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Taiwanese director (1951–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chang Yi (張毅; 14 December 1951 – 1 November 2020) was a Taiwanese film director.
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Chang Yi 張毅 | |
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Born | Taipei, Taiwan | December 14, 1951
Died | November 1, 2020 68) | (aged
Occupation(s) | film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1980-1986 |
Notable work | Jade Love (1984), Kuei-Mei, a Woman (1985) |
Spouse(s) | Hsiao Sa (divorce) Loretta Yang |
Awards | Asia Pacific Film Festival – Best Director 1985 Kuei-Mei, a Woman Golden Horse Awards – Best Screenwriter 1980 The Pioneers Golden Horse Awards – Best Director 1985 Kuei-Mei, a Woman[1] |
Chang was born in Taipei and studied film at Shih Hsin University.[2] He is listed in the New Taiwan Cinema directors. He won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director and Asia Pacific Film Festival because of 1985 film Kuei-Mei, a Woman (我這樣過了一生)[1][3][need quotation to verify]. He had an extramarital affair with Loretta Yang, the leading actress in many of Chang's movies. After the affair was exposed by Hsiao Sa, Chang Yi and Loretta Yang left Taiwan film industry and became the founders of contemporary glass studio Liuli Gongfang.[4][5][need quotation to verify][6]
Chang Yi died on November 1, 2020. Lorretta Yang acknowledged that Chang had health issues from 2018, particularly with his immune system and kidneys, and that Chang had sought medical treatment in hospital since February 2020.[2][7]
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