Birth, old age, illness and death are natural laws, and no one can reverse them. Just over halfway through May, several celebrities have passed away, leaving many regrets, including the oldest 100, and some have committed suicide.
The succession of such regrettable news will inevitably make people feel sad.
01, Jiang Shouyan 55 years old
South Korean national treasure actress Kang Shou-yeon died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage on May 7 at the age of 55. She was found to have been in a state of cardiac arrest and sent to the hospital for treatment, and after three days of treatment, Jiang Shouyan still unfortunately passed away.
After her debut as a child star, she became a popular Korean star in high school. As an adult, she transformed into an acting school and won the Best Actress Award at the 44th Venice International Film Festival for her film "Seed Girl", the Best Actress Award at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival for "Revealing the Truth", and the Special Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival and the Best Acting Award at the Baeksang Art Awards for "Rainbow Trout".
Later, she won three major ceremonial grand slams in South Korea, becoming the first Korean actress to pay hundreds of millions of dollars. Her most well-known work to mainland audiences is the 2001 costume drama "Women's World".
Her funeral also alarmed the entire Korean film industry, and famous directors Lim Kwon-taek, Bong Joon-ho and others went to mourn.
It is worth mentioning that Jiang Shouyan's Netflix movie "Zhenyi" that came back in 2021 has not yet been released, but she has already died, and this movie has also become her posthumous work.
02, Guo Andy 60 years old
Guo Andy, a well-known magician known as the "King of a Thousand Kings", died of lung adenocarcinoma on May 10 at the age of 60.
Guo Andy is not only Liu Qian's enlightenment teacher, but also the royal "substitute" in the gambling films starring Zhou Runfa and Zhou Xingchi, and provides gambling guidance in the movies "God of Gamblers", "Gamble Saint", "Shanghai Beach" and so on. In Hong Kong, he is known as the "King of a Thousand Kings".
He has also participated in CCTV programs, held magic shows at Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Center, served as a guest performer at the Cultural Tourism Festival, and brought such a shocking magic show as "Flying the Yellow River".
The death of Guo Andy is a big loss for the magic circle and a big loss for the literary and art circle, and fans feel sorry for it.
03, Ueshima Ryubei 61 years old
On May 11, 61-year-old comedian Ueshima Ryubei was found hanging at home, and his family found emergency treatment, but when he arrived at the hospital, his heartbeat and breathing had stopped, and he died at the age of 61.
Ryūbei Ueshima is a well-known comedian in Japan and a member of the Japanese comedy group "Ostrich Club", he is responsible for the silly and stubble parts of the group, and his popularity in the group is very high.
For the death of the dragon soldier on the island, many people felt surprised why he made such a decision. Not long ago, the Japanese media reported the news that actor Hiroyuki Watanabe hanged himself, was it because of excessive pressure?
03. Hiroyuki Watanabe is 66 years old
Japanese actor Hiroyuki Watanabe hanged himself at home on the morning of May 3 at the age of 66, and was found breathless in his underground training room.
Hiroyuki Watanabe tried his best to maintain a strong and firm figure during his lifetime, and at the age of 51, he was invited to appear in "Kamen Rider", becoming one of the oldest knights.
On May 11, the Japanese media published the obituary of Watanabe's wife, Hara Sunrise, in which it was explained that Watanabe Yuyuki had completed the funeral in a low-key manner, and on May 10, a cremation was held by his relatives.
As for the reason for Watanabe's suicide, friends speculate that he is a perfectionist and ascetic, unable to accept any flaws, perhaps unable to accept physical changes.
His wife, Hara Sunrise, also revealed that since the epidemic, Hiroyuki Watanabe has been diagnosed with autonomic disorders because she cannot sleep and complains about changes in her physical condition. The wife thought that his condition was getting better again, and who wanted to commit suicide, became her biggest pain.
05. Chen Wenshi is 74 years old
On May 3, veteran actor and producer Chen Wenshi died of illness at the age of 74. The TV series is Chen Wenshi's masterpiece, with a score of 9.4 points on a certain petal.
