Cai Chusheng
Chinese film director (1906-1968) · China · On the map · Directors · Died at 62
Cai Chusheng was a Chinese film director of the pre-Communist era, and was the first Chinese director to win an international film award at the Moscow International Film Festival, with his film Song of the Fishermen (1934).
Cai Chusheng is read about 25 times a day, in 16 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 20 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1968Died15 July 19681962
Waves on the South-China SeaFilm, Director1950
Dawn Must ComeFilm, Director, Producer1947
The Spring River Flows EastFilm, Director, Writer1941
Song of GuerrillaFilm, Writer1939
Orphan Island ParadiseFilm, Director, Writer1938
Vistas of ArtFilm, Writer1937
Symphony of LianhuaFilm, Director, Writer1936
Lost LambsFilm, Director, Writer1935
New WomenFilm, Director1934
Song of the FishermenFilm, Director, Writer1933
Early Morning in the Big CityFilm, Director, Writer1932
A Rosy DreamFilm, Director, Writer1931
Two Stars in the Milky WayFilm1929
Revenge of an ActressFilm1906Born12 January 1906
Waves on the South-China SeaFilm, Director1950Dawn Must ComeFilm, Director, Producer1947The Spring River Flows EastFilm, Director, Writer1941Song of GuerrillaFilm, Writer1939Orphan Island ParadiseFilm, Director, Writer1938Vistas of ArtFilm, Writer1937Symphony of LianhuaFilm, Director, Writer1936Lost LambsFilm, Director, Writer1935New WomenFilm, Director1934Song of the FishermenFilm, Director, Writer1933Early Morning in the Big CityFilm, Director, Writer1932A Rosy DreamFilm, Director, Writer1931Two Stars in the Milky WayFilm1929Revenge of an ActressFilm1906Born12 January 1906People around Cai
Close ties
Luo Mingyou Produced Spring in the South (1932)
Zheng Junli Cai directed New Women (1935)
Wang Renmei Cai directed Song of the Fishermen (1934)
Zhu Shilin Directed Vistas of Art (1938)
Jiang Qing Cai directed Wang Laowu (1938)
Ruan Lingyu Cai directed New Women (1935)
Bai Yang Cai directed The Spring River Flows East (1947)
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 18
31 credits on file
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Best known for his progressive output in the 1930s, Cai Chusheng was later severely persecuted and died during the Cultural Revolution. His ashes are kept at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing.
Country
China
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1968 · aged 62
