Xie Jin

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1923-11-23

Deathday 2008-10-18 (84 years old)

Place of Birth Shaoxing,Zhejiang Province,China

Also Known As 谢晋, 謝晉, Che Chun, Се Цзинь, Цзинь Се, Xie Jin

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.

Known For

Director

2002
1997
The Opium War

as Director

1996
Penitentiary Angel

as Director

1993
1993
三言二拍

as Director

1992
Morning Star

as Director

1991
1989
1987
Hibiscus Town

as Director

1983
Qiu Jin

as Director

1982
The Herdsman

as Director

1979
The Cradle

as Director

1977
Youth

as Director

1976
Pan shi wan

as Director

1976
盛大的节日

as Director

1975
Chunmiao

as Director

1975
磐石湾

as Director

1972
On The Docks

as Director

1964
Two Stage Sisters

as Director

1958
1958
Huang Baomei

as Director

1956
春节大联欢

as Director

1955
水乡的春天

as Director

1955
A Wave of Unrest

as Director

1954
蓝桥会

as Director

1951
控诉

as Director

1948
望穿秋水

as Director

Writer

1987
Hibiscus Town

as Writer

1983
Qiu Jin

as Writer

1964