Akira Chen Explained

Akira Chen
Native Name:陳文彬
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:1969 3, df=yes
Nationality:Republic of China
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Akira Chen (; born 10 March 1969) is a Taiwanese actor and film director.

Career

Chen was commissioned by Shei-Pa National Park to direct a film about the Atayal people and culture. The work became Msgamil: Once Upon a Time, also known as A Thousand Years of Atayal, and premiered in 2008.[1] [2] Chen first feature film, Everlasting Moments, was released in 2011, and portrayed the Amis and the Atayal.[3]

Chen was first credited as an actor in Leon Dai's 2009 film Cannot Live Without You.[4] Chen's leading role as Li Wu-hsiung won him the Taipei Film Award for best actor.[5] Chen has also appeared on stage, in The Waste Land (2010),[6] and Taipei Singer (2011).[7]

Chen contested the 2016 legislative elections as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party from Changhua County's first district,[8] [9] losing to Kuomintang incumbent Wang Huei-mei.[10] Chen was subsequently appointed to lead the Changhua County Cultural Affairs Bureau.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Loa . Iok-sin . Atayal film to begin shoot . 13 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 14 June 2007.
  2. News: Loa . Iok-sin . Noted Atayal movie to hold premiere . 13 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 31 July 2018.
  3. News: Ho Yi . Movie review: Everlasting Moments . 13 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 15 April 2011.
  4. News: Ho Yi . FILM REVIEW: A life worth living . 13 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 14 August 2009.
  5. News: Ho Yi . Leon Dai can’t live without cinema . 13 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 20 August 2009.
  6. News: Events and entertainment . 13 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 17 December 2010.
  7. News: Events and entertainment . 13 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 25 November 2011.
  8. News: Chang . Tsung-Chiu . Chin . Jonathan . Taiwan must be independent to become part of global community, Su Beng says . 13 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 6 September 2015.
  9. News: Lin . Sean . Taipei mayor ready for bike ride from Taipei to Kaohsiung . 13 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 7 January 2016.
  10. News: Hsu . Stacy . Wang downplays attacks on KMT candidates . 13 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 18 December 2015.
  11. News: Liu . Hsiao-hsin . Chin . Jonathan . Headstones dating to Qing Dynasty found in Changhua . 13 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 7 August 2018.
  12. News: Lin . Liang-che . Hsiao . Sherry . Japanese-era safes now treasures . 13 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 15 January 2018.

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