Chen Wenshi has made cameo appearances in many film and television dramas, starring meng Xiaoyu's father "Chen Kai" in "Mountain City Stick Army", playing a worker who works from the countryside to the city; he is also the street office "Director Luo" of "Ke Deping's Outer Biography".
It is reported that Chen Wenshi began to be hospitalized at the end of 2021, and during the hospitalization, the hospital issued a notice of critical illness many times, Chen Wenshi was not very depressed, and finally walked very peacefully.
06, Yuan Shaohai 77 years old
On May 11, Peking Opera performance artist Yuan Shaohai unfortunately died of illness at the age of 77, and everything was lost due to the prevention and control of the epidemic.
Yuan Shaohai is the eldest son of Mr. Yuan Shihai, a master of Peking Opera, who served as an artistic consultant of the China National Art And Culture Exchange Center, the deputy secretary-general of the China National Ceremony Calligraphy and Painting Institute, and the consultant of the Beijing National Essence Art Inheritance Promotion Association.
Yuan Shaohai had many well-known masterpieces before his death, including "The Red Lantern" and "The Book of the Heroes of the Crowd".
According to insiders, Yuan Shaohai accidentally fell before his death. When you are old, your body can't withstand a beating, and it is easy to cause internal injuries and fall to your death, because this kind of unexpected departure is sad.
07. Ren Tokugawa 81 years old
On May 12, Mr. Ren Tokugawa, a famous Peking Opera actor and a famous artist of the Peking Opera YanPai, died at the age of 81 due to ineffective medical treatment.
Mr. Ren Tokugawa is a veteran of the Peking Opera Yan School and is also a national first-class actor. Ren Tokugawa artists' Peking Opera performances are very characteristic, from the study of traditional techniques of the ancient school, through in-depth and research will represent the "Swallow Wu Hate", "Peak Spring and Autumn", "Wolong Hanging Filial Piety" and so on, becoming a familiar Peking Opera master.
He has been committed to the development of Peking Opera, and on January 30, 2022, Ren Tokugawa teacher also made a public appearance to send sincere New Year greetings to everyone, when Ren Lao looked red and full of energy. But the world is unpredictable, who thought that a generation of legends would suddenly end.
08, Liu Zifeng 83 years old
On May 7, the Golden Rooster Award "Emperor of Shadows", the veteran artist Liu Zifeng died of illness in Shanghai at the age of 83.
For many post-90s and post-00s, Liu Zifeng is a strange actor, but as long as you have seen his performance, you will be moved by him. At that time, he became popular by relying on the movie "Black Cannon Incident", and won the throne of the Film Emperor of the Golden Rooster Award of Chinese Cinema with the film.
In 2019, he won the 29th Magnolia Drama Award, and the work that won him the award was the drama "Song of Life", when he was over 80 years old and performed in a wheelchair.
According to the content posted on the platform by the former deputy general manager of Shanghai Cinema, Liu Zifeng, who loved calligraphy, could not move his hands for a long time before his death, which was undoubtedly a pain for him.
In this life, he did not want fame and fortune, and he lived purely as an actor who was addicted to acting and creation. The death of such an artist is truly regrettable.
09, Wang Jinbao 85 years old
On May 13, cross-talk artist Mr. Wang Jinbao died of illness at the age of 85. After Jiang Kun, Jia Ling and others learned the news, they sent out articles of condolence: "Teacher Wang has gone all the way! ”
Mr. Wang Jinbao was originally a cross-talk enthusiast, then became a railway soldier and entered the railway soldier literary troupe to become a cross-talk actor.
Many years later, he met the cross-talk master Ma Ji, and the two began to cooperate, and the cross-talk works such as "One Servant and Two Lords", "Plateau Rainbow", and "Five Senses Fighting for Merit" performed together were deeply loved by the audience.
Wang Jinbao was a low-key person all his life, he did not worship teachers, did not accept apprentices, and regarded fame and fortune very indifferently.
