Actor

Lee Kang-sheng

1968

Who they are

Born: 12 October 1968, Taipei, Taiwan
Known for: Rebels of the Neon God, What Time Is It There?, Stray Dogs

Lee Kang-sheng (b. 1968, Taipei) is a Taiwanese actor and director, best known as the longtime lead and muse of filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang. He has appeared in all of Tsai's theatrical features, often as the quiet, alienated character Hsiao Kang. He has also directed films, including The Missing (2003).

Where to start

Rebels of the Neon God (1994)In the library
Tsai Ming-liang's debut feature and the start of Lee's defining collaboration with him.
What Time Is It There? (2001)Log in to add it to the library
A signature Tsai drama of loneliness and grief, with Lee in the central role.
Stray Dogs (2014)Log in to add it to the library
A late-career Tsai film in which Lee plays a struggling father in a slow, haunting portrait of poverty.
Days (2021)Log in to add it to the library
A near-wordless Tsai film about two men's brief encounter, with Lee as one of its two leads.
The Missing (2003)Log in to add it to the library
Lee's own directorial feature, showing his creative work beyond acting for Tsai.

Their films in the library

Awards

No major awards are documented here.

The full list · 73

1991BoysLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1994Vive L'AmourLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hsiao-kang
1994Rebels of the Neon GodLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hsiao-kang
1995My New FriendsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1996A Drifting LifeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ku-cheng
1997The RiverLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hsiao-Kang
1997Sweet DegenerationLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Chun-sheng
1998The HoleLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Man Upstairs
1999Ordinary HeroesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lee Siu Tung
2000Sunny DollLog in to add it to the libraryActor
2001What Time Is It There?Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Hsiao-Kang
2001The Moon is GoneLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dog
2002A Way We GoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ah Hui
2002Looking for TsaiLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
2003Goodbye, Dragon InnLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Projectionist
2003The Skywalk Is GoneLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hsiao-Kang
2003The MissingLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2004My Stinking KidLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2005The Wayward CloudLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Taiwanese Porn Actor
2006I Don't Want to Sleep AloneLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hsiao-Kang
2007To Each His Own CinemaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as (segment: It’s A Dream)
2007Help Me, ErosLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ah Jie · Director
2007It's a DreamLog in to add it to the libraryActor
2008Sleeping on Dark WatersLog in to add it to the libraryActor
2009VisageLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kang / The Director
2009Taipei 24HLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2009RemembranceLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2009Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the WaterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self / Hsiao Kang - the director / St. John Baptist
2012WalkerLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monk
2012Beautiful 2012Log in to add it to the libraryActor
2012Diamond SutraLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monk
2012SleepwalkLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monk
2012No FormLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monk
2012TransformationLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
2013Letters from the SouthLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Xiao Kang (segment "Walking on Water")
2013Past PresentLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2014Stray DogsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Father
2014Journey to the WestLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monk
2015No No SleepLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monk
2015SashimiLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Chen-ming
2015AfternoonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2015Beautiful 2015Log in to add it to the libraryActor
2016The Tenants DownstairsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Guo Li
2016Single BeliefLog in to add it to the libraryActor · Director
2016Autumn DaysLog in to add it to the libraryActor
2018Your FaceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2018The DesertedLog in to add it to the libraryActor
2018SandLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monk
2020The Rope Curse 2Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Huo-ge
2020Abyssal SpiderLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ship's Captain
2021DaysLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kang
2021GritLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Chief Liu
2021WanderingLog in to add it to the libraryActor
2021AbsenceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Han Jiangyu
2021Come and GoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Xiao Kang
2022Fantasy · WorldLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tang Shicheng
2022Hotel IrisLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Boatman
2022The Wind Will SayLog in to add it to the libraryActor
2022Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre PompidouLog in to add it to the libraryActor
2022WhereLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monk
2023Lost in ForestLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sheng
2023Everything Is UnknownLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hua Qi
2024Stranger EyesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lao Wu
2024Abiding NowhereLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monk
2024Sonata of WaveLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dongbin
2024Black OxLog in to add it to the libraryActor
2025Blue Sun PalaceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Cheung
2025Night JourneyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monk
2025AbsenceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Han Jiangyu
2026DustLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monk
2026The Rope Curse 4: KuntilanakLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Huo-ge
2026The House on the MoonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Yue Lao
2026Fuxi: Four Tales of FeastingLog in to add it to the libraryActor

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.