Directing
Xie Jin
Born November 23, 1923 · Shaoxing,Zhejiang Province,China
Died October 18, 2008 · aged 84
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 …
Known For
Hibiscus Town · 1987Hibiscus Town
★ 7.91987
MovieDramaHistory
Based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua, a melodrama about the life and travails of a young woman who lives through the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution.
Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain · 1984Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
★ 8.41984
MovieDramaWar
Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain is a 1984 Chinese film about the life of the soldiers in a PLA army company before, during and after the Sino-Vietnamese War.
The Opium War · 1997The Opium War
★ 6.31997
MovieDramaWar
The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.
Qiu Jin · 1983Qiu Jin
★ 8.01983
MovieHistoryDrama
Biopic of Qiu Jin (1877-1907), early Chinese womens’ liberationist and martyred revolutionary.
The Herdsman · 1982The Herdsman
★ 7.61982
MovieDramaRomance
In 1980, Xu Jingshan, a wealthy Chinese-American businessman returns to China to find his son, Xu Lingjun, whom he had abandoned over 30 years earlier. Labeled a rightist because of his capitalist father, Lingjun has been forced to live as a humble herdsman on the grasslands. His bitter life has been transformed by a happy marriage to the wise and beautiful Xiuzhi, and more recently by his rehabilitation by the Party. When he goes to Beijing for their reunion, he discovers his father wants him to work for his chemical company in San Francisco. Lingjun tells the story of his life to his father, as he ponders his future.
Morning Star · 1992Morning Star
1992
Movie
A man must take care of his terminally ill son.
The Cradle · 1979The Cradle
★ 7.01979
MovieDrama
In the early period of China's War of Liberation the Yan'an Nursey which housed the children of the revolutionary fighters had to be evacuated. Li Nan, an army instructor, guides the group of children to the liberated area in the Taihang Mountains and their parents. Made to mark International Children's Year.
Youth · 1977Youth
★ 7.01977
Movie
After her senses are surgically restored, a formerly deaf mute teenager enlists in the army and is assigned to communications work. But her inexperience with even such simple tasks as answering a telephone lead her supervisor to conclude she is incompetent, and try to have her reassigned. However, a courageous action by another soldier leads him to reevaluate his judgment.



















