Wu Yigong (; 1 December 1938 – 14 September 2019) was a Chinese film director and producer.

Biography

Born in

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

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, Wu Yigong enrolled in the directing department of the

Beijing Film Academy Beijing Film Academy (BFA; ) is a coeducational state-run higher education institution in Beijing, China. The film school is the largest institution specializing in the tertiary education for film and television production in Asia. The academy h ...

in 1956. After graduation in 1960, he was appoint as director assistant in Shanghai Haiyan Film Factory.Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998)
''Encyclopedia of Chinese Film''
Taylor & Francis, p. 371. . Google Book Search. Retrieved 2008-09-28. His first solo film, '' My Memories of Old Beijing'' (城南旧事), won the 3rd

Golden Rooster Award The Golden Rooster Awards () are film awards given in mainland China. The awards were originally given annually, beginning in 1981. The name of the award came from the year of the Rooster in 1981. Award recipients receive a statuette in the shap ...

for best director. His other films include ''

Evening Rain ''Evening Rain'' (Chinese: 巴山夜雨) is a 1981 Chinese drama film which reflects the fight between Chinese people and the Gang of Four during the ten years of turmoil in China. It was directed by Wu Yonggang and Wu Yigong with Li Zhiyu, Zhang ...

'' (巴山夜雨) (1st Golden Rooster Award for best motion picture) (co-directed with Wu Yonggang), '' The Tribulations of a Young Master'' (少爷的磨难), and ''

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'' (阙里人家), among others. Wu served as the president of the

Shanghai Film Studio The Shanghai Film Studio (), one of the three biggest film studios in China, is the film division of the Shanghai Film Group Corporation in Shanghai, China. It is responsible for the production of Chinese films and TV programs. History Shangha ...

, as well as the general manager of the General Shanghai Film Corporation and the president of the Shanghai Film Bureau. He joined CPC in June 1985, and was an alternate member of 14th and 15th Central Committees of Communist Party of China. Wu died on 14 September 2019 in

Ruijin Hospital Ruijin Hospital () is a renowned general hospital in Shanghai, China, with the rating of "Grade 3, Class A", the highest rating in the Chinese medical system. It is a university hospital affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong Universi ...

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

. He was 80 years old.吴贻弓逝世，享年80岁，曾在病榻上写下“上海电影万岁”

Filmography (as director)

References

External links

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at the Chinese Movie Database Film directors from Zhejiang Beijing Film Academy alumni Artists from Hangzhou 1938 births 2019 deaths Chinese film producers Asian film producers Chinese film directors {{China-film-director-stub