Liao Ching-sung (Chinese: 廖慶松; born March 5, 1950), also known as "Liao-san" (廖桑), is a Taiwanese film editor, known for his work with Taiwanese New Wave directors such as Hou Hisao-Hsien, Edward Yang and Wan Jen. He has received numerous accolades including two Golden Horse Awards for Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year, as well as the Special Contribution Award of Golden Horse Awards in 2018.[1]

In addition to his work as an editor, Liao has also co-written screenplays with Wan Jen for Super Citizen (超級市民) and Super Citizen Ko (超級大國民). He has directed several movies, including Be My Lovely Child Again (期待你長大), and When the Ocean Is Blue (海水正藍). Since Flowers of Shanghai (海上花), he has also been the producer for many of Hou Hsiao-Hsien's films.[2]

Early life

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After graduating from Taipei Municipal Chenggong High School, Liao Ching-Sung failed his college entrance exams. Instead of devoting another year to entering college, he applied for the technical training program of Central Pictures Corporation (中影技術訓練班). Of roughly 200 applicants, only 50 were selected and Liao was among them. He was enrolled in October 1973 and joined the Central Pictures Editing Room (中影剪接室) in early 1974. The training program was divided into different groups for sound recording, editing, lighting, printing, and photography, among which Liao chose to study editing. He excelled in his studies and ranked first in his class upon graduation.[3]

Career

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Liao started working as an assistant editor for Eternal Glory (英烈千秋) at Central Pictures in 1974.[4] Later that year, he met Hou Hsiao-Hsien while working at the Department of short film production at Central Pictures.[3]

In 1978, Liao was nominated for his first Golden Horse Award for editing Lee Hsing's movie, He Never Gives Up (汪洋中的一條船).[5]

In 1980, Liao embarked on his first attempt at a new editing style with the film Love on The Wave (我踏浪而來) directed by Chen Kun-Hou (陳坤厚), in which he allowed a take to go longer than the customary style of studio films of the 1970s.[2] The turning point of his career as a film editor did not occur until 1983, when he began editing The Boys from Fengkuei (風櫃來的人) directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.[2] This film allowed him to break free from traditional editing rules and experiment with a new approach that shifted from "narrative logic" to "emotional logic".[3]

Liao Ching-Sung's editing expertise has been sought after not only by Taiwanese directors like Yee Chih-Yen (易智言), Chen Hsin-yi (陳芯宜), and Yang Ya-Che (楊雅喆), but also by Mainland Chinese directors such as Wang Xiao-Shuai (王小帥) and Liu Jie (劉杰). His editing work on Beijing Bicycle (十七歲的單車) earned it the Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival in 2001, while Courthouse on Horseback (馬背上的法院) was nominated in the Horizon section at the Venice Film Festival in 2006.[6]

In recent years, Liao has continued to work on Mainland Chinese films that have garnered recognition at various film festivals, including Tharlo (塔洛), which received four Golden Horse Awards nominations, Knife in the Clear Water (清水裡的刀子), which won the New Currents Award at the Busan Film Festival, Suburban Birds (郊區的鳥), which was nominated for the competition at the Locarno Film Festival, and The Summer Is Gone (八月), which won the Best Picture award at the Golden Horse Awards. All of these films were edited by Liao Ching-Sung.[6]

