FILM DIRECTOR

Xie Jin

1923 - 2008

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xie Jin has received more than 98,004 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Xie Jin is the 950th most popular film director (down from 845th in 2019), the 874th most popular biography from China (down from 789th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 98k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Xie Jins by language

Over the past year Xie Jin has had the most page views in the with 24,544 views, followed by English (9,346), and Japanese (1,770). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (73.03%), Spanish (70.71%), and Occitan (47.51%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Xie Jin ranks 950 out of 2,041. Before him are Jasmila Žbanić, Hideo Nakata, Ben Sharpsteen, Giorgi Shengelaia, Idrissa Ouédraogo, and Peter R. Hunt. After him are Erika Lust, Matt Reeves, Justine Triet, Emeric Pressburger, Antonio Pietrangeli, and Serge Bourguignon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Xie Jin ranks 301. Before him are Pierre Chaunu, John Pulman, Karl-Heinz Metzner, Juan Acuña, Stefan Bozhkov, and George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood. After him are Red Garland, Devan Nair, Vatroslav Mimica, Eric Sykes, Forbes Burnham, and Haydée Santamaría. Among people deceased in 2008, Xie Jin ranks 220. Before him are Mario Rigoni Stern, Leonard Rosenman, Janwillem van de Wetering, Ollie Johnston, David Gale, and Kurt Furgler. After him are Luis de Souza Ferreira, Ibrahim Nasir, Neil Aspinall, Horst Stein, Anton Allemann, and Monica Lovinescu.

Others Born in 1923

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Others Deceased in 2008

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In China

Among people born in China, Xie Jin ranks 874 out of 1,610. Before him are Guo Boxiong (1942), Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), Li Changchun (1944), Liu Gang (1961), Zhao Wei (1976), and Tang Wei (1979). After him are Hu Die (1908), Wen Yiduo (1899), Rong Yiren (1916), Toshiko Fujita (1950), Can Xue (1953), and Liu Yunshan (1947).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Guo Boxiong

    Guo Boxiong

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1942 - Present

    HPI: 49.05

    Rank: 868

  • Photo of Thomas Tien Ken-sin

    Thomas Tien Ken-sin

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1890 - 1967

    HPI: 49.00

    Rank: 869

  • Photo of Li Changchun

    Li Changchun

    POLITICIAN

    1944 - Present

    HPI: 48.99

    Rank: 870

  • Photo of Liu Gang

    Liu Gang

    COMPUTER SCIENTIST

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 48.97

    Rank: 871

  • Photo of Zhao Wei

    Zhao Wei

    ACTOR

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 48.94

    Rank: 872

  • Photo of Tang Wei

    Tang Wei

    ACTOR

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 48.94

    Rank: 873

  • Photo of Xie Jin

    Xie Jin

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1923 - 2008

    HPI: 48.94

    Rank: 874

  • Photo of Hu Die

    Hu Die

    ACTOR

    1908 - 1989

    HPI: 48.94

    Rank: 875

  • Photo of Wen Yiduo

    Wen Yiduo

    WRITER

    1899 - 1946

    HPI: 48.92

    Rank: 876

  • Photo of Rong Yiren

    Rong Yiren

    POLITICIAN

    1916 - 2005

    HPI: 48.88

    Rank: 877

  • Photo of Toshiko Fujita

    Toshiko Fujita

    ACTOR

    1950 - 2018

    HPI: 48.86

    Rank: 878

  • Photo of Can Xue

    Can Xue

    WRITER

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 48.86

    Rank: 879

  • Photo of Liu Yunshan

    Liu Yunshan

    POLITICIAN

    1947 - Present

    HPI: 48.85

    Rank: 880

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Xie Jin ranks 11. Before him are Yuen Woo-ping (1945), Chen Kaige (1952), Edward Yang (1947), Lo Wei (1918), King Hu (1932), and Ann Hui (1947). After him are James Wong Howe (1899), Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Cai Chusheng (1906), Jia Zhangke (1970), Li Han-hsiang (1926), and Feng Xiaogang (1958).

Chinese born Film Directors

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Filmography

Two Stage Sisters
Director
In pre-revolutionary China, two young girls, Chunhua and Yuehong Xing, rise through the ranks of Chinese opera, but with their artistic success comes a new series of personal and social challenges. After they're sold to a Shanghai opera and the revolution dawns, Yuehong radicalizes and devotes her career to politically progressive performances, while Chunhua flees to avoid turmoil. As the world changes around them, they fight to maintain their friendship.
Feb 7o 19646.7 / 10
Hibiscus Town
Director
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.
Mar 5o 19877.8 / 10
Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain
Director
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.
Oct 1o 19848.308 / 10