Xie Jin | |||||||
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| Born | 21 November 1923 | ||||||
| Died | 18 October 2008 (aged 84) Shangyu | ||||||
| Occupation | Film director | ||||||
| Awards | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Crystal Globe for Hibiscus Town (1988) Golden Rooster Awards – Best Director for Legend of Tianyun Mountain (1980) Best Picture for Legend of Tianyun Mountain (1980), Hibiscus Town (1987) & The Opium War (1997) Lifetime Achievement Award (2005) Hundred Flowers Awards – Best Director for The Red Detachment of Women (1962) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 謝晉 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谢晋 | ||||||
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Xie Jin (Chinese: 谢晋; 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 (1997).
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.[1]