About

Known credits:
22
Birthday:
1907-11-28
Place of birth:
Shanghai, China
Website:
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Yonggang Wu

Overview

Wu Yonggang was born in Shanghai in 1907, but was considered a native of his ancestral home Wu County, Jiangsu in Chinese convention. Wu Yonggang was one of the major leftist film directors of pre-Communist China. For the early part of his career, Wu was a set designer with Dazhonghua Baihe, before transferring to the Shaw Brothers' Tianyi Film Company. He was eventually noticed by Shi Dongshan at the newly formed Lianhua Film Company. His first film from the director's chair, 1934's The Goddess (under contract with Lianhua), earned both him and the film's star, Ruan Lingyu, rave reviews. A prolific director, Wu continued to make films well into the 1970s until his retirement shortly before his death including Evening Rain (co-directed with Wu Yigong) which won Best Picture at the first annual Golden Rooster Awards.

Acclaimed director Chen Kaige referred to Wu Yonggang as one of his most admired directors, and named The Goddess as his favorite film of the 1930s.

Known for

Directing
1980 Evening Rain Directing Director 59
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1979 Third Sister Liu Directing Director N/A
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1962 The Jade Hairpin Directing Director N/A
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1956 The Old Man and the Fairy Directing Director N/A
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1955 哈森与加米拉 Directing Director N/A
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1950 A Remote Village Directing Director N/A
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1941 Home Directing Director N/A
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1940 Yue Fei, A National Hero Directing Director N/A
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1939 Lin Chong, the Outlaw Directing Director 59
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1938 Melancholy Hatred Directing Director N/A
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1938 Rouge Tears Directing Director N/A
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1936 Waves Washing the Sand Directing Director 59
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1936 Soaring Aspirations Directing Director 59
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1935 Little Angel Directing Director N/A
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1934 The Goddess Directing Director 61
Fair

Writing
1962 The Jade Hairpin Writing Writer N/A
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1956 The Old Man and the Fairy Writing Writer N/A
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1940 Yue Fei, A National Hero Writing Writer N/A
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1936 Waves Washing the Sand Writing Writer 59
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1936 Soaring Aspirations Writing Writer 59
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1934 The Goddess Writing Screenplay 61
Fair

Art
1934 The Goddess Art Set Designer 61
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