A famous patriotic producer and winner of the Golden Bell Award for Special Contribution, he died of a sudden illness at the age of 84
The famous patriotic producer and winner of the Golden Bell Award for Special Contribution, at the age of 84, Chen Juntian died suddenly on the afternoon of the 15th, and the news of the death of the patriotic legend who won the 57th Golden Bell Award for Special Contribution in 2022 shocked many insiders.
Chen Juntian's son, who is also a TV producer, confirmed the news in a low-key manner, he learned the news of his father's death while on a business trip to Los Angeles, expressed his heartache, and also mourned his father on his personal social account, saying, "Dad, goodbye, you don't have to rush anymore."
Looking back at the scene of Chen Juntian at the award ceremony, he wore a mask printed with his documentary "An Inch of Mountains and Rivers and an Inch of Blood", relying on his son's support and wheelchair, and slowly walked onto the stage of the Golden Bell Awards to receive the Special Contribution Award. He was full of emotion when he presented the awards, and cooperated with well-known artists such as Teresa Teng and Bai Jiali, and said humorously and affectionately: "The people I want to thank are gone." ”
It is understood that Chen Juntian's ancestral home is Henan and he was born in Fuzhou. His childhood was spent in the midst of war and parting. At the age of 9, he boarded a troop transport bound for Taiwan with a retreating Kuomintang unit, and was separated from his mother for 39 years.
In 1960, Chen Juntian joined Taiwan Television and began his career in the television industry. The variety shows he produced were very successful, including many artists who later became famous, such as Tong Ange, Li Zongsheng, Fei Yuqing, etc., all of whom made their debut in his shows.
However, when he received all the awards in Taiwan's TV industry, Chen Juntian felt that he should do something more meaningful. So, he decided to make a documentary about the Anti-Japanese War.
After months of preparation, the documentary crew interviewed nearly 800 Witnesses. Many of the interviewees were over 78 years old, with the oldest being 103 years old, and the interviewees were all over the world. Their production team visited Tengchong and Yunnan-Burma highways in Yunnan, and also went to photograph the former site of the "731" unit in Northeast China, the memorial hall of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese invasion of China, and the hometown of the Songhu Battle in Shanghai. In addition, the production team traveled to Japan, the United States, Russia, and mainland China to collect film, pictures, and textual materials.
Chen Juntian found a very precious historical material in the film department of the Russian Military Archives, the quality is very good, but the price is expensive, 600 US dollars for 1 minute of film, which makes Chen Juntian angry, and finally gritted his teeth and bought it.
It can be said that Chen Juntian spent a lot of effort and money to make a real and complete documentary. Finally, on September 9, 1995, his documentary "An Inch of Mountains, Rivers, and an Inch of Blood" premiered on television, and several versions were released after that.
This documentary profoundly records the history of the Anti-Japanese War and has become another pinnacle of his career. Of course, Chen Juntian's love for the restoration of Japanese history is far more than that, and his creative path has continued until his later years.
In 2014, his ten-episode documentary "Whampoa" was broadcast on Shenzhen TV, and in 2015, he cooperated with China Television Fengde to launch the sixth version of "An Inch of Mountains and Rivers and an Inch of Blood".
Chen Juntian's life is full of legends, and he interprets his dedication and love for history and the country with his actions. His passing is sad, but the rich works he left behind will always be remembered.