7.2
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
2021
Leslie Cheung
Acting
Born September 12, 1956Died April 1, 2003Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Biography
Cheung Kwok-Wing (Chinese: 張國榮, English name: Leslie, September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) was a Hong Kong Canadian singer and actor. Born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung moved to the United Kingdom in 1971, settling in Leeds, where he enrolled at university to study fashion design. After completing his studies, he returned to Hong Kong and, in 1977, took part in an amateur singing competition—the ATV Asian Music Contest—where he won second prize. The following year, he released his first album, I Like Dreaming. He soon began appearing on television and quickly landed his first film role in Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber (1978), an erotic production that Cheung himself later described as a “shameful disaster.” Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent pioneers that shaped the identity of Cantopop during the 1980s. His studio albums Summer Romance (1987) and Most Beloved (1995) each sold over 300,000 copies and are among the best-selling albums of all time in the territory. In addition to music, Cheung achieved pan-Asian fame with such films as A Better Tomorrow (1986) and A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). He won the Best Actor at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Days of Being Wild (1990). His venture into acting in the 1990s was recognized for his portrayal of queer characters in the then-conservative film industry, he was one of the few Hong Kong actors willing to take on gay roles—such as in Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together—or to play a cross-dressing opera performer in Chen Kaige’s Farewell My Concubine, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1993. Leslie Cheung died by suicide on April 1, 2003, at the age of 46, by jumping from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. In the note he left behind, he stated that he had been suffering from depression.
Movies
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6.0
TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
2021
7.0
Ashes of Time Redux
2008
5.8
Inner Senses
2002
0.0
熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke
2001
8.0
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000
2000
7.0
From Ashes to Ashes
2000
6.3
Okinawa Rendez-vous
2000
6.4
Double Tap
2000
7.3
The Kid
1999
0.0
Left Right Love Destiny
1999
6.7
Moonlight Express
1999
7.0
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
1999
5.8
A Time to Remember
1998
5.5
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
6.5
Anna Magdalena
1998
6.1
Ninth Happiness
1998
7.6
Happy Together
1997
6.4
All's Well, End's Well '97
1997
10.0
張國榮跨越97演唱會
1997
6.8
Viva Erotica
1996
5.8
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
1996
5.8
Shanghai Grand
1996
6.7
Temptress Moon
1996
5.7
Tri-Star
1996
6.2
The Phantom Lover
1995
6.6
The Chinese Feast
1995
7.1
Ashes of Time
1994
10.0
Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt
1994
6.0
Long and Winding Road
1994
7.0
He's a Woman, She's a Man
1994
6.4
It's a Wonderful Life
1994
5.8
The Bride with White Hair 2
1993
6.5
The Bride with White Hair
1993
7.1
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
6.2
All's Well End's Well, Too
1993
8.0
Farewell My Concubine
1993
6.5
Arrest the Restless
1992
7.1
All's Well, Ends Well
1992
5.8
The Banquet
1991
6.9
Once a Thief
1991
7.3
Days of Being Wild
1990
6.8
A Chinese Ghost Story II
1990
7.0
Sunset in Paris
1989
8.0
Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend
1989
5.4
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
1989
6.2
Fatal Love
1988
10.0
張國榮’88演唱會
1988
7.1
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
7.4
Rouge
1987
7.3
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987
10.0
張國榮86濃情演唱會
1986
7.4
A Better Tomorrow
1986
9.5
Last Song in Paris
1986
5.2
For Your Heart Only
1985
6.5
Crazy Romance
1985
0.0
Leslie Cheung: Surprise
1985
6.7
Merry Christmas
1984
7.0
Double Decker
1984
6.3
Behind the Yellow Line
1984
5.2
The Intellectual Trio
1984
0.0
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983
1983
6.0
Little Dragon Maiden
1983
10.0
First Time
1983
6.0
The Drummer
1983
6.9
Nomad
1982
9.0
Energetic-21
1982
7.3
Teenage Dreamers
1982
5.8
On Trial
1981
0.0
岛的故事之大屿山沙之城
1981
5.3
Encore
1980
0.0
Heritage: The Young Concubine
1980
0.0
Dog Bites Dog Bone
1978
0.0
Teenagers
1978
4.0
Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber
1978
0.0
屋檐下：死结
TV Shows
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0.0
In Memory Of Leslie Cheung
0.0
星空下的傾情
0.0
Leslie Cheung Special '89
9.5
Celebrity Talk Show
0.0
梅艷芳特輯之夢裡風情
0.0
The Fallen Family
0.0
Once Upon An Oridinary Girl
0.0
凹凸神探
0.0
Agency 24
0.0
Tai Chi Master (II)
0.0
Pairing
0.0
珠海枭雄
0.0
Dynasty (II)
0.0
Make a Wish
0.0
Dynasty
0.0
Gone with the wind
0.0
The Spirit of the Sword
0.0
Hong Kong Tragedy
8.0