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Xie Jin

Directing · 1923–2008 · Shaoxing，Zhejiang Province，China

Biography

Xie Jin (Chinese: 謝晉; pinyin: Xiè Jìn; 21 November 1923 – 18 October 2008) was a Chinese film director. He rose to prominence in 1957, directing the film Woman Basketball Player No. 5, and is considered one of the Third Generation directors of China. Most recently he was known for the direction of The Opium War. Xie was a popular director amongst the older generations of Chinese, with six of his films being voted Best Picture in the Hundred Flowers Awards. He was the only Chinese director to date to be a member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as well as the Directors Guild of America.

Known for

Filmography

2002Woman Soccer Player #9Director
1999世纪人生：董竹君传奇Director
1998Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese CinemaSelf
1997The Opium WarDirector
1996Penitentiary AngelDirector
1993An Old Man and His DogDirector
1993三言二拍Director
1992Morning StarDirector
1991Bell of Purity TempleDirector
1989The Last AristocratsDirector
1987Hibiscus TownDirector
1987Strange Tales from a Chinese StudioDirector
1984Wreaths at the Foot of the MountainDirector
1983Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony RaynsSelf
1983Qiu JinWriter
1982The Herdsman导演
1980Legend of Tianyun MountainDirector
1979The CradleDirector
1977YouthDirector
1976Pan shi wanDirector
1976盛大的节日Director
1975ChunmiaoDirector
1972On The DocksDirector
1964Two Stage SistersDirector
1962Big Li, Little Li and Old LiDirector
1961The Red Detachment of WomenDirector
1958Huang BaomeiDirector
1958大跃进中的小主人Director
1958A small story in a big stormDirector
1957Woman Basketball Player No. 5Director
1956春节大联欢Director
1955A Wave of UnrestDirector
1955水乡的春天Director
1954蓝桥会Director
1951控诉Director
1948望穿秋水Director

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