Xie Jin

Xie Jin

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1923-11-23

  • Day of Death

    2008-10-18 (84 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Shaoxing,Zhejiang Province,China

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.

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