Pan Lei
DirectingPan Lei (潘壘), a Taiwanese film director and writer, was born on August 4, 1927, whose original name was Pan Chengde(Chinese: 潘承德), also known as Pan Lei(Chinese: 潘磊) and his pen name Xinxi(心曦). After joining the army to fight the Japanese at the border of China and India, he came to Taiwan in 1949 and became a well known writer and journal publisher. He began his film career as a scriptwriter and directed his first film in 1959. His third film Typhoon (颱風; 1962) was outstanding among its contemporary films with its bold presentation of female desire and artistic achievement, which won him the praise of "Father of Taiwanese Art Cinema" (台灣藝術電影之父) and the invitation to make films for the Shaw Brothers. He died on July 22, 2017.
Filmography — Crew
Spiritual Kung Fu
Writer
New Fist of Fury
Writer
Lover's Rock
Director
Song of Orchid Island
Director
Evil Seducers
Director
The Fastest Sword
Director
The Purple Shell
Director
Love Lock
Screenplay
Cuties Parade
Director
Downhill They Ride
Director
Fallen Petals
Director
Strange Story of Crematory
Director
Love Without End
Director
Purple Darts
Director
The Sword
Director
Poisonous Rose
Director
Young Flying Hero
Screenplay
On Mount Hehuan
Director
The Wolf and the Angel
Director
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Director
The Tattoo
Director
The Crooks
Director
Devil Fighter
Director
Snake in the Crane's Shadow
Writer
Golden Age
Director
Alien Corpse
Writer
Typhoon
Director