Chin Han (actor, born 1946)
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Chin Han | |||||||
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Born | Sun Siang-chong 10 July 1946 | ||||||
Occupation | Actor | ||||||
Years active | 1966–present | ||||||
Spouse |
Shao Chiao-ying
(m. 1971; div. 1984) | ||||||
Partner | Brigitte Lin (1972–1991) | ||||||
Children |
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Father | Sun Yuanliang | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | |||||||
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Sun Siang-chong | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 孙 | ||||||
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Chin Han (
Life and career
[edit]Chin’s father is Sun Yuan-liang (
Chin's gentle and elegant appearance with a scholarly temperament has always been the best interpretation of the leading actor in literary films.[1] After he role in Sung Tsun-Shou's (
Chin Han later starred in quite a few films directed by Li Hsing, among them the biographical film adapted from the best-selling autobiography of Zheng Fengxi (
After Literary Romantic Film lost its audience In the early 80's, Qiong Yao turned to the small screen of TV to produce popular dramas adapted from her films and novels. In the TV series You Can’t Tell Him (
Chin Han has continued to act in the 1990s and afterwards both in films and on TV.
Personal life
[edit]Sun married Shao Chiao-ying in 1971 and has a daughter Sun Shi-wen (
The triangle relationships in life among Chin Han, Brigitte Lin, and Charlie Chin is similar to their relationship in the literary romantic films based on Qiong Yao's novels, such as Cloud of Romance (
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- As actor
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
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1966 | Smiles from the Distant Mountains | Zong Qi | ||
How Many Sunsets | ||||
1967 | Sister's Lover | Wah | ||
1968 | A Time for Reunion | |||
1969 | Betrayer | also screenwriter | ||
1971 | The Mad Killer | 瘋狂 |
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1972 | Everybody Is Laughing | |||
Dangerous Game | ||||
Five Brothers from Tangshan | ||||
Heart Wish | ||||
1973 | Outside the Window | Li Liwei | ||
Story of Mother | Zhu Qingmao | |||
Gui Fen | ||||
1974 | The House of Love | Luo Wen | ||
First Come, First Love | Cai Dawei | |||
Where the Seagull Flies | Ou Shihao | |||
Spring Comes Not Again | Zhi Cheng | |||
Sex For Sale | Lin Weibin | |||
News Hen | Xue Xiaonan | |||
Rhythm of the Wave | Jiang Tao | |||
Love Camp | ||||
1975 | Girl School | Lei Guangming | ||
Hot Wave | Ho Ta-fung | |||
He Loved Once Too Many | Kiu Yee | |||
The Unforgettable Character | Lu Yu-wen | |||
Eight Hundred Heroes | Jin Jian | |||
Land of the Undaunted | Li Yueh-ting | |||
Where Have the Lovers Gone | 晨星 | |||
A Chilled Spring | Xu Weiming | |||
Dream Lake | ||||
Posterity and Perplexity | Gao Haotian | |||
1976 | Coffee, Wine, Lemonade | 咖啡, |
Lin Fan | |
Love Forever | Xu Changwen | |||
A Misty Love | Pan Jiawang | |||
Deep Autumn Love | Di Chao | |||
Love in the Twilight Zone | ||||
Erotic Nights | ||||
Painted Waves of Love | He Zijian | |||
The Sang Sisters | Mo Dika | |||
The Valley of Butterfly | Liu Wenbin | |||
The Spring Lake | Hu Weikang | |||
Wild Pigeons in the Evening | Meng Wei | |||
1977 | My Sweet Love | Xiao Zhangyun | ||
The Love Offensive | ||||
My Beloved | Du Dazhong | |||
Love in the Shadow | Yi Siyin | |||
True Love | Xu Dawei | |||
The Smiling Face | Chen Yunyang | |||
The Glory of the Sunset | Ye Yicheng | |||
Cloud of Romance | Gu Youlan | |||
Confused Love | Hou Shiwen | |||
Love Rings a Bell | Wei Dekai | |||
We Are the Youth | ||||
The Lost Dream | Jiang Xinhan | |||
Melody from Heaven | Shao Yulin | |||
The Love Corridor | Chu Yun | |||
We Feel the Wind Again | Xu Kewei | |||
1978 | Morning Fog | 晨霧 | Tai Yalun | |
Wild Flower in the Storm | ||||
