Li Hsing

Lee Hsing, or Li Hsing (Chinese: 李行; pinyin: Lǐ Xíng; born 李子達; 20 May 1930 – 19 August 2021) was a Taiwanese film director. He directed more than 30 films between 1959 and 1986.

Li Hsing
Born	(1930-05-20)20 May 1930 Shanghai, China
Died	19 August 2021(2021-08-19) (aged 91) Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1959–1986

Li Zida was born in Shanghai in 1930,[1] and settled in Taiwan in 1948, studying at National Taiwan Normal University. Li taught for one year, then became a reporter for the Independence Evening Post, a newspaper published by his father Li Yujie, in 1954. While covering culture, education, and entertainment for the Post, Li also acted in a few films. Having acted and assistant-directed for mentor/filmmaker Tang Shao-hua,[2] Li's directorial debut was as co-director for Brother Liu and Brother Wang on the Roads in Taiwan, a two-part film released in 1959. Until 1962, Li worked primarily on Hokkien films, despite being unable to speak Taiwanese Hokkien.[3][4] His first Mandarin film, was Our Neighbors. Oyster Girl, which Li co-directed with Lee Chia, was the first Taiwanese feature film to be shot in color.[3] He received a National Cultural Award in 2015.

Li died on 19 August 2021, aged 91, of heart failure.[1][3]