
Lung Sihung
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Lung Sihung (born 1930 – May 2, 2002), also romanized Lang Sihung, was an actor in the cinema of Taiwan who appeared in over 100 films and was best known for playing paternal roles in films including The Wedding Banquet and Eat Drink Man Woman. He frequently collaborated in the later years of his career with award-winning director Ang Lee, notably cast in films such as Pushing Hands and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Lung enlisted in Chiang Kai-shek's army as a teenager to fight the Chinese Communist Party. After they seized control of mainland China, he escaped to Taiwan, where he was selected to join an army-sponsored acting troupe. Acting later became his career. His experience playing an array of roles for the army troupe later led his being cast in over 100 Chinese-language films and in Taiwanese soap operas, typically playing criminals or tough guys.
He had already retired from films when Ang Lee began casting for his first full-length film, 1992's Pushing Hands, and the director, who recalled watching Mr. Lung as a child, asked him to play a father in the film. Lung's sensitive portrayal of an elderly man faced with change turned him into an international star and he became famous for playing fathers struggling with modernity and adult children in the movies known to some fans as the Father Knows Best trilogy.
By the time he appeared as "Sir Te," guardian of a mystical sword in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Lung's health had deteriorated due to diabetes. He died of liver failure in 2002 at the age of 72.
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Known For







Credits
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Double Vision 2002Taoist Expert★ 6.7
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The Touch 2002The Monk-Dun Huang★ 5
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Sir Te★ 7.4
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★ 4
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Sleepless Town 1998Yang Weimin★ 7.1
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The Opium War 1997He Jingrong★ 6.6
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Dr. Chen Pinyan★ 6.4
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Grandpa's Love 1995Grandpa★ NR
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Lover's Lover 1994★ NR
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Eat Drink Man Woman 1994Chu★ 7.6
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The Wedding Banquet 1993Mr. Gao★ 7.2
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Requital 1992Uncle Tuan★ 5.5
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Pushing Hands 1991Mr. Chu★ 7.3
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末代儿女情 1990赫天禄★ NR
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A Home Too Far 1990★ 8
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天山英雄传 1988孟神通★ NR
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Last Eunuch In China 1987★ 7.8
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7 Lucky Ninja Kids 1987★ 5
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Master Hui Neng 1987★ 8
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绛雪玄霜 1986罗玄★ NR
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★ NR
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A Man of Immortality 1981★ NR
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★ 7.2
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An Unforgettable Day 1979Chin Lao-Ta★ NR
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Chu Lien 1979★ 7.5
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Good Morning, Taipei 1979Tein-lin's Father★ 6
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The Diary of Di-Di 1978Lin chou-kang★ NR
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Spy Ring Kokuryukai 1976★ 6
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The Venturer 1976★ NR
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Golden Horse Awards 1962Self★ NR