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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-11-23 (101 years old)

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.

Known For

Acting

2019

1998

1983

Directing

2002

1997

The Opium War as Director

1996

Penitentiary Angel as Director

1993

三言二拍 as Director

1992

Morning Star as Director

1991

1989

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
盛大的节日 as Director

1975

Chunmiao as Director

1972

On The Docks as Director

1964

Two Stage Sisters as Director

1956

春节大联欢 as Director

1955

水乡的春天 as Director
A Wave of Unrest as Director

1954

蓝桥会 as Director

1951

控诉 as Director

1948

望穿秋水 as Director

Writing

1987

Hibiscus Town as Writer

1983

Qiu Jin as Writer

1964