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.