Chang Yung-hsiang

Chang Yung-hsiang
Born(1929-10-26)26 October 1929
Yantai, Shandong, China
Died8 October 2021(2021-10-08) (aged 91)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Alma mater
AwardsGolden Horse Awards – Best Screenplay
1972 Indebted for Life and Love
1975 Land of the Undaunted
1978 He Never Gives Up
Best Original Screenplay
1979 The Story of a Small Town
Best Adapted Screenplay
1981 If I Were for Real
Lifetime Achievement Award
2016


Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張永祥
Simplified Chinese张永祥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Yǒngxiáng
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

Chang Yung-hsiang (26 October 1929 – 8 October 2021[1]) was a Taiwanese screenwriter and director originally from Yantai, China, generally considered one of the most prolific and successful screenwriters in Taiwan.

Chang adapted a number of Chiung Yao novels for film.[2] He had received six Golden Horse Awards over the course of his career.[3] In 2016, Chang became the first screenwriter to receive the Golden Horse for lifetime achievement.[4] Among Chang's other awards included the 1976 National Award for the Arts [zh]. He died in Los Angeles, California on 8 October 2021.[5]

Headshot of Chang in military uniform, taken during his time as the chair of the Department of Cinema and Drama at Fu Hsing Kang College.

Filmography

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Films

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  • Parent's Love (1964)
  • Beautiful Duckling (1965)
  • The Bridge (1966)
  • Fire Bulls (1966)
  • Orchids and My Love (1966)
  • Lonely Seventeen (1967)
  • The Road (1967)
  • Tiao Chan (1967)
  • Sun Rise, Sun Set (1967)
  • Men of the Skies (1967)
  • The Heron Garden (1968)
  • Because of Love (1968)
  • Morning Mist (1968)
  • Black Invitation (1969)
  • The Melody of Love (1969)
  • Jade Goddess (1969)
  • Accidental Trio (1969)
  • Storm Over the Yang-Tse River (1969)
  • Home Sweet Home (1970)
  • Four Moods (1970)
  • The Unforgotten Ones (1970)
  • Goodbye Darling (1970)
  • Stardust (1970)
  • From Home with Love (1970)
  • The Fake Tycoon (1971)
  • The Playful Girl (1971)
  • Esquire Hotel (1971)
  • Indebted for Life and Love (1971)
  • A Kiss to Remember (1972)
  • The Gallant (1972)
  • The Naughty Couples (1972)
  • Mysterious of Jewelly (1972)
  • Execution in Autumn (1972)
  • Blood Splashing Over Rainbow Bridge (1972)
  • Love Is an Elusive Wind (1972)
  • The Jilted (1973)
  • Seven to One (1973)
  • Walking in the Rain (1973)
  • The Young Ones (1973)
  • Double Dealing with Love (1973)
  • Heart with a Million Knots (1973)
  • How Is the Weather Today (1973)
  • Story of Mother (1973)
  • Little Big Boss (1973)
  • The Colorful Ripples (1974)
  • Yellow Faced Tiger (1974)
  • Girl Friend (1974)
  • Ghost of the Mirror (1974)
  • Where the Seagull Flies (1974)
  • The Marriage (1974)
  • The Three Tales (1974)
  • Star Star Star (1974)
  • My Father, My Husband, My Son (1974)
  • The Choice of Love (1974)
  • The Chinese Amazons (1975)
  • Run Lover Run (1975)
  • The Life God (1975)
  • Thou Shall Not Kill ... But Once (1975)
  • Land of the Undaunted (1975)
  • Picking the Star (1975)
  • 24 Hours Romance (1975)
  • Fantasies Behind the Pearly Curtain (1975)
  • Heroes Behind the Enemy Lines (1975)
  • Fragrant Flower Versus Noxious Grass (1975)
  • Forever My Love (1976)
  • The Chasing Game (1976)
  • Rhythm of the Wave (1976)
  • Posterity and Perplexity (1976)
  • The Morning Date (1976)
  • A Happy Affair (1976)
  • Snapping of Love (1976)
  • Painted Waves of Love (1976)
  • Autumn Love Song (1976)
  • The Sang Sisters (1976)
  • Starting Tonight (1976)
  • Come Fly with Me (1976)
  • Game of Love (1976)
  • My Sweet Love (1977)
  • Cloud of Romance (1977)
  • At the Side of Sky-Line (1977)
  • There's No Place Like Home (1977)
  • The Naval Commandos (1977)
  • Confused Love (1977)
  • A Pirate of Love (1977)
  • Love Rings a Bell (1977)
  • Love in the Shadow (1977)
  • The Diary of Di-Di (1977)
  • The Smiling Face (1977)
  • The Glory of the Sunset (1977)
  • Melody from Heaven (1977)
  • It's Sunset Again (1978)
  • Everywhere Birds Are Singing (1978)
  • The Spring Lake (1978)
  • Misty Love (1978)
  • A Voluntary Act (1978)
  • A Sorrowful Wedding (1979)
  • In the Beginning (1979)
  • The Choice of Love (1979)
  • No-one Can Touch Her (1979)
  • He Never Gives Up (1979)
  • Touch of Fairlady (1979)
  • My Native Land (1980)
  • The Story of Green House (1980)
  • Another Spring (1980)
  • Poor Chasers (1980)
  • The Pioneers (1980)
  • The Story of a Small Town (1980)
  • Part Time Job (1980)
  • The Women Soldiers (1981)
  • On the Society File of Shanghai (1981)
  • The Land of the Brave (1981)
  • Twin Troubles (1981)
  • If I Were for Real (1981)
  • The Sexy Lady Driver (1982)
  • Pink Thief (1982)
  • The Girl Robber and I (1982)
  • Kill for Love (1982)
  • Devil Returns (1982)
  • One Stripe Two Stars (1982)
  • Temptation (1983)
  • Ah-Yuan My Son (1983)
  • Women Warriors of Kinmen (1983)
  • The Wheel of Life (1984)
  • The Warmth of an Old House (1984)
  • Finding the Way (1984)
  • The Pawned Wife (1985)
  • Echo of Sea (1986)

Television

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Works translated to English

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References

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  1. ^ "張永祥 Chang Yung-Hsiang". Taiwan Film Institute.
  2. ^ "金馬獎終身貢獻獎得主張永祥病逝 享耆壽92歲". China Times (in Chinese). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ^ Chen, Christie (26 November 2016). "GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS: Screenwriter honored for lifetime achievement". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ "快訊／編劇張永祥病逝美國家中！享壽92歲　曾獲金馬獎終身貢獻獎 原文網址: 快訊／編劇張永祥病逝美國家中！享壽92歲　曾獲金馬獎終身貢獻獎" (in Chinese). ETToday. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "獨／金馬獎終身貢獻獎得主張永祥病逝 享壽92歲". United Daily News (in Chinese). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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