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- Ho Loa was born on 28 May 1894 in Changhua, Taiwan. He was a writer, known for Survival (2019). He died on 31 January 1943 in Changhua, Taichung, Taiwan.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Wei Ou was born on 30 October 1936 in Tainan, Taiwan. He was an actor and writer, known for Execution in Autumn (1972), Hometown Plunders (1966) and Zai huan zuo xin niang (1965). He was married to Yang-li Huang-Chuang. He died on 1 December 1973 in Taiwan.- Ming-Lun Ku was born on 4 July 1949 in Taiwan. He was an actor, known for War God (1976), Zhen zhen chun feng (1974) and Taibei liu shi liu (1977). He died on 24 December 1978 in Taiwan.
- Anya Phillips was born in February 1955 in Taipei, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Rome '78 (1978), The Foreigner (1978) and Guerillere Talks (1978). She died on 19 June 1981 in Valhalla, New York, USA.
- Renee Chen was born on 1 April 1976 in Taiwan. She died on 23 July 1982 in Indian Dunes, California, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Wen Ye Jiang was born on 11 June 1910 in Taipei, Taiwan. Wen Ye was a composer, known for Tôyô heiwa no michi (1938), Café Lumière (2003) and Peking (1938). Wen Ye died on 24 October 1983 in Beijing, China.- Shen Chan was born on 11 March 1940 in Taichung, Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Five Fingers of Death (1972), Rivals of Kung Fu (1974) and Godfather from Canton (1982). He was married to Shirley Yu. He died on 26 April 1984 in Hong Kong.
- Tsai-Lian Yu was born on 3 March 1955 in Taiwan. She died on 18 March 1985 in Monterey Park, California, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Music Department
Pu-Liao Hsu was born on 20 February 1951 in Keelung, Taiwan. He was an actor and director, known for Ji dan peng shi tou (1981), Thrilling Bloody Sword (1981) and Dance of Death (1976). He died on 3 July 1985 in Taipei, Taiwan(undisclosed).- Peter Pan was born on 10 July 1914 in Taiwan. He died on 17 August 1985 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Tan was born in 1955 in Taiwan. Fred was a director and writer, known for Yuan nu (1988), Lovers (1983) and Dark Night (1986). Fred died on 7 March 1990 in Taipe, Taiwan.- Chen-Ho Wang was born on 1 October 1940 in Hualien, Taiwan. Chen-Ho was a writer, known for Rose Rose I Love You (1993), Mei ren tu (1985) and Meigui meigui wo ai ni (1985). Chen-Ho died on 3 September 1990 in Hualien, Taiwan.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Stunts
Born Chiu Kang-sang on April 4, 1951 in Taiwan. Chiang had family problems from a young age. His family was too large and his parents could not look after him properly, so he was sent to the Fu Sheng Opera School in Taipei, Taiwan. During his time here, he had met friends which would become part of the Shaw Brothers studio with him, such as Robert Tai, Lu Feng and Kuo Chui. When studying at the school, Chiang trained in martial arts and acrobatics.
In the mid 70's, Director Chang Cheh started his own company and headed out to Taiwan to find the latest talent for future projects. It was on this trip where he met Chiang Sheng, impressed by his martial art and acrobatic abilities, Chang Chen invited him to go to Hong Kong and do some work for him.
In 1976, Chiang started work over in Hong Kong, having already appeared in a few movies (but nothing major), he got a small part in the Sammo Hung movie, Da tai jian (1976), before heading to Shaw Brothers to make an appearance in the movie Shaolin Temple (1976). From 1976 to 1978, he appeared in movies such as Cai li fa xiao zi (1976), Magnificent Wanderers (1977), The Brave Archer (1977) and The Shaolin Avengers (1976).
1978 was to be a great year, as he starred in the all time classic Five Deadly Venoms (1978), where he would forge a great working relationship with actors Sun Chien, Kuo Chui, Lo Meng and Lu Feng.
Chiang would continue to film more classics with Sun Chien, Kuo Chui, Lo Meng and Lu Feng. They starred in_Invincible Shaolin_, The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979), The Magnificent Ruffians (1979), Crippled Avengers (1978), Two Champions of Death (1980), Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1980) and many others. Chiang could not only enrich the movie with his breathtaking acrobats and agility, but also bring the comic relief to the film.
In 1981, Chiang and the rest of the venoms disbanded with. Chiang, Lu Feng and Kuo Choi starting a new production company in Taiwan. The first movie he and his fellow team made was Shu shi shen chuan (1981), which Chiang acted and choreographed the action scenes, Chiang shortly after wanted to go back to Hong Kong, but his wife convinced him to stay put in Taiwan.
