Ren Pengnian
Ren Pengnian (Chinese: 任彭年; pinyin: Rén Péngnián; 1894 in Shanghai – 23 February 1968)[1] was a Chinese film director who created the first standard-length narrative film in China. He started a film company in 1926 called Dongfang Film Studio.[2]
Ren filmed over forty films during his career as a director, and also starred in some of them. His 1921 film Yan Ruisheng was the first narrative film in China to be of full-length.[2] The movie was based on a real murder that occurred in Shanghai.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1919 | The Gambler |
| The Dilemma | |
| 1920 | Li Dashao |
| Robbery en Route | |
| Fierce Backward Glance | |
| Winning Gold in the Wild Mountains | |
| Winning First Prize | |
| 1921 | A Stupid Son-in-Law's Birthday Greetings |
| The Woman of the Wicker House | |
| Han Da Catches a Thief | |
| Yan Ruisheng | |
| 1922 | The Lotus Falls |
| Talking Lost Property | |
| Righteousness before Family | |
| The Filial Woman's Soup | |
| An Empty Dream | |
| The Good Brothers | |
| 1923 | Patriotic Umbrella |
| By Pine and Cypress | |
| 1925 | Misfortune in the Realm of Love |
| Stepmother's Tears | |
| 1926 | The Tale of Lijing |
| A Workman's Wife | |
| 1927 | The Dream of Red Mansions; directed with Yu Boyan |
| 1927–1928 | The Picture of the Eight Beauties of Jiaxing (3 parts); directed with Ren Yutian and Chen Hanping |
| 1928 | Fang Shiyu Takes Up the Challenge |
| Through the Milky Way | |
| Di Qing Causes Uproar in the Wanhua Tower | |
| 1929 | Uproar at Mount Wutai |
| 1930 | Strange Destiny in the Robber's Lair |
| 1931–1932 | Mistress of the Spear (6 parts) |
| 1931 | The Destruction of Fierce Tiger Town |
| The Flying General | |
| The Heroine Black Peony | |
| 1933 | A Real Man |
| Her Heart | |
| Letter Written in Blood | |
| Secret in the Picture | |
| Evil Neighbor | |
| 1934 | The Person in the Curtains |
| 1935 | Dazed and Crazy |
References
- ^ "任彭年". maoyan.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d Tan, Ye (2012). Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema. Scarecrow Press, Inc. pp. 46, 104, 116. ISBN 9780810879133.
- ^ "Feature Films, Operas and Cartoons/Lungometraggi, Film-Opera, Cartoni Animati". Griffithiana (54): 7–54. 1995. ProQuest 217723313.
- ^ Shuk-ting, Kinnia Yau (2009). Japanese and Hong Kong Film Industries: Understanding the Origins of East Asian Film Networks. pp. 53, 55. ISBN 9780203874271.
External links
- Ren Pengnian at IMDb