Filmography

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Director
Year Chinese Title English Title
1987 期待你長大 Be My Lovely Child Again
1988 海水正藍 When The Ocean Is Blue
2004 大選民 Sacrificial Victims
Screenplay Writer
Year Chinese Title English Title
1985 超級市民 Super Citizen
1994 超級大國民 Super Citizen Ko
Editor
Year Chinese Title English Title Note
1974 英烈千秋 Everlasting Glory assistant editor
1976 八百壯士 Eight Hundred Heroes co-editor
1978 汪洋中的一條船 He Never Gives Up
1979 錦標 A Title Rewon
1980 西風的故鄉 The Blind Love
1980 血濺冷鷹堡 Mission over the Eagle Castle
1980 天涼好個秋 Spring in Autumn
1980 原鄉人 My Native Land
1980 風雨中的燕子 A Swallow in the Storm
1980 我踏浪而來 Love on The Wave
1981 Z字特攻隊 Z Men
1981 上尉與我 The Captain and I
1981 就是溜溜的她 Cute Girls
1981 龍的傳人 The Land of the Brave
1981 熱血 The Call Of Duty
1981 男生女生實驗班 Male and Female Experimental Class
1981 跟我說愛我
1981 風兒踢踏踩 Cheerful Wind
1982 俏如彩蝶飛飛飛 Six Is Company
1982 動員令 Happy Days in the Army
1982 在那河畔青草青 Green, Green Grass of Home
1982 光陰的故事 In Our Time
1982 癡情奇女子
1983 最長的一夜 The Night Ever So Long
1983 竹劍少年 Kendo Kinds
1983 代課老師 Now Taiwan Young Men
1983 油麻菜籽 Ah-Fei
1983 小畢的故事 Growing Up
1983 兒子的大玩偶 The Sandwich Man
1983 海灘的一天 That Day on The Beach
1984 阿福的禮物 The Gift of A Fu
1984 單車與我 The Bike and I
1984 小爸爸的天空 Out of The Blue
1984 我愛瑪麗 I Love Mary
1984 霧裡的笛聲 Nature is Quiet Beautiful
1984 風櫃來的人 The Boys from Fengkuei
1984 冬冬的假期 A Summer at Grandpas
1985 超級市民 Super Citizen
1985 結婚 His Matrimony
1985 童年往事 A Time to Live, A Time to Die
1986 流浪少年路 Drifters
1986 恐怖份子 The Terrorizers
1986 戀戀風塵 Dust in The Wind
1986 福德正神 Fu De Zheng Shen
1987 桂花巷 Osmanthus Alley
1987 惜別海岸 The Farewell Coast
1987 期待你長大 Be My Lovely Child Again
1987 尼羅河女兒 Daughter of The Nile
1988 春秋茶室 Spring and Autumn Tea House
1989 悲情城市 A City of Sadness
1989 立體奇兵 The 3-D Army
1990 阿嬰 Ming Ghost
1990 兄弟珍重 Fraternity
1991 上海假期 My American Grandson
1991 胭脂 The Story of Taipei Women
1992 少年吔,安啦! Dust of Angels
1993 戲夢人生 The Puppetmaster
1994 多桑 A Borrowed Life
1994 超級大國民 Super Citizen Ko
1995 好男好女 Good Men, Good Women
2001 千禧曼波 Millennium Mambo
2001 愛你愛我 Betelnut Beauty
2002 美麗時光 The Best of Times
2002 7-11之戀 Love at 7-11
2002 十七歲的單車 Beijing Bicycle
2002 夢幻部落 Somewhere Over The Dreamland
2002 藍色大門 Blue Gate Crossing
2004 五月之戀 Love of May
2004 20.30.40 20.30.40
2005 愛麗絲的鏡子 Reflections
2006 血戰到底 Karmic Mahjong
2006 太陽雨 Rain Dogs
2006 馬背上的法院 Courthouse on Horseback
2006 姨媽的後現代生活 The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2006 吳清源 The Go Master
2006 練習曲 Island Etude
2007 尋找蔣經國─有!我是蔣經國 Chiang Ching-kuo
2007 紅氣球 Flight of the Red Balloon
2007 流浪神狗人 God Man Dog
2022 石門 Stonewalling
Producer
Year Chinese Title English Title Note
1994 超級大國民 Super Citizen Ko
1998 海上花 Flowers of Shanghai
2001 千禧曼波 Millennium Mambo
2002 夢幻部落 Somewhere Over The Dreamland
2004 風中緋櫻─霧社事件 Dana Sakura TV series
2005 最好的時光 Three Times
2005 愛麗絲的鏡子 Reflections
2007 紅氣球 Flight of the Red Balloon

Awards and honors

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Year Award Category Work Outcome Ref.
1978 The Golden Horse Awards Best Editing Award He Never Gives Up Nominated [7]
1984 Best Editing Award The Boys from Fengkuei Nominated
1985 Best Editing Award His Matrimony Nominated
1989 Best Editing Award A City of Sadness Nominated
1995 Best Editing Award Good Men, Good Women Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Super Citizen Ko Nominated
2001 Best Editing Award Beijing Bicycle Nominated
2002 Best Editing Award The Best Of Times Nominated
Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year Won
2005 Best Editing Award Three Times Nominated
2013 Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year Won
2015 Best Editing Award The Assassin Nominated
2017 Best Editing Award The Foolish Bird Nominated
2018 Best Editing Award Us And Them Nominated
Special Contribution Award Won


References

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