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Kaige Chen Biography (1952-)

Born August 12, 1952, in Beijing, China; son of Chen Huaikai (a film director); mother, an actress and script supervisor; married Hong Huang. Addresses: Contact: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality

Chinese

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, writer, actor

Birth Details

August 12, 1952

Beijing, China

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• Yellow Earth (released in China as Huang tudi), World Entertainment, 1984
• The Big Parade (released in China as Da yue bing), China Film Import and Export, 1987
• Hai zi wang (also known as King of the Children), Orion Classics, 1988
• Life on a String (released in China as Bian zhou bian chang; also known as Die Weissagung des Meisters), Kino International, 1991
• Farewell My Concubine (released in China as Ba wang bei ji), Miramax, 1992
• Feng yue (also known as Temptress Moon), Miramax, 1997
• (And executive producer) Jing ke ci qin wang (also known as TheAssassin, The Emperor and the Assassin, The First Emperor,and L'empereur et l'assassin), Sony Pictures Classics, 1999
• Killing Me Softly, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
• "100 Flowers Hidden Deep," Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, JVC Entertainment/Matador Pictures/Odyssey Films, 2002
• (And producer) Han ni zai yiki (also known as Together andHe ni zai yi qi), EuropaCorp. Distribution, 2002
• Film Appearances
• (As Chen Kai Ge) Captain of Imperial Guard, The Last Emperor, 1987
• Yang plu/minus Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema, British Film Institute, 1996
• Lu Buwei, Jing ke ci qin wang (also known as The Assassin, The Emperor and the Assassin, The First Emperor, and L'empereur et l'assassin), Sony Pictures Classics, 1999
• Han ni zai yiki (also known as Together and He ni zai yiqi), EuropaCorp. Distribution, 2002
• Television Director
• Qiang xing qi fei, 1984
• Forced Take-Off (movie), 1985
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Yellow Earth (released in China as Huang tudi), World Entertainment, 1984
• (With Wan Zhi) Hai zi wang (also known as King of the Children; based on a short story by Zhong Ah Chen), Orion Classics, 1988
• (And lyricist) Life on a String (released in China as Bian zhoubian chang; also known as Die Weissagung des Meisters), Kino International, 1991
• Jing ke ci qin wang (also known as The Assassin, The Emperor and the Assassin, The First Emperor, and L'empereur et l'assassin), Sony Pictures Classics, 1999
• Han ni zai yiki (also known as Together and He ni zai yiqi), EuropaCorp. Distribution, 2002

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• The 1997 film Feng yue was based on a story by Chen.