Pan Lei

Directing·Aug 4, 1927·Haiphong, Vietnam

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Pan Lei (潘壘), a Taiwanese film director and writer, was born on August 4, 1927, whose original name was Pan Chengde(Chinese: 潘承德), also known as Pan Lei(Chinese: 潘磊) and his pen name Xinxi(心曦). After joining the army to fight the Japanese at the border of China and India, he came to Taiwan in 1949 and became a well known writer and journal publisher. He began his film career as a scriptwriter and directed his first film in 1959. His third film Typhoon (颱風; 1962) was outstanding among its contemporary films with its bold presentation of female desire and artistic achievement, which won him the praise of "Father of Taiwanese Art Cinema" (台灣藝術電影之父) and the invitation to make films for the Shaw Brothers. He died on July 22, 2017.

Film	Credit
The Tattoo1984 · Director	Director
Alien Corpse1984 · Writer	Writer
Strange Story of Crematory1980 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Spiritual Kung Fu1978 · Writer	Writer
Snake in the Crane's Shadow1978 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Crooks1977 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
New Fist of Fury1976 · Writer	Writer
Cuties Parade1975 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Love Lock1975 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Evil Seducers1975 · Director	Director
The Sword1971 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Devil Fighter1970 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Young Flying Hero1970 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Love Without End1970 · Director	Director
Purple Darts1969 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Tomorrow Is Another Day1969 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
TThe Wolf and the Angel1968 · Director	Director
The Fastest Sword1968 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Fallen Petals1968 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Purple Shell1967 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Poisonous Rose1966 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Downhill They Ride1966 · Director	Director
Song of Orchid Island1965 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Lover's Rock1964 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Typhoon1962 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
GGolden Age1960 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
On Mount Hehuan1958 · Director	Director