Huang Yu Explained

Huang Yu (黃域)
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Child:yes
P:Huáng Yù
Birth Date:7 November 1916
Birth Place:Shanghai, Republic of China
Death Place:Hong Kong
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter, actor
Spouse:Wu Pei-yung (吳佩蓉)

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.

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

As actor

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
1930Regrettable Separation惜紛飛Xu Nanying
1940The West Chamber西廂記Yuan Weizhi
They Have Been Living Here for Generations秦淮世家Zhao Si
1943Reunion重逢
1944The Wind凱風
A Bright Future鵬程萬里
1945Struggle奮鬥
My Youthful Head莫負少年頭
Modern Girl摩登女性Colleague
1949Our Husband春雷Unclealso assistant director
1950Hong Kong Mermaids香島美人魚
1951Miss Du Jin鍍金小姐

As assistant director

As director

YearEnglish titleChinese titleDirectorWriterNotes
1953The Gold-Plated Man花花世界
1955The Inspector General視察專員
1956Survivors of Love大富之家
Apartment for Women女子公寓
She Swallowed Her Sorrows紅顏劫
1957Suspicion捉鬼記
Whither Spring?春歸何處
Princess Hibiscus芙蓉仙子
1958Borrowed Wife借親配
The Outsider少年遊
1960A Mermaid's Love碧波仙侶
Come On, Everybody!飛燕迎春
1962Two Ideal Couples糊塗姻緣
Love on the Edge甜言蜜語
1964A Happy Reunion龍鳳呈祥
1965A Pink Dream粉紅色的夢
Emperor Takes a Holiday皇帝出京
1966Embroidered Scarf鴛鴦帕
A Time to Remember小忽雷
1968Pillar of Society社會棟樑
Love Song of Twins雙女情歌
1969The Golden Age金色年華
The Village of Crouching Tigers臥虎村
1970Red Azalea映山紅
1971The Younger Generation小當家
1974A Silver Dollar一塊銀元
1976The Best Friends至愛親朋
1979The Reporter鐵腳馬眼神仙肚
1981The Spy in the Palace飛鳳潛龍

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