Sihung Lung

Sihung Lung

Born: January 1, 1930
Died: May 2, 2002
in Suqian, Jiangsu, China
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Lung Sihung (born 1930 – May 2, 2002), also romanized Lang Sihung, was an actor in the cinema of Taiwan who appeared in over 100 films and was best known for playing paternal roles in films including The Wedding Banquet and Eat Drink Man Woman. He frequently collaborated in the later years of his career with award-winning director Ang Lee, notably cast in films such as Pushing Hands and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Lung enlisted in Chiang Kai-shek's army as a teenager to fight the Chinese Communist Party. After they seized control of mainland China, he escaped to Taiwan, where he was selected to join an army-sponsored acting troupe. Acting later became his career. His experience playing an array of roles for the army troupe later led his being cast in over 100 Chinese-language films and in Taiwanese soap operas, typically playing criminals or tough guys.

He had already retired from films when Ang Lee began casting for his first full-length film, 1992's Pushing Hands, and the director, who recalled watching Mr. Lung as a child, asked him to play a father in the film. Lung's sensitive portrayal of an elderly man faced with change turned him into an international star and he became famous for playing fathers struggling with modernity and adult children in the movies known to some fans as the Father Knows Best trilogy.

By the time he appeared as "Sir Te," guardian of a mystical sword in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Lung's health had deteriorated due to diabetes. He died of liver failure in 2002 at the age of 72.

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Double Vision
Title: Double Vision
Character: Taoist Expert
Released: October 17, 2002
Type: Movie
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The Touch
Title: The Touch
Character: The Monk-Dun Huang
Released: August 1, 2002
Type: Movie
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Title: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Character: Sir Te
Released: July 6, 2000
Type: Movie
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
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春风得意梅龙镇
Title: 春风得意梅龙镇
Released: May 1, 1999
Type: Movie
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Four Chefs and a Feast
Title: Four Chefs and a Feast
Released: May 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Four Chefs and a Feast is a drama starring Jordan Chan
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Sleepless Town
Title: Sleepless Town
Character: Yang Weimin
Released: June 27, 1998
Type: Movie
Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghai gangs intent on taking control. His former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is rumored to have returned to Kabukicho, having fled years earlier after killing the number two of gangland boss, Yuan. Yuan wants to get even and attempts to do so by using Kenichi.
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Tonight Nobody Goes Home
Title: Tonight Nobody Goes Home
Character: Dr. Chen Pinyan
Released: July 4, 1996
Type: Movie
The Chen family contagiousness extends to taking on an extra-marital affair. Gua Ah-leh is at the movie's centre: she shines as Lung's wife, who finds she has a thing or two to learn from the gigolo after Lung blithely. Lang Hisung plays old dentist for broad comedy he is sixty years old.
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Grandpa's Love
Title: Grandpa's Love
Character: Grandpa
Released: June 24, 1995
Type: Movie
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Lover's Lover
Title: Lover's Lover
Released: October 26, 1994
Type: Movie
Li Han-Hsiang's last film.
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Eat Drink Man Woman
Title: Eat Drink Man Woman
Character: Chu
Released: August 3, 1994
Type: Movie
A retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu and his family live in modern day Taipei, Taiwan. He lives with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each of the daughters encounter new men in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes. Since the family has difficulty expressing their love for each other, the intricate preparation of banquet quality dishes for their Sunday dinners is the surrogate for their familial feelings.
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The Wedding Banquet
Title: The Wedding Banquet
Character: Mr. Gao
Released: March 1, 1993
Type: Movie
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Requital
Title: Requital
Character: Uncle Tuan
Released: November 19, 1992
Type: Movie
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Pushing Hands
Title: Pushing Hands
Character: Mr. Chu
Released: December 7, 1991
Type: Movie
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A Home Too Far
Title: A Home Too Far
Released: August 28, 1990
Type: Movie
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Title: Last Eunuch In China
Released: October 24, 1987
Type: Movie
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7 Lucky Ninja Kids
Title: 7 Lucky Ninja Kids
Released: August 15, 1987
Type: Movie
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Master Hui Neng
Title: Master Hui Neng
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
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Woman Who Lives On Nights
Title: Woman Who Lives On Nights
Released: September 7, 1985
Type: Movie
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A Man of Immortality
Title: A Man of Immortality
Released: August 28, 1981
Type: Movie
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Title: The Coldest Winter in Peking
Released: February 5, 1981
Type: Movie
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Title: An Unforgettable Day
Character: Chin Lao-Ta
Released: November 29, 1979
Type: Movie
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Title: Chu Lien
Released: November 22, 1979
Type: Movie
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Title: Good Morning, Taipei
Character: Tein-lin's Father
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
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The Diary of Di-Di
Title: The Diary of Di-Di
Character: Lin chou-kang
Released: February 21, 1978
Type: Movie
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Spy Ring Kokuryukai
Title: Spy Ring Kokuryukai
Released: November 25, 1976
Type: Movie
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The Venturer
Title: The Venturer
Released: February 21, 1976
Type: Movie
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Title: Golden Horse Awards
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 1962
Type: TV
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