Xie Jin

Xie Jin was born on 21 November 1923 in Shangyu, in Zhejiang. He studied theatre in Sichuan, at the Jiang'an National School, then directing in Nanjing, worked for a youth troupe in Chongqing, and entered cinema in 1948 as an assistant. He then built his career at the Shanghai studio. During the Cultural Revolution, he filmed model operas and ballets, according to Renditions. Six of his films won the Hundred Flowers award for best film. He died in Shangyu on 18 October 2008.

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• CinemaThe Red Detachment of Women紅色娘子軍Xie Jin · 1961Cinema