Xie Jin

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-11-23 (85 years old)

Deathday

2008-10-18

Place of Birth

Shaoxing,Zhejiang Province,China

Xie Jin

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.

Production

1977

Youth

as Director

1975

Chunmiao

as Director

1992

Morning Star

as Director

1983

Qiu Jin

as Writer

1987

Hibiscus Town

as Director

1964

1997

The Opium War

as Director

1955

水乡的春天

as Director

1954

蓝桥会

as Director

1948

望穿秋水

as Director

1951

控诉

as Director

1996

1982

The Herdsman

as Director

1983

Qiu Jin

as Director

1993

1991

1989

1958

Huang Baomei

as Director

1972

On The Docks

as Director

1976

Pan shi wan

as Director

1964

1976

盛大的节日

as Director

1979

The Cradle

as Director

2002

1956

春节大联欢

as Director

1987

Hibiscus Town

as Writer

1955

A Wave of Unrest

as Director

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