streets Trailer (1957)

30 April 1957

Li Han-Hsiang directed film.

The Ghost Story Trailer (1979)

25 May 1979

An old man of the village tells kinky ghost stories to a few of it's inhabitants after all the kids have gone to bed.

Facets of Love Trailer (1973)

05 April 1973

This story is centering around a Ming Dynasty brothel that steams with secret erotic myths, trysts and twists of pleasurable indulgence.

The Dream of the Red Chamber Trailer (1977)

26 October 1977

Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him that will leave both broken-hearted.

The Scandalous Warlord Trailer (1979)

09 February 1979

Applauded director Li Han Hsiang was one of few directors who made soft porn acceptable to mainstream audiences using the thematic device of "sex on a mission" cynicism, suggesting that sex was the ultimate power.

Empress Wu Trailer (1963)

14 June 1963

The renowned Li Li Hua plays Wu Ze Tian, the most famous woman in China's four thousand year history.

Madame Bamboo Trailer (1991)

10 March 1991

Sin Pal and Hei Sin Lam star in this erotically charged film about two women who are both driven into a life of prostitution but for very different reasons.

The Amorous Lotus Pan Trailer (1994)

22 June 1994

Helmed by the aesthetic Li Han-hsiang, The Amorous Lotus Pan features former Blue Jeans band member Shan Li-wen in a dual role as Wu Sung and Hsimen Ching.

Cheat to Cheat Trailer (1973)

01 March 1973

Hong Kong comedy directed by Li Han-Hsiang.

Forbidden Tales of Two Cities Trailer (1975)

09 January 1975

Li Han-hsiang, one of the most experienced and respected filmmakers in Hong Kong, wrote and directed this charming and fascinating comedy of amorous complications and modern morals in the very middle of his forty year career.

The Warlord Trailer (1972)

17 August 1972

No list of the screen's comic geniuses would be complete without Michael Hui Kwun-man. He created a hilarious and lovable comic persona that was both uniquely Asian but also universally beloved.

Beyond the Blue Horizon Trailer (1956)

07 September 1956

A Shaw and Sons production

Love Swindler Trailer (1976)

11 September 1976

Vaunted director Li Han-Hsiang reveals the way of the world in this anthology film of four stories that feature far more swindlers and swindling than lovers or love.

The Magnificent Concubine Trailer (1962)

31 May 1962

Perhaps the most notorious concubine in Chinese history, Yang Guifei set a pudgy standard of beauty in her days of glory during the Tang dynasty.

Tiger Killer Trailer (1982)

28 October 1982

TIGER KILLER (1982) is a straightforward adaptation of one story from the sprawling Chinese literary epic, "The Water Margin.

The Happiest Moment Trailer (1973)

08 November 1973

Michael Hui plays four characters in this three-chapter, Hong Kong erotic comedy anthology set in Northern China during WWII.

The Last Tempest Trailer (1976)

21 February 1976

Despite Kuang Hsu's enthronement as the last reigning Emperor of China, his ability to rule effectively is overshadowed by the ever-present power of the Dowager Empress.

The Adulteress Trailer (1963)

09 August 1963

The noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the drugged, then disgraced wife of a peddler in the waning days of the Ching Dynasty.

Return of the Dead Trailer (1979)

21 December 1979

Three inmates in an asylum tell their stories. Story 1, a husband and wife discover they should be careful what they wish for.

Scandal Trailer (1974)

12 April 1974

Director Li Han-hsiang teams up with Michael Hui in this tongue in cheek tale of extramarital affairs and corruption.

That's Adultery! Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Renowned director Li Han-hsiang writes and directs the anthology film of four sexy , salacious and scandalous stories .

Storm Over the Yangtse River Trailer (1969)

18 July 1969

Storm over the Yangtze River tells the true story of undercover intelligence agent "Yangtze Number One" and his colleagues in Jianli County of Hubei Province, who risk their lives to carry out the "Dead Bridge Plan" to secure the "Yangtze 180 Blockade".

The Empress Dowager Trailer (1989)

02 March 1989

Han Hsiang Li's lush epic re-creates the fascinating life and times of Tzu Hsi, the Manchu Qing dynasty empress who rose from the ranks of Emperor Xianfeng's many concubines to become the de facto ruler of China for nearly 50 years.

The Emperor and the Minister Trailer (1982)

20 November 1982

The story about royal intrigue with the ingenious Lord Liu, whose intelligence was envied by the Emperor himself.

The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung Trailer (1977)

03 June 1977

Emperor Chien Lung uses disguises to experience life among his subjects.

The Angel Trailer (1958)

08 August 1958

Angel is a pretty young girl who debates in a furious manner at a Women's Day Meeting against the unequal law of the Ching Dynasty which permits Chinese males to have concubines.

The Moon-Blanch'd Land Trailer (1952)

13 April 1952

An early Musical by the Hsin Hwa Motion Picture Company.

The Love Eterne Trailer (1963)

04 April 1963

In this dreamy romance set in China during the fourth-century, a young woman convinces her parents to allow her to dress as a boy and attend university.

Passing Flickers Trailer (1982)

06 April 1982

The main characters - the arrogant, harassed director, the sexy starlet, or naïve actors are familiar enough stereotypes.

Legends of Lust Trailer (1972)

16 November 1972

Contains a trilogy of stories that on the surface level all relate directly to lust

Take Care, Your Majesty Trailer (1983)

12 August 1983

shaw production