Lee Kang-sheng Sets Two More Installments of Tsai Ming-liang’s ‘Walker’ Series (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng is set to reprise his role in the next two films of auteur Tsai Ming-liang‘s celebrated “Walker” series. “Director Tsai is making two films in the Walker series soon.
So I’ll be doing those,” Lee confirms to Variety, adding to his decades-long collaboration with the Malaysian-born Taiwanese director that began in 1989.
Currently earning acclaim for his supporting role in Yeo Siew Hua’s surveillance thriller “Stranger Eyes,” which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and for which he is nominated in the supporting actor category at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong, Lee discussed how his longstanding partnership with Tsai has influenced his approach to other projects. “There’s a lot of influence, because director Tsai isn’t a director who works with a full script.
He often gives me a synopsis, so there’s a lot of room for improvisation,” Lee explains. “Director Tsai doesn’t like to yell ‘cut’ right away… I’m still acting.
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