Doze Niu

Doze Niu
Niu in 2014
Native name 鈕承澤
Born Niu Chen-zer
(1966-06-22) June 22, 1966
Taipei，Taiwan
Alma mater National Taiwan College of Performing Arts
Occupation Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, show host
Parent(s) Niu Hua
Zhang Qingqin

Doze Niu (Chinese: 鈕承澤; pinyin: Niǔ Chéngzé; Wade–Giles: Niu Ch'eng-tse; born: June 22, 1966) is a Taiwanese actor, film director, show host, screenwriter and producer. As a film director, he is best known for the Taiwanese film Monga.

Early life and career

Doze started his career as an actor at the age of 9 and was nominated for his first Golden Horse Award for the best supporting actor in 1983 (Growing Up) when he was 17.[1] The early success that he had did not help him that much as he grew older. At the age of 19, Doze could not find any roles in films and started squandering his time away. He started hanging out with the so-called "corner brothers" and improved his Taiwanese tremendously.[2] By speaking fluent Hokkien, he was able to get along with the islanders even though the origin of his family is Beijing. Hardship was familiar to Niu as he had endured many difficulties and depression ever since he was young. At the age of 12, his dad was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This disease, the same disease that troubled Stephen Hawking, put Doze's dad on the bed for 25 years. His dad died when Niu was 36.[1] During Doze's school years, he was often bullied because of his celebrity status and because of his size. The bullying stopped when Niu became friends with a notorious classmate nicknamed "teapot".[2] Similar to the plot of Monga, teapot's dad was also the head of one of the gangsters. Eventually, Doze went to find his bullies with teapot and was surprised to see the bullies' reaction. The bullies stood still in front of them and addressed Doze in a polite manner.

Doze is the founder of the production company Red Bean Production Co, which was created in August 2002.[3] Doze participated in all three movies that he directed but vowed to not appear in any more movies so that he can focus entirely on directing the movie.[4]

Features

What On Earth Have I Done Wrong?!

What on Earth Have I Done Wrong is the first dramatic film that Niu directed. This movie has a unique cinematic style. The main actor in the movie is Doze Niu himself. Although the movie is not an autobiography, there are a lot of resemblances between him and the character. The character in the movie is also a director attempting to gather enough money to produce a mockumentory film. The film was initially about the politics in Taiwan; however, Niu took a completely different turn with the film and focused the film on the character. A lot of media commented that this film is a half-biography or a documentary. The film was nominated for the best picture award at the Golden Horse Film Festival and it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[5]

Monga

Doze once again demonstrated his unique and artsy way of storytelling. Monga is a gangster movie that takes place in the Wanhua District of Taipei and has a cast of mainly young actors like Mark Chao and Ethan Juan. Doze Niu also participated in the movie as the head of the gang from the mainlander. The movie became an instant success at the Taiwanese box office, grossing more than 1.8 million$ in US. In terms of the money grossed, the movie is often compared to the movie Cape No. 7 released in 2008 which did well in the Taiwanese box office as well.[6]

The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.[7]

