About

Known credits:
17
Birthday:
1924-10-23
Place of birth:
Taipei, Taiwan
Website:
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Hsin Chi

Overview

Chi Hsin has directed more than 50 Taiwanese Hokkien-language films including romance, realistic, wuxia, comedy, crime, thriller, Taiwanese opera and even softcore pornography – but only eight of them survived. In the late 60s when the production of Hokkien-language films started to decline, Xin tried to make Mandarin-speaking films. He even went to Hong Kong and there he made some wuxia films for the Shaw Brothers in King Hu’s style but the collaboration terminated prematurely. In 1971, he moved to the television industry by writing and directing for companies owned by the state. Until his retirement in 1990, he made numerous dramas and education programmes.

After the 1990s, he worked on the preservation of Hokkien-language films by assisting the Chinese Taipei Film Archive (now renamed to the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute) and creating an association for actors once working in the Hokkien-language films. His numerous interviews are the significant historical resources, helping us understand the development of Hokkien-language cinema in Taiwan.

Known for

Directing
1979 Drunken Fish, Drunken Frog, Drunken Crab Directing Director N/A
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1971 Shadow Girl Directing Director 59
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1971 The Professional Killer Directing Director N/A
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1970 Meet Again 17 Years Old Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Rice Dumpling Vendors Directing Director N/A
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1969 阿西父子 Directing Director N/A
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1969 Dangerous Youth Directing Director N/A
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1967 三聲無奈 Directing Director N/A
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1967 Foolish Bride, Naive Bridegroom Directing Director 59
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1965 The Bride Who Has Returned From Hell Directing Director 59
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1965 Two-faced Lover Directing Director N/A
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1965 Encounter at the Station Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1979 Drunken Fish, Drunken Frog, Drunken Crab Writing Screenplay N/A
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1971 Shadow Girl Writing Writer 59
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1969 The Rice Dumpling Vendors Writing Screenplay N/A
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1969 Dangerous Youth Writing Writer N/A
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1967 三聲無奈 Writing Writer N/A
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