明驥

MING Ji

Producer , Executive Producer

Born in 1923, Ming Ji (明驥) retired from his job as a major general in 1973. He then served as a director at the C.M.P.C. Studios and launched the in-house film technician training program, which cultivated film talents such as Li Ping-bing (李屏賓), Liao Pen-jung (廖本榕), Tu Duu-chih (杜篤之), and Liao Ching-song (廖慶松). In 1978, he took the general manager role of the Central Motion Picture Corporation and hired young directors and scriptwriters including Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝賢), Edward Yang, Wan Jen (萬仁), Hsiao Yeh (小野), and Wu Nien-jen (吳念真). The film ""In Our Time (光陰的故事)"" they produced during the martial law era, explored social issues through four vignettes, and marked the beginning of the New Taiwanese Cinema. The New Taiwanese Cinema films became internationally fluid and earned numerous recognitions by international film festivals and appreciated by foreign art film markets.

Dubbed the "Father of New Taiwanese Cinema", Ming was honored the 46th Golden Horse Award for lifetime achievement in 2009.

He passed away in 2012.

Honor
2009 46th Golden Horse Award for lifetime achievement

Filmography:

Year Title
2013 The Sandwich Man (Digital Restoration) 
2013 In Our Times (Digital Restoration) 
1993 GROWING UP  
1987 大遠景 
1984 A Lily in the Valley 
1983 The Sandwich Man 
1983 香火 
1983 蜜月驚魂 
1983 魔輪 
1982 動員令 
1982 In Our Times 
1981 Z字特攻隊 
1981 大湖英烈 
1981 The Battle for The Republic of China 
1981 The Coldest Winter in Peking 
1980 花飛花舞春滿城 
1980 血濺冷鷹堡 
1980 西風的故鄉 
1979 我愛芳鄰 
1979 A Title Rewon 
Posted date:2005/03/31
Update:2022/07/26
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