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Li Pingqian (1902 – 18 November 1984), also known as Jack Pingqian Li, was a Chinese filmmaker who directed over 100 films in his career in mainland China and Hong Kong. He is probably best known for his works with actresses Gong Qiuxia and Xia Meng, who each starred in more than a dozen of his films. Moreover, his 1964 Huangmei opera film Three Charming Smiles starring Chen Sisi was a huge hit in China.

Life

Li was born in Hangzhou and was originally given the name Chunchou. He moved to Shangai in the 1920s to begin a career in filmmaking after leaving Hujiang University in 1919, where he studied sociology but did not graduate. In 1924, he co-founded Shenzhou Film Company with Wu Xuchang. The company went bankrupt in 1927 and Li joined Tianyi Film Company. He eventually moved on to Mingxing Film Company, until that was destroyed by Japanese bombardments during World War II.

In the 1950s, Li moved to Hong Kong and became directing Cantonese films for companies such as Yonghua and Great Wall Film Company.

Many of Li's earlier works are lost.

Filmography

As actor

As director

In popular culture

In the 2008 Chinese TV series Zhao Dan (赵丹), Li Pingqian is portrayed by actor Meng Jun (孟俊).

References

1. ^ Stokes, Lisa Odham; Braaten, Rachel (2020-01-15). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-5381-2062-0.
2. ^ Xiao, Zhiwei; Zhang, Yingjin (2002-06-01). Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Routledge. pp. 220–221. ISBN 978-1-134-74554-8.
3. ^ Ye, Tan; Zhu, Yun (2012). Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-8108-6779-6.
4. "The Writer/Director in Focus IV: Li Pingqian - Hong Kong Film Archive". www.filmarchive.gov.hk. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

External links

• Pingqian Li at IMDb
• Jack Li Ping-Qian at the Hong Kong Movie Database

v t e Mingxing Film Company
Founders	Ren Jinping Zhang Shichuan Zheng Zhegu Zheng Zhengqiu Zhou Jianyun
Directors	Bu Wancang Cheng Bugao Hong Shen Li Pingqian Ouyang Yuqian Shen Xiling Xu Xinfu Ying Yunwei Yuan Muzhi Zhang Shichuan Zheng Zhengqiu
Writers	Hong Shen Xia Yan Qian Xingcun Zheng Zhengqiu
Actors	Ai Xia Hu Die Ruan Lingyu Wang Hanlun Xuan Jinglin Yan Yuexian Zhao Dan Zheng Zhegu Zhou Xuan
Films	The King of Comedy Visits Shanghai (1922) Labourer's Love (1922) Zhang Xinsheng (1923) Orphan Rescues Grandfather (1923) Lonely Orchid (1926) The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple (1928) An Amorous History of the Silver Screen (1931) Sing-Song Girl Red Peony (1931) Spring Silkworms (1933) The Classic for Girls (1934) Twin Sisters (1934) Crossroads (1937) Street Angel (1937) (all films)

• 1902 births
• 1984 deaths
• Hong Kong film directors
• Film directors from Zhejiang
• Screenwriters from Zhejiang
• Chinese male silent film actors
• Male actors from Hangzhou
• Writers from Hangzhou
• Chinese silent film directors
• 20th-century screenwriters