Xie Jin
Known for Directing
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.
Filmography
The Opium War
1997
Director
Hibiscus Town
1987
Director
Hibiscus Town
1987
Writer
Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
1984
Director
The Herdsman
1982
as 导演
The Herdsman
1982
Director
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
as Self
The Last Aristocrats
1989
Director
Penitentiary Angel
1996
Director
Legend of Tianyun Mountain
1980
Director
Bell of Purity Temple
1991
Director
Woman Basketball Player No. 5
1957
Director
Woman Basketball Player No. 5
1957
Writer
The Red Detachment of Women
1961
Director
The Cradle
1979
Director
A small story in a big storm
1958
Director
Chunmiao
1975
Director
盛大的节日
1976
Director
Two Stage Sisters
1964
Director
Two Stage Sisters
1964
Writer