10. Wu Tianqiu is 88 years old
On May 8, Mr. Wu Tianqiu, a professor of the Vocal Department of the Central Conservatory of Music and a famous bass singer, died of illness at the age of 88.
Wu Tianqiu was born into a peasant family and entered the Vocal Music Department of the Central Conservatory of Music at an early age. Because of his excellent character and learning, Wu Tianqiu went to the Bulgarian National Conservatory of Music to pursue graduate studies. After graduating and returning home, he dedicated his life to the love of music.
In 2001, Wu Tianqiu participated in the discovery of liver problems, but the doctor judged that it was only a mass caused by fatty liver, so Wu Tianqiu did not care. Later, Wu Tianqiu's body was not as good as before, and when he was tested again, he found that there were cancer cells in the center of his tumor, but fortunately, the cancer cells did not spread, allowing him to live to the age of 88.
After Wu Tianqiu's death, producer Xie Yu, Professor Shen Fanxiu of the Central Conservatory of Music and others sent condolences to him.
11. Chen Bingnan is 90 years old
On May 9, Taiwan media reported the death of veteran artist Chen Bingnan at the age of 90. He was suddenly unconscious and died after being rescued ineffectively.
Chen Bingnan, known as "off-line grandpa" by Taiwan media, has also witnessed the development of the era of black-and-white films to today's Internet age, and he has starred in many film and television works such as "Three Points Breakthrough", "Big Buddha Plus", "Little Elf Eat Naughty Ghost" and so on.
Chen Bingnan's last appearance was on May 7, when he was live streaming on the Internet and took up a microphone to sing a Japanese song to warm up for the Mother's Day event, accompanied by his children and grandchildren.
At that time, his appearance looked quite good, who could have imagined that in less than three days, he would suddenly die, which was regrettable.
12. Li Qihua is 93 years old
At 23:15 on May 12, Li Qihua, a Peking Opera performance artist and a generation of ChengPai Qingyi, passed away at the age of 93.
Born in 1929, Teacher Li Qihua belongs to the type of teenager who became a talent, and began to study Peking Opera at the age of 9, while studying Lao Sheng, Lao Dan, Hua Dan and other professions. She was also the best of the second generation of "Cheng Pai" private disciples, and together with Xin Yanqiu, Wang Yinqiu, Zhao Rongchen, and Li Shiji, she was once known as the "Five Elders of the Cheng Sect". She was also the last artist to die out of five.
In 2011, in order to commemorate the 109th anniversary of Yu Zhenfei's birth, Li Qiaohua once again took care of the mirror and performed the Peking opera "Spring Girl's Dream" with Cai Zhengren, a disciple of Yu Men, which was also her last time on stage to perform the play.
What many people don't know is that after getting off the stage, when she arrived at the backstage, Li Qihua vomited, and she lay on the table for 40 minutes before she eased up.
After Li Qihua's death, Cao Kefan and Gao Bowen posted on their personal accounts to mourn the Cheng Pai artist.
13. Qin Yi is 100 years old
At 4:08 on May 9, "People's Artist" Qin Yi died of illness at the age of 100. This news has plunged the entertainment industry into sadness, and several well-known artists have sent articles to mourn the old artist.
Qin Yi has made outstanding contributions to the Chinese film industry and created a number of classic roles for the audience. At the age of 95, he was invited to star in Chen Kaige's film "The Legend of the Demon Cat", and at the age of 97, he starred in a public welfare movie.
She has won numerous awards, including the Top 22 Film Stars of New China, the Best Actress of the Chinese Film Century Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, the National Film Artist with Outstanding Contribution, and the 7th China Top Ten Female Masters.
January 28, 2022 is the 100th birthday of Teacher Qin Yi, when Xi Meijuan and other actors rushed to the hospital to celebrate for the seniors, and this is also her last appearance.
On May 12, The funeral of Teacher Qin Yi was held, and she prepared a cemetery for herself before she died, which is located on the right side of the second husband's stele.
Watching familiar and respected celebrities leave, people can't help but sigh at the impermanence of life. Living every day well and cherishing your body is the best explanation for yourself.