During his lifetime, he directed "A Bird Screaming", "The Sorrow of the Shahe River" and "The End of the Map", and his work won the jury award at the 34th Golden Horse Awards. Senior media person Lan Zuwei exposed the news of his family confirming the death of the other party on

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well-known director Zhang Zhiyong passed away today and lived at the age of 68. During his lifetime, he directed " A Bird Screaming ", "The Sorrow of the Shahe" and "The End of the Map", and his work won the jury award at the 34th Golden Horse Awards. Senior media person Lan Zuwei exposed the news of his family confirming the death of the other party on Facebook this morning (16th). The sudden news shocked the film industry.

Golden Horse director Zhang Zhiyong passed away. (Photo/Provided by Ditou Pictures Co., Ltd.)

Lan Zuwei posted on Facebook this morning: "It rains at dawn, and bad news comes. Zhang Zhiyong, the director who once directed "A Bird Screaming", "The Son of the Shahe" and "The End of the Map" passed away at the age of 68." He pointed out that Zhang Zhiyong is a native film worker. When he was the deputy director in the past, he always worked hard and executive directorial needs. He is a good helper who everyone praised.

Stills directed by director Zhang Zhiyong of Shahe. (Photo/Impossible for the Party and Property Committee)

Lan Zuwei said that Zhang Zhiyong has a pair of thick hands. " recently heard that he went to farm and grow vegetables and fruits in Chiayi. He is used to walking and keeping healthy, but as soon as he films, his body can't bear it and put five brackets on it. suddenly passed away, and he sighed, Amitabha!" In the article, he also forwarded the post of Zhang Zhiyong's family confirming his bad news, "Director Zhang Zhiyong has left us yesterday. His family is currently dealing with subsequent matters. The farewell ceremony will be notified separately."

Golden Horse Director Zhang Zhiyong passed away. (Photo/Photo taken from Lan Zuwei's Facebook)

Director Zhang Zhiyong graduated from Shixin Film Department. He has participated in the film crew since 1980 and has invested in the industry from the grassroots film venue. Later, he gradually challenged different positions such as director, screenwriter, producer, actor, etc. in different works. He is a native film worker.

As the director, Zhang Zhiyong won the Best Picture and Peace Special Award in the Asia Pacific Film Festival for "A Bird Screaming". This work describes the chronic poisoning and suffering from black foot disease caused by drinking too much deep well water from arsenic in the 1960s. It is realistic and reflects the contemporary social phenomenon in Taiwan. It makes people impressed by Director Zhang Zhiyong's helplessness in the face of fate. It caused a huge resounding response to that year, and thus won the jury award at the 34th Golden Horse Awards and the audience voted for the best film.

In 2000, Zhang Zhiyong adapted the novel by Taiwanese writer 7th grade student and filmed the movie "Song of Shahe". The story recreates the people's sentiment in Taiwan in the 1960s, reflects the decline of the Gezai Opera class, and goes to the abandoned theater in Tainan "Dianji Theater". As the key role in promoting the plot atmosphere of this film, director Zhang Zhiyong specializes in the musical elements in the film, which ultimately won the special award of "Shahe Leslie" at the 37th Golden Horse Awards and the Best Director and Best Music Awards at the 45th Asia Pacific Film Festival.

has extremely demanding on the selection of script materials. Director Zhang Zhiyong said in an interview with the awards in the past: The focus of filming is the process, and he is very calm about the award results. He has been committed to making local Taiwanese movies for life, and the works he has left are heart-warming. These images telling Taiwanese stories convey their observations of life and their perceptions of the real world are now more of the filmmakers’ hearts that director Zhang Zhiyong is grateful to.

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