Sea-Wave in Sunset and Love | Meng Nan | |||
Love is Burning | Du Ping (Du Ziping) | |||
Hi, Honey | 嗨親 |
Hao Keai | ||
The Diary of Di-Di | 蒂蒂 |
Fan Xijun | ||
Love on a Foggy River | Du Xihao | |||
Lover on the Wave | Zhao Darong | |||
A Journey of Love | Lin Lei | |||
Ask My Love from God | 此情 |
Chen Yuncheng | ||
He Never Gives Up | Zheng Fengxi | |||
The Story of Green House | Lei Wen | |||
Mountains Under the Setting Sun | Huang Shaokui | |||
Love in the Blossoming Mountain Flowers | Xu Guowei | |||
1979 | A Sorrowful Wedding | 悲之 |
Du Jiawen | |
Love Under a Rosy Sky | Chiao Shu-pei | |||
The Wild Goose on the Wing | Jiang Huai | |||
Love Seed | Liang Zhiwen | |||
By Love Obsessed | Zhi Gang | |||
Dash | 衝刺 | |||
1980 | My Native Land | Chûng Lî-fò | ||
Another Spring | Yang Wei-han | |||
Flying Home | Li Junping | |||
Poor Chasers | Chen Cheng-hsiung | |||
Lotus Triangle | ||||
Reunion in the Rain | Liang Hanzhong | |||
The Marigolds | Lawyer Zhou | |||
Flying Rainbow | Lu Changfeng | |||
A Girl Who Comes from the Country | Lu Jun | |||
Love in a Big Land | ||||
The Lotus Triangle | Ye Yi | |||
Twin Troubles | Long Kedong & Long Youdong | |||
1981 | My Cape of Many Dreams | Sang Erxuan | ||
The Land of the Brave | Lin Chao-hsing | |||
Love You Till I Die | ||||
Once Again With Love | Yang Weihan | |||
Coming with a Gun | Ban Jie | |||
Clouds, Please Stay | Li Jianwen | |||
1982 | Girls' School | Mei Yixin | ||
The Girl Robber and I | Fei Shaohua | |||
Marianna | ||||
Pigeons in the Evening | ||||
The Drug Busters | Tang Keyuan | also director | ||
1983 | The Lost Generation | Mr. Tsun | ||
1984 | Holy War | |||
Impending War | ||||
1985 | Last Breath | |||
1986 | Loves of a Small Town Doctor | Wang Liyi | ||
1990 | Promising Miss Bowie | Ko Man-kit | ||
Red Dust | Chang Neng-tsai | |||
1991 | Center Stage | 阮玲 |
Tong Gwai-saan | |
1992 | Requital | Fan Dai-kuay | ||
1994 | Treasure Hunt | Tong Ling | ||
1995 | Don't Cry, Nanking | Shing Yin | ||
2000 | Feeling by Night | De shun | ||
2006 | The Knot | Wang Ting-wu | ||
2012 | Threads of Time | Qian Qianyi |
- As director
- The Drug Busters (
鐵血 勇 探 ) – also actor
- As writer
- Betrayer (
殺氣 嚴 霜 ) – also actor
Television series
[edit]Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Rainbow Bridge | Mu Yuande | ||
1985 | How Many Sunsets | Ho Mu-tien | ||
1986 | Lovers Under the Rain | Ho Shu-huan | ||
I Am a Chinese | ||||
1987 | Deep Garden | Po Pei-wen | ||
1988 | One Side of the Water | Chu Shih-yao | remake of The Unforgettable Character | |
1989 | Seagulls Soaring In Iridescent Clouds | Yu Muhuai | ||
1991 | Love in Venice | |||
1995 | Secular Romance | Geng Haoran | ||
1996 | Flowers Gone, Flowers Bloom | Xia Haimo | ||
1997 | Flying with the Iridescent Clouds | |||
2000 | Give Daddy A Kiss | Fang Nien-tsu | ||
2002 | Cash Is King | Qi Ren | ||
2004 | Son From the Past | Seng Ming | ||
Wealthy Family's Shocking Dream | Chiao Cheng-tien | |||
2005 | Purple Jade, Golden Clay | Pan Tianci | ||
2007 | Niu Lang and Zhi Nu | Jade Emperor | ||
2009 | Dragon-Phoenix Luck | Long Jiandong | ||
2014 | Moment in Peking | Yao Siyuan | ||
2017 | The Glory of Tang Dynasty | Emperor Xuanzong | ||
Cambrian Period | Zhan Shili | |||
Dear My Friends | Song Shuhao | |||
2018 | Flesh And Spirit | Xu ingyou | ||
Twenties Once Again | Xiang Dahai | |||
2020 | New World | Shen Shichang |
Awards and honors
[edit]Year | Awards | Category | Work |
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1976 | 22nd Asia Pacific Film Festival | Most Popular Actor | |
1978 | 15th Golden Horse Awards | Best Leading Actor | He Never Gives Up |
1979 | 25th Asia Pacific Film Festival | Best Actor For Tragic Films |
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Daw-Ming Lee. "Chin, Han". Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema. (2013) ISBN 978-0-8108-6792-5. pp. 118–120.
External links
[edit]- Han Chin at IMDb
- Chin Han at the Hong Kong Movie Database