Filmography

Films

Year English title Original title Role Notes
1975A Misty Love小雨絲絲
1979Love Be Forever我們永遠在一起
Gone with Honor香火
1980The Story of Daniel Kelly丹尼爾的故事
1982Portrait of a Fanatic苦戀Ling Chenguang (teen)
1983Growing Up小畢的故事Bi Chujia (teen)
March On to the Troops小畢從軍去spin-off sequel to Growing Up
The Boys from Fengkuei風櫃來的人Ah Ching
Sex Education國中十四章Tung Ah-lung
1984Ann Ann安安
1985Beautiful Men of the Tang Dynasty唐朝綺麗男Cui Junnan
The Sight of Father's Back背影
The Youth in the Mud泥巴中的少年
The Young Ba Jia Jiang少年八家將
1986The Kinmen Bombs八二三炮戰Trumpet
1987Yes, Sir!報告班長
Pretty Girl芳草碧連天
Ah Zhe's Brothers阿哲的兄弟
The Game They Called Sex黃色故事
Listen to Me我有話要說
1989Banana Paradise香蕉天堂Weng Men-shuan
1990Young Soldier少爺當大兵
1996Accidental Legend飛天Lame Uncle
1997Island of Greed黑金Ni Chien-kuo
Rainy Dog極道黒社会Sunday
1998The Personals徵婚啓事himself
1999March of Happiness天馬茶房Xiao Bao
Red Rain驚天動地
2000A Chance to Die想死趁現在
Hidden Whisper小百無禁忌Xiao Bai's boyfriend
Xiaoguang曉光Ma XiaoguangTV film, also director and producer
2001Millennium Mambo千禧曼波Doze
2007What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?!情非得已之生存之道himselfalso director, co-producer and co-writer
2010Monga艋舺Grey Wolfalso director, co-producer and co-writer
2011Kora轉山cyclist pal
2012Love愛Mr. Lualso director, co-producer and co-writer
2014Paradise in Service軍中樂園Does not appeardirector, co-producer and co-writer
2017Fist & Faith青禾男高Does not appearproducer

TV Dramas and Sitcoms

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1987After the Game遊戲之後
1989Awakening甦醒
1992No Regrets This Life今生無悔Zhou Xiangui
1993Justice Pao包青天unrelated characters
1994The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants七俠五義Li Yuhou
1996Taiwan Paranormal Events臺灣靈異事件unrelated characters
1997Tiger's Tenderness老虎的溫柔
Love Is Payable儂本多情Da Mi
Ordinary Men and Women凡夫俗女
Sex Scandal Crisis桃色危機
The Strange Cases of Lord Shi施公奇案Zhou Tong
1998The Kingdom and the Beauty江山美人Liu Shengxue
Track軌跡
Dahan大寒
Once曾經
1999Taiwan's Liao Tianding台灣廖添丁Asano
Hua Mulan花木蘭Zhang Xi
2000Sunny Piggy春光燦爛豬八戒Ao Shun
2001Story of a Stone石頭的故事
Toast Boy's Kiss吐司男之吻Li Xiongalso director
2004Say Yes Enterprise求婚事務所Li Yilongalso director
From Africa, Coming Back安室愛美惠sitcom
2007My Lucky Star放羊的星星bar owner
Wayward Kenting我在墾丁×天氣晴Chu Yiyangalso director and co-producer

Music videos

Doze Niu directed music videos for Richie Ren Xian-QI's "wu ni jiu wu wo" and Jasmine Leong's "di san zhe".

Awards and nominations

  • Growing Up (小畢的故事) 1983 Golden Horse Film Festival best supporting actor nomination
  • 1984 China Art Film Performance Award Medal
  • After the game (遊戲之後) 1987 Golden Bell Award best actor nomination
  • Awakening (甦醒) 1989 Golden Bell Award best actor nomination
  • Banana Paradise (香蕉天堂) 1989 Golden Horse Film Festival best actor nomination
  • Fei Tian (飛天) 1996 Golden Horse Film Festival best supporting actor nomination
  • Xiaoguang (曉光) 2000 Golden Bell Award best actor nomination
  • What on Earth have I done wrong?! (情非得已之生存之道) 2007 Golden Horse Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize
  • Wayward Kenting (我在墾丁*天氣晴) 2008 Golden Bell Award drama director award nomination[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 FW 鈕承澤被一句話扭轉人生, retrieved July 19, 2010
  2. 1 2 這不是《艋舺》影評（鈕承澤專訪及我的四崁仔）, retrieved July 19, 2010
  3. 1 2 鈕承澤, retrieved July 22, 2010
  4. ↑ 豆導再度自導自演〈艋舺》一角 鈕：下次要避免, retrieved May 28, 2010
  5. ↑ ﹝導演專訪﹞【情非得已之生存之道】導演鈕承澤, retrieved July 19, 2010
  6. ↑ 'Monga' beats 'Avatar' on first-day gross, retrieved July 30, 2010
  7. ↑ "Taiwan film "Monga" to compete for Oscar". Channelnewsasia. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
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