Director

Xie Jin

Directing

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Directed credits

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Very extensive directing filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.6

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Directed movies: 29Directed series: 2All crew credits: 32

TMDB ID: 1001089

IMDb ID: nm0944527

Known for: Directing

Born: November 23, 1923

Died: October 18, 2008

Age: 84

Place of birth: Shaoxing，Zhejiang Province，China

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1948 - 1998

Years active: 51

Average TMDB rating: 7.89

Wikidata: Q562184

Also known as

Che Chun • Се Цзинь • Цзинь Се

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Director (31)Writer (1)

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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.