Not long after staying in Taiwan with his wife, Chiang found it very difficult, not being able to find work anywhere which led to him divorcing his wife and became a heavy drinker.
On August 18, 1991 Ricky Cheng Tien Chi, an old friend of Chiang, came to see him, but found him dead. It is said that he was lying dead for three days before being found. He died from a heart attack. But Kuo Chui once said "it was more of a broken heart". He was only 40 years old.- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Ronald E. Shanin was born on 10 July 1921 in Taiwan. He was a director and writer, known for Rivers of Fire and Ice (1964), Touch the Sky (1974) and The Woody Woodbury Show (1967). He died on 3 September 1992.- Jen-Lei Chen was born in 1947 in Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Traveller (1983), Old Mao's Second Spring (1984) and Gangland Odyssey (1988). He was married to Hai-Yung Shen. He died on 27 July 1994 in National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Tou Hu was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Qi xian nu wan jie pian (1964), Qi xian nu (1964) and Luo han jiao (1963). He died on 27 April 1995 in Taiwan.
- Music Artist
- Music Department
- Actress
Teresa Teng, sometimes spelled or written as Teresa Tang or Teresa Deng, was a popular and influential Chinese pop singer. She was born in Baozhong Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan, on 29 January 1953, to Waishengren parents. Her father (from Daming, Hebei) was a soldier in the Republic of China Armed Forces; her mother was from Dongping, Shandong. The only daughter in the family, she had three older brothers and a younger brother. She was educated at Ginling Girls High School in Sanchong Township, Taipei County, Taiwan.
She recorded many memorable songs, including "When Will You Return?" In addition to her Mandarin repertoire, she also recorded songs in Taiwanese, Cantonese, Japanese, English and some few Indonesian.
Teng died from a severe asthma attack in 1995, aged 42. In April 2015, a set of four stamps featuring Teng were released by the Chunghwa Post. In May 2002, the wax figure of Teng was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Hong Kong. On 29 January 2018, a Google Doodle was released across Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Canada and Iceland celebrating what would have been Teng's 65th birthday.- Norman Tang was born on 14 January 1917 in Kwangtung, Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Magnum, P.I. (1980), Aloha Summer (1988) and Raven (1992). He died on 3 February 1997.
- Yutaka Haniya was born on 19 December 1909 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. He died on 19 February 1997 in Japan.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Yu-Sheng Chang was born on 7 June 1966 in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Take Me to the Moon (2017), Chang Yu-sheng: Take Me to the Moon (1992) and Winds of September (2008). He died on 12 November 1997 in Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan.- Born in 1920, Lin Tuan-Chiu was a Taiwan's playwright, theater and film director. And also a producer: in 1957, he created the Hushan Film Studio and Yufeng Film Company. He studied at Tokyo, Japan, where he worked at Toho studios. Between 1959 and 1965, Tuan-Chiu directed six feature films, forgotten during many years. Recently, the Taiwan Film Institute restored some of them and unveiled them to the world. He died in 1998 (age 77).
- Music Department
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Chun-lin Yeh was born on 22 September 1921 in Keelung, Taiwan. He was a writer, known for Xiao nu de yuan wang (1965), Streets of Taipei (1966) and Nong ben duo qing (1968). He died on 12 August 1998 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Actor
- Writer
Tien-Lu Li was born on 2 December 1910 in Taipei, Taiwan. He was an actor and writer, known for Dust in the Wind (1986), Guan bing zhuo qiang dao (1991) and Daughter of the Nile (1987). He died on 13 August 1998 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Hotsuki Ozaki was born on 29 November 1929 in Taiwan, Japan. He died on 21 September 1999 in Japan.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Michiko Namiki was born on 30 September 1921 in Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Odoru ryûgûjô (1949), Soyokaze (1945) and Kamen no machi (1947). She was married to Hayato Nango. She died on 7 April 2001 in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.- David Tsai-Te Wang was born on 24 May 1965 in Tainan, Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Blue Moon (1997). He was married to Margaret Kao. He died on 4 September 2004 in National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Hung-Chih Liang was born on 2 September 1957 in Tsoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Hung-Chih was a composer, known for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Casino Raiders (1989) and Ai de guang yi xiang dui lun (2020). Hung-Chih died on 20 October 2004 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Composer
- Music Department
Bulang Yukan was born on 24 July 1968 in Wulai, Taipei, Taiwan. Bulang was a composer, known for Meng huan bu luo (2002), Everlasting Moments (2010) and Wadan de jiu ping (2002). Bulang died on 1 January 2006 in Beijing, China.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Hung-Yi Chang was born on 30 April 1950 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He was a composer, known for Full Moon in New York (1989), Jade Love (1984) and The Loser, the Hero (1985). He died on 11 May 2006 in Shanghai, China.- Actress
- Composer
Hsing-Chih Kao was born on 8 February 1943 in Taiwan. She was an actress and composer, known for Bao biao (1976), Seven Foxes (1985) and Lei bao feng yun (1965). She was married to Lin Liu. She died on 26 June 2006 in Taiwan.- Actress
Irina Semochenko was born on 16 April 1923 in Sakhalien, Taiwan. She was an actress. She died on 6 November 2006.- Momofuku Ando was born on 5 March 1910 in Puzi, Taiwan. He was married to Masako Ando, Jin-Ying Wu and Xiu-Mei Huang . He died on 5 January 2007 in Ikeda, Japan.
