Huang Yu (7 November 1916 – 24 May 2013) was a Chinese film director, screenwriter and actor. His acting career began in Shanghai in the 1930s. In the 1940s he went to British Hong Kong and became a filmmaker with the left-wing Great Wall Movie Enterprises. He directed 29 films between 1953 and 1981.
Huang Yu (黃域) | |||||||
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| Born | November 7, 1916 | ||||||
| Died | May 24, 2013 (aged 96) | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor | ||||||
| Spouse | Wu Pei-yung (吳佩蓉) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 黃域 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄域 | ||||||
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His wife Wu Pei-yung (吳佩蓉) frequently worked on his films as script supervisor, screenwriter, actress, make-up artist, assistant director or co-director.
Filmography
editAs actor
edit| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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| 1930 | Regrettable Separation | 惜紛飛 | Xu Nanying | |
| 1940 | The West Chamber | 西廂記 | Yuan Weizhi | |
| They Have Been Living Here for Generations | 秦淮世家 | Zhao Si | ||
| 1943 | Reunion | 重逢 | ||
| 1944 | The Wind | 凱風 | ||
| A Bright Future | 鵬程萬里 | |||
| 1945 | Struggle | 奮鬥 | ||
| My Youthful Head | 莫負少年頭 | |||
| Modern Girl | 摩登女性 | Colleague | ||
| 1949 | Our Husband | 春雷 | Uncle | also assistant director |
| 1950 | Hong Kong Mermaids | 香島美人魚 | ||
| 1951 | Miss Du Jin | 鍍金小姐 |
As assistant director
edit- 1949: Our Husband (春雷)
- 1950: The Awful Truth (說謊世界)
- 1951: A Night-Time Wife (禁婚記)
- 1952: Nonya (娘惹)
- 1952: Unknown Father (不知道的父親)
- 1953: A Torn Lily (孽海花)
- 1954: Till We Meet Again (深閨夢裡人)
As director
edit| Year | English title | Chinese title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | The Gold-Plated Man | 花花世界 | Yes | ||
| 1955 | The Inspector General | 視察專員 | Yes | ||
| 1956 | Survivors of Love | 大富之家 | Yes | ||
| Apartment for Women | 女子公寓 | Yes | |||
| She Swallowed Her Sorrows | 紅顏劫 | Yes | |||
| 1957 | Suspicion | 捉鬼記 | Yes | ||
| Whither Spring? | 春歸何處 | Yes | |||
| Princess Hibiscus | 芙蓉仙子 | Yes | |||
| 1958 | Borrowed Wife | 借親配 | Yes | ||
| The Outsider | 少年遊 | Yes | |||
| 1960 | A Mermaid's Love | 碧波仙侶 | Yes | ||
| Come On, Everybody! | 飛燕迎春 | Yes | |||
| 1962 | Two Ideal Couples | 糊塗姻緣 | Yes | ||
| Love on the Edge | 甜言蜜語 | Yes | |||
| 1964 | A Happy Reunion | 龍鳳呈祥 | Yes | ||
| 1965 | A Pink Dream | 粉紅色的夢 | Yes | ||
| Emperor Takes a Holiday | 皇帝出京 | Yes | |||
| 1966 | Embroidered Scarf | 鴛鴦帕 | Yes | ||
| A Time to Remember | 小忽雷 | Yes | |||
| 1968 | Pillar of Society | 社會棟樑 | Yes | ||
| Love Song of Twins | 雙女情歌 | Yes | |||
| 1969 | The Golden Age | 金色年華 | Yes | ||
| The Village of Crouching Tigers | 臥虎村 | Yes | |||
| 1970 | Red Azalea | 映山紅 | Yes | ||
| 1971 | The Younger Generation | 小當家 | Yes | Yes | |
| 1974 | A Silver Dollar | 一塊銀元 | Yes | Yes | |
| 1976 | The Best Friends | 至愛親朋 | Yes | ||
| 1979 | The Reporter | 鐵腳馬眼神仙肚 | Yes | ||
| 1981 | The Spy in the Palace | 飛鳳潛龍 | Yes |
References
edit- "黃域（1916－2013）" [Huang Yu (1916–2013)]. Arts News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
External links
edit- Yu Huang at IMDb
- Huang Yu at the Hong Kong Movie Database
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