Xie Jin
Born: 1923-11-23 in Shaoxing，Zhejiang Province，China
Died: 2008-10-18
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2002
- Woman Soccer Player #9 ... (Director)
1998
1997
- The Opium War ... (Director)
1996
- Penitentiary Angel ... (Director)
1993
- An Old Man and His Dog ... (Director)
- 三言二拍 ... (Director)
1992
- Morning Star ... (Director)
1991
- Bell of Purity Temple ... (Director)
1989
- The Last Aristocrats ... (Director)
1987
- Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio ... (Director)
- Hibiscus Town ... (Director)
1984
- Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain ... (Director)
1983
- Qiu Jin ... (Writer)
- Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns as Himself
1982
- The Herdsman as 导演
1980
- Legend of Tianyun Mountain ... (Director)
1979
- The Cradle ... (Director)
1977
- Youth ... (Director)
1976
- 盛大的节日 ... (Director)
- Pan shi wan ... (Director)
1975
- Chunmiao ... (Director)
1972
- On The Docks ... (Director)
1964
- Two Stage Sisters ... (Director)
1962
- Big Li, Little Li and Old Li ... (Director)
1961
- The Red Detachment of Women ... (Director)
1958
- 大跃进中的小主人 ... (Director)
- Huang Baomei ... (Director)
- A small story in a big storm ... (Director)
1957
- Woman Basketball Player No. 5 ... (Director)
1956
- 春节大联欢 ... (Director)
1955
- A Wave of Unrest ... (Director)
- 水乡的春天 ... (Director)
1954
- 蓝桥会 ... (Director)
1951
- 控诉 ... (Director)
1948
- 望穿秋水 ... (Director)