Li Kangsheng
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Early experience
After graduating from high school, Li Kangsheng failed in the college entrance examination. He worked as an insurance and service student to earn tuition fees.
In 1991, Tsai Ming Liang, who was working for the TV station at that time, discovered Li Kangsheng, who had no drama training, in an electric playground where teenagers gathered in ximenting. He was asked to play a role in his feature film children, and wrote the script of young people Nezha for him. Li Kangsheng began his acting career from then on.
Acting experience
In 1992, based on the image of Li Kangsheng, Cai Ming Liang directed his first film, young Nezha. Since then, Li Kangsheng has participated in all of CAI's other films and become Cai's leading actor.
In 1994, he won the best actor award of Nantes Film Festival in France and the best actor nomination of the 31st Golden Horse Award in Taiwan for his role as a young gay salesman Xiaokang in the movie long live love directed by Cai Ming Ming.
In 1995, he starred in Lin Zhengsheng's first independently produced film "spring flower Monroe", which describes the early rural areas and people's life in Taiwan in the form of documentary.
In 1996, he starred in the film River, which won Silver Bear Award and international news award of Berlin Film Festival, silver Hugo special award of Chicago International Film Festival, film critic award of Sao Paulo International Film Festival and special award of Singapore International Film Festival.
In 1998, he starred in the film "cave" directed by Cai Mingliang, which expressed his worries about urban life and modern people's emotional concept. The film won the prize of fabissey in the main competition unit of the 51st Cannes Film Festival.
In 1999, he played the role of Li Shaodong in the movie "a thousand words" directed by Xu Anhua, which is a political topic packed with love. The film won the best film of the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards and the 36th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award.
In 2000, he played Yan Xinhe in the movie "sunny baby" directed by Chen Yixiong and adapted from the Internet novel. In the same year, independent filmmakers such as Li Kangsheng and Cai Mingliang founded the film industry, aiming at developing films with international outlook and original spirit.
In 2001, he starred in the movie "what time are you there" directed by Cai Mingliang, and then in the 22 minute sequel "the overpass is gone".
In 2003, after starring in the film "Bu San", Li Kangsheng, with his accumulated experience as assistant director when he helped Cai Mingliang make documentary films, wrote and directed his debut "Bu Jian" with CAI Mingliang's encouragement. He won the "best new director award" and the highest honor "new trend Award" of Busan Film Festival in South Korea, the best new director award of the fourth Chinese Film Media Award, and the Athens Film Festival He won the best director award of the International Film Festival, the golden tiger Award for best film, the film critic award and the Asian Film Development Association Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in the Netherlands, and won a NT $1 million award from the Taiwan Information Bureau.
In 2004, he starred in the film "a cloud in the sky", which depicts the sexual desire of urban men and women. This film represents both Taiwan films and Chinese films, and competes in the competition unit of Berlin Film Festival.
In 2006, he wrote, directed and acted in the film "help me love God", which won the highest award of Busan Film Festival PPP (Busan Film Funding Program) unit - Busan award, and was selected into the official competition unit of the 64th Venice Film Festival in 2007.
On November 23, 2013, Li Kangsheng won the 50th Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for his film "outing". On December 15, he won the best actor award at the 56th Asia Pacific Film Festival and the best actor award at the 16th Taipei Film Festival.
On November 27, 2020, the starring movie "prosperity is coming" will be launched in Dali, and the film is expected to be released in 2021.
Main works
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Director's work
Award winning record
Character evaluation
In CAI Mingliang's film series, Li Kangsheng plays a young man called "Xiaokang", who grows from a young Xiaokang to a lonely and helpless adult Xiaokang. This young man is short, plain and speechless. His expression is full of loneliness and depression. He is out of tune with the world around him. However, he has established a clear model of urban youth. He is a little melancholy, a little autistic, rebellious and lonely. His special temperament makes him unique among many actors in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and he has become one of the representative young actors in Taiwan movies. Li Kangsheng has never received any formal performance training, but he has a keen ability of expression, and is quite charming on the screen, which has been affirmed by the critics. It can be said that all Cai Ming Ming's films are tailor-made for the well-off society. Li Kangsheng constructs the basic situation and atmosphere of Cai Ming Ming's films. Li Kangsheng has been growing up and changing with the passage of time. Li Kangsheng's change is the inexhaustible source of CAI Mingliang's films (sina.com review).
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Li Kangsheng
