1903 - 1942
Hou Yao Chinese Film Director
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1902
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| Birthplace |
Panyu, Guangdong, Qing Empire
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| Died |
1942
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| Place of Death |
Singapore, Malaya
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| Nationality |
Chinese
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| Occupation |
Film Director
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Hou Yao (1903–1942) was a pioneering Chinese film director, screenwriter, and film theorist. He wrote and directed many films including The Discarded Wife (1924), Romance of the Western Chamber (1927), the first Chinese film shown in Western countries, and Mulan Joins the Army (1928). He wrote Techniques of Writing Shadowplay Scripts, the first theory book on Chinese filmmaking. He founded the Culture Film Company, which was merged into a predecessor of the Shaw Brothers Studio. He has been called the Chinese Henrik Ibsen for his advocacy for gender equality, which he shared with his wife Pu Shunqing.
