Akira Chen

Akira Chen
陳文彬
Born	(1969-03-10) 10 March 1969 (age 55)
Nationality	Republic of China

Akira Chen (Chinese: 陳文彬; pinyin: Chén Wénbīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Bûn-pin; born 10 March 1969) is a Taiwanese actor and film director.

Career

Chen was commissioned by Shei-Pa National Park to direct a film about the Atayal people and culture. The work became Msgamil: Once Upon a Time, also known as A Thousand Years of Atayal, and premiered in 2008.[1][2] Chen first feature film, Everlasting Moments, was released in 2011, and portrayed the Amis and the Atayal.[3]

Chen was first credited as an actor in Leon Dai's 2009 film Cannot Live Without You.[4] Chen's leading role as Li Wu-hsiung won him the Taipei Film Award for best actor.[5] Chen has also appeared on stage, in The Waste Land (2010),[6] and Taipei Singer (2011).[7]

Chen contested the 2016 legislative elections as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party from Changhua County's first district,[8][9] losing to Kuomintang incumbent Wang Huei-mei.[10] Chen was subsequently appointed to lead the Changhua County Cultural Affairs Bureau.[11][12]

References

1. Loa, Iok-sin (14 June 2007). "Atayal film to begin shoot". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
2. Loa, Iok-sin (31 July 2018). "Noted Atayal movie to hold premiere". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
3. Ho Yi (15 April 2011). "Movie review: Everlasting Moments". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
4. Ho Yi (14 August 2009). "FILM REVIEW: A life worth living". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
5. Ho Yi (20 August 2009). "Leon Dai can't live without cinema". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
6. "Events and entertainment". Taipei Times. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
7. "Events and entertainment". Taipei Times. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
8. Chang, Tsung-Chiu; Chin, Jonathan (6 September 2015). "Taiwan must be independent to become part of global community, Su Beng says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
9. Lin, Sean (7 January 2016). "Taipei mayor ready for bike ride from Taipei to Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
10. Hsu, Stacy (18 December 2015). "Wang downplays attacks on KMT candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
11. Liu, Hsiao-hsin; Chin, Jonathan (7 August 2018). "Headstones dating to Qing Dynasty found in Changhua". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
12. Lin, Liang-che; Hsiao, Sherry (15 January 2018). "Japanese-era safes now treasures". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

External links

• Akira Chen at IMDb 
• Akira Chen at the Hong Kong Movie Database