Wei Te-Sheng
- January 4, 2024
- Director
Quick Facts
Wei Te-Sheng Biography
| Name | Wei Te-Sheng |
| Birthday | Aug 16 |
| Birth Year | 1969 |
| Place Of Birth | Tainan |
| Birth Country | Taiwan |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Spouse | Chiu Yu-Rong |
Wei Te-Sheng is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on August 16, 1969 in Tainan, Taiwan. Multiple award-winning Taiwanese director of the 2nd top-selling film in Taiwan Cape No. 7.
He and Steven Spielberg both directed very high-grossing films.
Wei studied Electrical Engineering in Far Eastern Vocational School (Today’s Far East University) in Tainan. In 1993 or 1994 when Wei was 26, he entered the studio of director Edward Yang as a grip assistant. Later he became an assistant director on Yang’s movie Mahjong (1996). Later Wei worked odd jobs to fund his own short films, including Three Dialogues (1996) and Before Dawn (1997), which both won a Golden Harvest Award. In an interview Wei said that Yang “taught me to be a perfectionist and not sacrifice one’s vision, even on a tight budget…He also told me to use my own life experience and not copy anybody.” Wei also said “Having mundane jobs that didn’t require me to think allowed me to concentrate on my films in the evening”.
Since 1996, Wei had been trying to make the war epic Seediq Bale, but he could not raise the funds. Double Vision’s director, Chen Kuo-fu, suggested that he make a film that could win the people’s trust. In July 2004, Wei read about a Yunlin postman who successfully delivered a piece of mail addressed in the old Japanese style. Wei decided to make the film, Cape No. 7, based on this story, in the hopes of financing Seediq Bale. Wei finished the script by the end of 2006, and filmed it in the fall of 2007 in Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County.
He had one child with his wife.
Wei Te-Sheng Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Director |
| House | Living in own house. |
Wei Te-Sheng is one of the richest Director from Taiwan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wei Te-Sheng 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He studied Electrical Engineering at Far Eastern Vocational School before pursuing his career.
He was an Assistant Director for the 1996 film Mahjong.
Wei Te-sheng (born 16 August 1969) is a Taiwanese film director and screenwriter. He directed Cape No. 7, currently the highest grossing domestic Taiwanese film and the second highest-grossing film in Taiwanese film history.
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Who is Wei Te-Sheng Dating?
According to our records, Wei Te-Sheng married to Chiu Yu-Rong. As of December 1, 2023, Wei Te-Sheng’s is not dating anyone.
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The film was released in September 2011, both locally and internationally.
Facts & Trivia
Wei Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Taiwan. Wei Te-Sheng celebrates birthday on August 16 of every year.
This film was released with special North American advance screenings in October and November 2016 and was released in Taiwan in January 2017.