Han Sanming

Han Sanming
Han Sanming
Born	1971 (age 52–53); Fenyang, Shanxi, China
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000 - present
Family	Two brothers
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	韓かん三明さんめい
Simplified Chinese	韩三明さんめい
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hán Sānmíng

Han Sanming (Chinese: 韩三明さんめい; born 1971) is a Chinese actor and coal miner, known for his roles in films directed by his cousin Jia Zhangke. Initially, he was seen only in small roles or cameos, but was then cast in one of the lead roles, as a coal miner looking for his wife and daughter, in Still Life. The film premiered at the 2006 Venice Film Festival and went on to win a Golden Lion award.

Of note, his characters are also named "Han Sanming" in the films.

Life

Han was born in 1971 in Hanjiayuan Village, Fenyang, Shanxi, the most coal-rich province in China. He became a coal miner after middle school. He has two brothers. He is the cousin of Jia Zhangke, director from Beijing Film Academy, a prestigious school that has nurtured some of China's top cinematic talent.^[1]

Filmography

Year	English Title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2000	Platform	《站台》	Himself
2004	The World	《世界せかい》	Himself
2006	Still Life	《三さん峡かい好こう人ひと》	Han Sanming (character is a coal miner) ^[2]	Lead
2006	Dong	《东》	Himself
2009	Father	《父ちち亲》	Li Sawa
2009	The World is too Busy	《天下てんか太ふと忙せわし》	Himself
2013		《冬ふゆ哥的春はる天てん》	Wang Liang's father
2013	Never Give Up	《从未放ひ弃》
2014		《恋こい爱大师之让红包つつみ飞》
	Promise	深ふか情じょう约定
	Broken Bridge	《断だん桥》	Chao Youde
2017	Shall Mama's Eyes	《夏なつ耳みみ玛玛的てき眼睛がんせい》	The principal
2018	The Class of One	一いち个人的てき课堂	The village director
2019	Rolling Steel Eggs
2019	Midnight Live

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Awards

Date	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Award	Category	Result	Notes
2007	Still Life	14th Chile International Film Festival	Best Actor	Won	^[5]
2007	Still Life	63rd Venice International Film Festival	Golden Lion	Won

References

^ “矿工影かげ帝みかど”韩三明的跨越性人生. 163 (in Chinese). 2016-10-21. Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
^ Those Days of Doom on the Yangtze, Manohla Dargis of New York Times, January 18, 2008.
^ Han Sanming at hkmdb.com
^ Han Sanming at chinesemov.com
^ “矿工影かげ帝みかど”韩三明当上儿童电影制片人. sina (in Chinese). 2012-04-27.

External links

Han Sanming at IMDb
Han Sanming Douban (in Chinese)

[1] “矿工影かげ帝みかど”韩三明的跨越性人生. 163 (in Chinese). 2016-10-21. Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-20.

[2] Those Days of Doom on the Yangtze, Manohla Dargis of New York Times, January 18, 2008.

[3] Han Sanming at hkmdb.com

[4] Han Sanming at chinesemov.com

[5] “矿工影かげ帝みかど”韩三明当上儿童电影制片人. sina (in Chinese). 2012-04-27.

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