Pai Ching-jui

Directing Jun 10, 1931 Dec 11, 1997 (aged 66) Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China

Pai Ching-jui was born in 1931 in Yingkou, Liaoning. He came to Taiwan in 1949. After studying at the foreign language department of Taiwan Provincial Teachers’College (now National Taiwan Normal University), he transferred to the school's art department. He was inspired by Italian neorealism films to become the first person from Taiwan to study film in Italy. He first entered the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma studying painting and stage design, later studying film at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. After completing his studies in 1964, he returned to Taiwan and worked at the Central Motion Picture Company. Beginning in the 1970s, he tried his hand at romantic art films and adaptations of literary works. He died in 1997 of a heart attack.

1 Acting Credits

34 Crew Credits

Acting

Golden Horse Awards

as Self

Director

1975

Movie

Walking in the Sunset

Director

1978

Movie

The Bride & I

Director

1969

Movie

Poor Chasers

Director

1980