Xie Jin

Birthday: 1923-11-23
Deathday: 2008-10-18
Birthplace: Shaoxing,Zhejiang Province,China
Gender: Male

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.

Credits

Year Title
2002-06-18 Woman Soccer Player #9
1997-06-09 The Opium War
1996-04-12 Penitentiary Angel
1993-10-07 An Old Man and His Dog
1992-04-01 Morning Star
1991-01-01 Bell of Purity Temple
1989-08-19 The Last Aristocrats
1987-03-05 Hibiscus Town
1984-10-01 Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
1983-01-01 Qiu Jin
1982-01-01 The Herdsman
1980-12-01 Legend of Tianyun Mountain
1979-01-01 The Cradle
1977-01-01 Youth
1976-02-05 Pan shi wan
1976-01-01 盛大的节日
1975-01-01 Chunmiao
1972-01-29 On The Docks
1964-02-07 Two Stage Sisters
1962-06-17 Big Li, Little Li and Old Li
1961-01-30 The Red Detachment of Women
1958-01-02 Huang Baomei
1958-01-01 大跃进中的小主人
1958-01-01 A small story in a big storm
1957-08-01 Woman Basketball Player No. 5
1956-02-11 春节大联欢
1955-06-01 A Wave of Unrest
1955-01-01 水乡的春天
1954-01-01 蓝桥会
1951-01-01 控诉
1948-01-01 望穿秋水