On April 16, the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards was held at the Grand Theatre of the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Centre in Hong Kong, where the audience was moved by the memory of the deceased filmmaker.
The session was introduced by well-known director Chen Kexin. It is worth mentioning that on February 9 this year, Chen Kexin's father and director Chen Tongmin passed away, and he also choked up about his father when he gave a speech on stage, he said: "Some people's names have never appeared at the Hong Kong Film Awards, and tonight will be the last, including my father... His name is Chen Tongmin. ”
Later, Wang Danni and Liang Zhongheng sang Anita Mui's "Like Water Flowing in the Year", paying tribute to the filmmakers who left us in the past two years.
There are not too many filmmakers who have passed away for various reasons in the past few years, below we mainly introduce a few major filmmakers, more we will also put photos, let's remember together.
Wu Mengda died of cancer on February 27, 2021 at the age of 69, and was known as "Hong Kong's golden supporting role". He made a will before he died, and kept his illness hidden in order not to worry his mother, who was in her 90s. Everyone is familiar with Uncle Da, so there is no need to introduce it too much.
Gu Jiahui passed away on January 3, 2023 at the age of 92, known as the "Godfather of Hong Kong Music" in the music scene, and was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government. He has written theme songs for many classic movies, such as "On the Beach", "The True Color of Heroes", "Ancient and Modern War Qin Warrior Love" and other films.
Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away on March 28, 2023, at the age of 71. He has scored classic films such as "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" and "The Last Emperor", and some say that many people will listen to his works a hundred years later.
Chen Tongmin died on February 9, 2023 at the age of 92, the father of the famous director Chen Kexin, whose representative works include "Red Courage and Good Man", "Grass and Trees Are Soldiers" and "Ten Nights of Tenderness".
The picture below is a photo of Chen Kexin with his father when he was a child.
Wu Yaohan passed away on April 9, 2023, at the age of 83. He once made surpassing Chaplin his goal, and although he played mostly supporting roles, he always made a deep impression.
Liao Qizhi has been dead for two years, and died on March 28, 2021, at the age of 66. Representative works include "Witness", "Informant", "Vanishing Bullet" and "Anti-Corruption Storm".
Director Chen Musheng was only 58 years old when he died, a well-known director in Hong Kong, who died of nasopharyngeal cancer, which is very regrettable. His posthumous work was "Furious Heavy Case", which died before it was released.
Wang Yu passed away on April 5, 2022, at the age of 80. Representative works include "One-armed Knife", "Golden Swallow" and "Dragon and Tiger Fight". He has a very good personal relationship with Jackie Chan and is a good friend who talks about everything in life.
At this award ceremony, the late filmmakers Chu Yuan, Zeng Jiang, Yu Jiaan, Zheng Wenxia, Xu Zhongxin, Chen Wanlei, Ni Kuang, Chu Yuan and others were also mourned.
We are always in an era of farewell, and every time someone dies, and death is a goodbye that will never be seen again. Life is only a few decades, thanks to these filmmakers to enrich our spiritual world.