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.

Directed

1. Hibiscus Town (1987) — Director
2. Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain (1984) — Director
3. Two Stage Sisters (1964) — Director
4. The Herdsman (1982) — Director
5. The Opium War (1997) — Director
6. Legend of Tianyun Mountain (1980) — Director
7. The Red Detachment of Women (1961) — Director
8. Woman Basketball Player No. 5 (1957) — Director
9. Penitentiary Angel (1996) — Director
10. Bell of Purity Temple (1991) — Director
11. Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (1987) — Director
12. Chunmiao (1975) — Director
13. Qiu Jin (1983) — Director
14. An Old Man and His Dog (1993) — Director
15. The Last Aristocrats (1989) — Director
16. Big Li, Little Li and Old Li (1962) — Director
17. Youth (1977) — Director
18. On The Docks (1972) — Director
19. The Cradle (1979) — Director
20. 春节大联欢 (1956) — Director
21. 世纪人生：董竹君传奇 (1999) — Director
22. Morning Star (1992) — Director
23. 水乡的春天 (1955) — Director
24. 蓝桥会 (1954) — Director
25. 大跃进中的小主人 (1958) — Director
26. 望穿秋水 (1948) — Director
27. 控诉 (1951) — Director
28. A small story in a big storm (1958) — Director
29. Huang Baomei (1958) — Director
30. Pan shi wan (1976) — Director
31. 盛大的节日 (1976) — Director
32. Woman Soccer Player #9 (2002) — Director
33. A Wave of Unrest (1955) — Director
34. 三言二拍 (1993) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Herdsman (1982) — 导演
2. Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998) — Self
3. Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns (1983) — Self