Lee Kang-sheng (; born 21 October 1968) is a Taiwanese actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in all of Tsai Ming-liang's feature films. Lee's directorial efforts include The Missing in 2003 and Help Me Eros in 2007.
Career Lee was working at an arcade when he was asked by Tsai Ming-liang to act in his TV film Boys. This started a working relationship that has lasted over 30 years; Tsai has said that he would never make another movie without Lee.
Awards Lee has received recognition for his acting by winning the Best Actor Award at the 2002 Cinemanila International Film Festival for What Time Is It There? and getting nominated for a Golden Horse Award in 1994 for Vive L'Amour.
Lee won several awards with his directorial debut, The Missing. At the 2004 Rotterdam International Film Festival, he won the KNF Award, the NETPAC Award and the Tiger Award. The film also won the New Currents Award at the 2004 Pusan International Film Festival, a special mention at the Ljubljana International Film Festival and the City of Athens Award at the Athens International Film Festival.Kang sheng Lee Awards, Internet Movie Database; retrieved 2007-11-08
His second directorial effort, Help Me Eros in 2007, was nominated for a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. It won a special jury award at the 2007 World Film Festival of Bangkok.
Filmography
As actor Year Title Role1991Boys1992Rebels of the Neon GodHsiao-kang1994Vive L'AmourHsiao-kang1996A Drifting Life1997Sweet DegenerationChun-sheng1997The RiverHsiao-kang1998The HoleThe Man Upstairs1999Ordinary HeroesTung2000Sunny Doll2001What Time Is It There?Hsiao-kang2002A Way We GoAh Hui2002The Skywalk Is Gone (short)Hsiao-kang2003Goodbye, Dragon InnProjectionist2005The Wayward CloudHsiao-kang2006I Don't Want to Sleep AloneHsiao-kang2007Help Me ErosAh Jie2009FaceKang, the director2013Stray DogsHsiao-kang2014Journey to the WestMonk2015No No Sleep (short)2015Sashimi2016The Tenants DownstairsGuo Li2018The Deserted2019Your Face2020DaysKang2022The Rope Curse 2Huo-ge2023Kuro no Ushi2024Abiding NowhereStranger EyesLao WuBlue Sun PalaceCheung2026The House on the MoonYue Lao
As screenwriter-director Year Title2003The Missing2007Help Me Eros2009Taipei 24H
References
External links
The Missing: An Interview with Lee Kang-sheng at Senses of Cinema The Unprofessional: An Interview with Lee Kang-sheng at UCLA Asia Institute Conversation with Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang-sheng at Asia Society