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Director
Bi Gan
Defining Films
Profile
Prince Bigan (Chinese: 比干; pinyin: Bǐgān), surnamed "Zi" (子), was a prominent Chinese figure during the Shang dynasty. He was a son of King Wen Ding, and an uncle of Di Xin, and served as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Shang. He was later worshipped as the God of Wealth.
In Their Own Words
He cites the work of Andrei Tarkovsky, Theo Angelopoulos, and Hou Hsiao-Hsien as influences, particularly praising Hou's 2015 masterpiece, 'The Assassin.'
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