Chen Yu-Hsin

Acting

Chen Yu-Hsin

Born August 24, 1919 · Tongshan District, Jiangsu, China (age 107)

Yu-Hsin Chen was born on August 24, 1919 in Tongshan, Jiangsu, China. He is an actor and writer, known for The Crimson Palm (1964), Shen jian shuang feng (1970) and Zhandian sao gao yu zhuang (1982).

Known For

Empress WuEmpress Wu · 1963
Empress Wu
★ 6.41963
MovieDramaHistory
The renowned Li Li Hua plays Wu Ze Tian, the most famous woman in China's four thousand year history.
Chasing GirlsChasing Girls · 1981
Chasing Girls
★ 7.51981
MovieComedyRomance
Afro-haired Robert demonstrates over and over to his gawking cousin how easy it is to pick up girls. Robert eventually narrows the field down to two girls. One is a TV model, the other a rich girl with a red sports car working as a waitress. Robert finds the part after the pickup to be a bit more difficult.
The Magnificent ConcubineThe Magnificent Concubine · 1962
The Magnificent Concubine
★ 6.01962
MovieDramaHistory
Perhaps the most notorious concubine in Chinese history, Yang Guifei set a pudgy standard of beauty in her days of glory during the Tang dynasty. The Emperor Minghuang was so besotted with the woman that when An Lushan stages his rebellion against the empire, the ruler takes Yang Guifei along with his imperial entourage in an escape to the mountainous area of modern-day Sichuan, and sanctuary of sorts. But the concubine had roused the jealousy of the court and unfortunately for her and to the great sorrow of the king, her brother and others among the king's retainers demanded she be strangled to death while they were still in the mountains. This is the story told in this interesting Taiwanese adaptation by director Li Han-hsiang (Li Hanxiang).
Portrait of a FanaticPortrait of a Fanatic · 1982
Portrait of a Fanatic
1982
Movie
In 1949 when the Communist regime was established in China, the world-famed painter Ling Chen-kuang, believing his conviction for a new-born society had come true on his motherland, returned anxiously from the U.S., whither he had fled apprehension by lawmen when cracking down on rebellious activities he had actively engaged in out of cynicism and hostility – the feelings evolved from constant haunting by the memories of his childhood miserableness – to the then existing institutions in China. Alas, to his disillusion, the land he had so deeply loved, the society of which he had expected so much, should have turned out to be the hell on earth. Why? The enigma kept obsessing and puzzling him even to his dying moment.
The Grand SubstitutionThe Grand Substitution · 1965
The Grand Substitution
★ 7.51965
MovieMusicHistory
With China under control of a weak Emperor, two officials compete to steer the future destiny of the land. Chiu believes the people are the future of China, while the diabolical Tu wishes to grind the people beneath an iron heel. Tu decides to take out Chiu's family, but one lone infant escapes.
The Story of Qin Xiang-LianThe Story of Qin Xiang-Lian · 1964
The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian
★ 8.01964
MovieDramaHistory
The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian is a Hong Kong Chinese Opera musical starring Jackie Chan in a child role.
Three SinnersThree Sinners · 1963
Three Sinners
★ 9.01963
MovieMusicDrama
Based on one particular storyline from The Water Margin, Three Sinners weaves an intriguing story of romance, treachery, and death, all within the context of the traditional Huangmei Opera. Yan Jun casts his real-life wife, the elegant Li Li Hua, star of such Shaw Brothers films as The Goddess of Mercy and Vermillion Door, as one of the title characters, a woman who finds herself in the middle of a stormy love triangle involving her controlling husband (director Yan Jun serving double duty in a starring role) and a passionate lover (Chen Yan Yan).
A Maid from HeavenA Maid from Heaven · 1963
A Maid from Heaven
★ 7.01963
MovieDramaRomance
Seventh sister of the celestial world goes down to earth to marry Dong Yong, a young man sold to servitude. However the Jade Emperor orders her to go back to the immortal world.

Filmography

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The Magnificent ConcubineThe Magnificent Concubine · 1962
The Magnificent Concubine
★ 6.01962
MovieDramaHistory
Perhaps the most notorious concubine in Chinese history, Yang Guifei set a pudgy standard of beauty in her days of glory during the Tang dynasty. The Emperor Minghuang was so besotted with the woman that when An Lushan stages his rebellion against the empire, the ruler takes Yang Guifei along with his imperial entourage in an escape to the mountainous area of modern-day Sichuan, and sanctuary of sorts. But the concubine had roused the jealousy of the court and unfortunately for her and to the great sorrow of the king, her brother and others among the king's retainers demanded she be strangled to death while they were still in the mountains. This is the story told in this interesting Taiwanese adaptation by director Li Han-hsiang (Li Hanxiang).

Chief Secretary Cui Cheng

Ladies FirstLadies First · 1962
Ladies First
★ 8.01962
MovieComedyRomance
Chen Liujin and Zhang Lihong have a chance encounter with Wang Shu and Li Rong during an outing to the beach. Chen admires Wang, but Wang has fallen for Zhang's charm; Zhang fancies Li, whose heart is set on Chen ironically. The two young men seek to approach their objects of affection on the pretext of inviting the dream date of each other to an outing in the country during which they are teased and made fun of by the two women. To wipe away the shame, Wang and Li plot to intoxicate the women, who pretend to be in a drunken stupor while calling for help from their uncle and father respectively. In front of the elders, Chen declares her love for Wang, and Zhang for Li. Hit with the realisation of the women's sentiments, the two men reciprocate their respective admirers with their well-deserved love.

Chang Yu-cheng