Lee Kang-sheng

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name = Lee Kang-sheng

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caption = Lee Kang-sheng at the 2007 World Film Festival of Bangkok.
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birthplace = Taipei, Taiwan
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occupation = Film actor, director, screenwriter
yearsactive = 1991-
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Lee Kang-sheng (b. 1968 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in all the films of Tsai Ming-liang. His directorial efforts include "Missing" in 2003 and "Help Me Eros" in 2007.

Career

Lee has received recognition for his acting, winning the Best Actor Award at the 2002 Cinemanila International Film Festival for "What Time Is It There?" He was nominated for a Golden Horse Award in 1994 for "Vive L'Amour".

Lee won several awards with his directorial debut, "The Missing". At the 2004 Rotterdam International Film Festival, he won the KNF Award, the NETPAC Award and the Tiger Award. The film also won the New Currents Award at the 2004 Pusan International Film Festival, a special mention at the Ljubljana International Film Festival and the City of Athens Award at the Athens International Film Festival. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0497642/awards Kang sheng Lee Awards] , Internet Movie Database; retrieved 2007-11-08]

His second directorial effort, "Help Me Eros" in 2007, was nominated for a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. It won a special jury award at the 2007 World Film Festival of Bangkok.

Filmography

As actor

As screenwriter-director

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0497642|name=Lee Kang-sheng
*amg name|id=2:196712|name=Lee Kang-sheng
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lee_kangsheng/ Lee Kang-sheng] at Rotten Tomatoes
* [http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/04/32/lee_kang_sheng.html Interview with Lee Keng-sheng] at Senses of Cinema
* [http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=27006 The Unprofessional: An Interview with Lee Kang-sheng] at UCLA Asia Institute