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Lee Kang-sheng

Acting Born Oct 12, 1968 Taipei, Taiwan 88 credits

Biography

Lee Kang-sheng is a Taiwanese actor, film director, and screenwriter who was born in Taipei, Taiwan on October 12, 1968. Known primarily for his work in acting, he has accumulated seventy-nine known credits. His directorial work includes the films The Missing, released in 2003, and Help Me Eros, released in 2007. Additionally, he has appeared in all of Tsai Ming-liang's theatrical feature films. Throughout his career, he has also been known by alternative names including Hong-Sang Lee Kang-Sheng Lee and Conte.

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Career

Career overview

Lee Kang-sheng is a Taiwanese actor, film director, and screenwriter who was born in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1968. His birthday is October 12, 1968. Known primarily for his work in acting, he has a total of seventy-nine known credits according to database records. Throughout his career in the film industry, he has appeared in all of Tsai Ming-liang's theatrical feature films.

In addition to his extensive acting career, Lee has also stepped behind the camera to direct his own feature films. His directorial efforts include the films The Missing, released in 2003, and Help Me Eros, released in 2007. Over the course of his professional life in cinema, he has also been known by several alternative names, including Hong-Sang Lee, Kang-Sheng Lee, and Conte.

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Career timeline

The Rope Curse 4: KuntilanakThe House on the Moon
Night JourneyBlue Sun PalaceAbsence
Sonata of WaveAbiding NowhereStranger EyesBlack Ox
Lost in ForestLost in Forest · Executive ProducerEverything Is Unknown
The Wind Will SayTwisted StringsTwisted StringsTwisted StringsHotel Iris
DaysAbsenceWanderingCome and GoGrit
SisyphusThe Rope Curse 2Abyssal Spider
Three Piglets
The DesertedSandYour Face
The Tenants DownstairsSingle BeliefSingle Belief · DirectorOne & ZeroAutumn Days
No No SleepSashimiAfternoonBeautiful 2015
Stray DogsStray Dogs · ProducerJourney to the West
Letters from the SouthPast Present
TransformationNo FormDiamond SutraSleepwalkWalker
VisageRemembrance · DirectorTaipei 24H · DirectorTaipei 24H · WriterFlowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
Sleeping on Dark Waters
To Each His Own CinemaHelp Me, ErosHelp Me, Eros · WriterHelp Me, Eros · DirectorIt's a Dream
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
The Wayward Cloud
My Stinking Kid · DirectorMy Stinking Kid · Screenplay
Goodbye, Dragon InnThe Missing · WriterThe Missing · Director
The Skywalk Is GoneA Way We GoLooking for Tsai
What Time Is It There?A Conversation with God · Assistant Director
Sunny Doll
The HoleOrdinary Heroes
The RiverSweet Degeneration
A Drifting Life
Vive L'AmourMy New Friends
Rebels of the Neon God
Boys

Full filmography

  • The Rope Curse 4: Kuntilanak (2026)
  • The House on the Moon (2026) as Yue Lao
  • Night Journey (2025)
  • Blue Sun Palace (2025) as Cheung
  • Absence (2025) as Han Jiangyu
  • Sonata of Wave (2024) as Dongbin
  • Abiding Nowhere (2024)
  • Stranger Eyes (2024) as Lao Wu
  • Black Ox (2024)
  • Lost in Forest (2023) as Sheng
  • Lost in Forest (2023) Executive Producer
  • Everything Is Unknown (2023) as Hua Qi
  • The Wind Will Say (2022)
  • Twisted Strings (2022)
  • Twisted Strings (2022) as Yong
  • Twisted Strings (2022) as Tang Niansheng
  • Hotel Iris (2022) as Boatman
  • Where (2022) as Monk
  • Fantasy · World (2022) as Tang Shicheng
  • Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidou (2022)
  • Days (2021) as Kang
  • Absence (2021) as Han Jiangyu
  • Wandering (2021)
  • Come and Go (2021) as Xiao Kang
  • Grit (2021) as Chief Liu
  • Sisyphus (2020) as Jiang Sen
  • The Rope Curse 2 (2020) as Huo-ge
  • Abyssal Spider (2020) as Ship's Captain
  • Three Piglets (2019) as Self
  • The Deserted (2018)
  • Sand (2018) as Self
  • Your Face (2018) as Self
  • The Tenants Downstairs (2016) as Guo Li
  • Single Belief (2016)
  • Single Belief (2016) Director
  • One & Zero (2016)
  • Autumn Days (2016)
  • No No Sleep (2015) as Monk
  • Sashimi (2015) as Chen-ming
  • Afternoon (2015) as Self
  • Beautiful 2015 (2015)
  • Stray Dogs (2014) as Father
  • Stray Dogs (2014) Producer
  • Journey to the West (2014) as Monk
  • Letters from the South (2013) as Xiao Kang (segment "Walking on Water")
  • Past Present (2013) as Self
  • Transformation (2012) as Himself
  • No Form (2012) as Monk
  • Diamond Sutra (2012)
  • Sleepwalk (2012)
  • Walker (2012) as Monk
  • Beautiful 2012 (2012)
  • Visage (2009) as Kang / The Director
  • Remembrance (2009) Director
  • Taipei 24H (2009) Director
  • Taipei 24H (2009) Writer
  • Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water (2009) as Self / Hsiao Kang - the director / St. John Baptist
  • Sleeping on Dark Waters (2008)
  • To Each His Own Cinema (2007) as (segment: It’s A Dream)
  • Help Me, Eros (2007) as Ah Jie
  • Help Me, Eros (2007) Writer
  • Help Me, Eros (2007) Director
  • It's a Dream (2007)
  • I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006) as Hsiao-Kang
  • The Wayward Cloud (2005) as Taiwanese Porn Actor
  • My Stinking Kid (2004) Director
  • My Stinking Kid (2004) Screenplay
  • Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003) as Projectionist
  • The Missing (2003) Writer
  • The Missing (2003) Director
  • The Skywalk Is Gone (2002) as Hsiao-Kang
  • A Way We Go (2002) as Ah Hui
  • Looking for Tsai (2002) as Himself
  • What Time Is It There? (2001) as Hsiao-Kang
  • A Conversation with God (2001) Assistant Director
  • Sunny Doll (2000)
  • The Hole (1999) as The Man Upstairs
  • Ordinary Heroes (1999) as Lee Siu Tung
  • The River (1997) as Hsiao-Kang
  • Sweet Degeneration (1997) as Chun-sheng
  • A Drifting Life (1996) as Ku-cheng
  • Vive L'Amour (1995) as Hsiao-kang
  • My New Friends (1995)
  • Rebels of the Neon God (1994) as Hsiao-kang
  • Boys (1991)
  • Golden Horse Awards (1962) as Self
  • The Long Goodbye
  • Sichuan Culinary Chronicles: In Four Chapters