On September 26, according to Taiwan media reports, the well-known director Zhang Pengyi died of cancer at the age of 80, and the news came out, which shocked many people in the circle.
Director Zhang Pengyi has been in the industry for many years, and he worked at Shaw Film Company in the early days, directing a number of films based on Gu Long's novels.
In that era when the equipment was relatively backward, he controlled the rhythm of the film, the atmosphere rendering and the scene design quite well, presenting the audience with one wonderful martial arts scene after another.
Among the series of works he directed, the more famous ones are the "Chu Liuxiang" series, "The Legend of the Hero of the Great Banner", "The Soul of the Sword", "The West Wind of The Horse Whistle", etc., and the big coffee he has cooperated with is also countless, including Zheng Shaoqiu, Wu Jing and so on.
However, when the TV series "Zzling Horses And Whistling West Wind" was broadcast, the reputation was very general, and many viewers felt that the plot was too chaotic, the relationship between the characters was headache, and the styling design was too exaggerated.
In particular, Ximen Chuixue's writing robe and Fu Hongxue's soaring braids are full of violation, and I believe that the audience who have watched this play is very impressed.
After getting older, Zhang Pengyi did not fade out of the film and television circle, but continued to be active in the front line. Last year, it was rumored that he would shoot the movie "Seven Swords".
The proposed actors for this play are very powerful, including Hong Jinbao, Zhou Zhouwei, Fan Shaohuang, Zhang Tianai, etc., but unfortunately, before the film started, he died.
After director Zhu Yanping heard the bad news of Zhang Pengyi's death, he was deeply saddened and deliberately posted a memorial on his personal social account.
Zhu Yanping wrote that Zhang Pengyi was half a master of mine, and when he was the assistant director of "18 Bronze Men of Shaolin Temple", he asked me to make a field note. Later, he directed several blockbuster martial arts films, and I was responsible for being an assistant director. In the film industry, there are very few people who still call me Xiao Zhu, and he is one of them.
Zhu Yanping also mentioned that Zhang Pengyi was only 4 months from the discovery of cancer to his death. In May, he was still preparing a new play in the mainland, but unexpectedly found that he had terminal stomach cancer, so he hurried back to Taiwan for treatment, and did not expect him to leave so quickly.
Speaking of which, a lot of well-known directors have passed away lately. On the 19th of last month, director Li Xing, known as the "godfather of film", died of heart failure at the age of 91.
Li Xing has directed many Qiong Yao dramas and literary films, and has won a large number of stars, so everyone is sad when they hear the news of his death.
At his funeral, many directors and actors who had not appeared for a long time also appeared, including Hou Xiaoxian, Qin Han, Yang Guimei, etc., which showed his high status.
Finally, I hope that the two directors Zhang Pengyi and Li Xing will go all the way well, and the relatives will get out of the haze of losing their favorites as soon as possible.