1923.11.21.–2008.10.18.
○ Found dead in a hotel
Director of The Red Detachment of Women and Hibiscus Town
Born in Shangyu, Zhejiang, he studied at the National Theatre School and from 1953 directed at the Shanghai Film Studio. He rose to fame with Woman Basketball Player No. 5 and in 1958 worked on an anti-rightist film. He made The Red Detachment of Women (1961) and Two Stage Sisters (1965), and in the Cultural Revolution films for the "Gang of Four" such as Grand Festival, which marked Zhang Chunqiao's seizure of power. Later came The Legend of Tianyun Mountain, The Herdsman and Hibiscus Town on people scarred by those years, and Opium War. He sat on the standing committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In October 2008 he was found dead in a hotel while visiting his old school.
Also known as: Hsieh Chin
Activities and affiliations
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1953–2008
People’s Republic of China state institutionsFilm directorMain
Literature and arts
Career Timeline
- 1953Director at the Shanghai Film Studio
- 1961Film The Red Detachment of Women
- 1986Film Hibiscus Town