Chang Yi (director)


Chang Yi was a Taiwanese film director.

Career

Chang was born in Taipei and studied film at Shih Hsin University. 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. 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.
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.

Filmography

Screenwriter

  • 1980 : The Pioneers
  • 1981 : Re Xue
  • 1982 : Steamrolling
  • 1982 : Bird's Fly
  • 1982 : In Our Time part 4
  • 1983 : Kendo Kids
  • 1983 : The Great Surprise
  • 1983 :
  • 1984 : Jade Love
  • 1985 : Kuei-Mei, a Woman
  • 1986 : My son Hansheng
  • 1986 : This Love of Mine
  • 1987 : ''The Sea Plan''

Director