- C.K. Yang was born on 10 July 1932 in Taitung, Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Shen lin zi hu (1976), There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) and One More Train to Rob (1971). He was married to Daisy Yang. He died on 27 January 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Wei-Lun Hsu was born on 13 November 1978 in Taipei, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Turn Left, Turn Right (2003), Meteor Garden (2001) and Express Boy (2005). She died on 28 January 2007 in Taichung, Taiwan.
- Sheng-tien Yuan was born on 17 November 1959 in Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Jade Love (1984). He died on 14 September 2008 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Yue-hsia Hsieh was born in 1944 in Taiping, Taichung, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Exit No. 6 (2006), The Best of Times (2001) and Fei yue qing hai (2003). She died on 4 January 2009 in Taiwan.
- Soundtrack
Yen-lin Huang was born on 28 February 1975 in Wanhua, Taipei, Taiwan. She died on 6 April 2009 in Xindian, Taipei, Taiwan.- Wen-Ying was born in 1936 in Taipei, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Tropical Fish (1995), Hill of No Return (1992) and Strawman (1987). She died on 5 August 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Hsiu Li was born in 1937 in Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Summer, Dream (2001), Spider Lilies (2007) and Murmur of Youth (1997). She died on 31 August 2009 in Tainan, Taiwan.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Yi-Feng Hung was born on 30 October 1927 in Tainan, Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Jiu qing mian mian (1962), A Singer's Tears (1967) and A ma de meng zhong qing ren (2013). He died on 24 February 2010 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Hsiu-Min Chiu was born in 1946 in Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Zhong zi (1996), The Cabbie (2000) and When Love Comes (2010). She died on 28 July 2010 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Yukie Kubo was born on 24 January 1924 in Heitô, Taiwan, Japan [Now Pingtung, Taiwan]. She was an actress, known for Shin Tokyo koshin-kyoku (1953), Hahakozuru (1952) and Uta matsuri: Edokko kinsan torimonochô (1955). She died on 8 September 2010 in Tokyo, Japan.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chi Hsin was born on 23 October 1924 in Wanhua Distric, Taipei City, Taiwan. He was a director and writer, known for Zui yu zui ha zui pang xie (1979), Yin juan nu xia (1970) and Shao rou zong (1969). He died on 22 September 2010 in Taoyuan, Taiwan.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Da-Wei Sun was born on 6 December 1951 in Pingtung, Taiwan. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Chu chu wen ti niao (1978), Qing dou chu kai (1978) and Wanchun qingshi (1989). He died on 7 November 2010 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Jan-chiang Chiu was born on 30 July 1951 in Taipei, Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Xuan feng shi ba qi (1977). He was married to Hsiu-Nien Hsu. He died on 22 January 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Writer
Chih-Yuan Chen was born on 16 February 1950 in Taiwan. He was a composer and writer, known for Jin da ban de zui hou yi ye (1984), Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing? (1983) and Seven Wolves (1989). He died on 16 March 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Yu-Kun Teng was born on 15 October 1946 in Taiwan. Yu-Kun was a writer, known for Mei hua (1976), The Breakthrough (1982) and Si qiu (1974). Yu-Kun was married to Leanne Lau and Mei Chin. Yu-Kun died on 4 July 2011 in Shanghai, China.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Gerald Shih was born on 19 March 1958 in Taipei, Taiwan. He was a composer and actor, known for Tangshan guo Taiwan (1986), Red Dust (1990) and The Invaluable Treasure 1949 (2011). He died on 19 August 2011 in Taiwan.- George Band was born on 2 February 1929 in Taiwan. He died on 26 August 2011.
- Actor
- Writer
Ting Kang was born on 6 May 1936 in Changhua, Taiwan. He was an actor and writer, known for Zhang Di zhao A Zhu (1969), Kang Ding you Taibei (1969) and Ai guo zhe (2018). He died on 29 October 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan.