- Cheng Bugao
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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheng.
Cheng Bugao Chinese name 程步高 Pinyin Chéng Bùgāo (Mandarin) Born 1898[1]
Zhejiang, ChinaDied 1966
Hong KongOccupation Film director, Screenwriter, Producer Years active 1930s-1960s Cheng Bugao (1898[1]-1966) (Chinese: 程步高) was a prominent Chinese film director during the 1930s. Employed by the Mingxing Film Company, Cheng was responsible for several important "leftist" films in the period, including the Wild Torrents (1933) and Spring Silkworms (1933). Both films were based on screenplays by Xia Yan.[2]
After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Cheng moved to Hong Kong, where he made films of a purposefully apolitical nature.
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Partial directorial filmography
Year English Title Chinese Title Notes 1933 Wild Torrent 狂流 1933 Spring Silkworms 春蚕 1934 Shared Hate 同仇 1934 To the Northwest 到西北去 1934 The Classic for Girls 女儿经 Co-directed with Zhang Shichuan, Yao Sufeng, Zheng Zhengqiu, Xu Xingfu, Li Pingqian, Chen Kengran, and Shen Xiling 1935 Ardent, Loyal Souls 热血忠魂 Co-directed with Zhang Shichuan, Wu Cun, Zheng Zhengqiu, Xu Xingfu, Li Pingqian, and Shen Xiling 1936 Old and New Shanghai 新旧上海滩 1936 Little Lingzi 小玲子 1949 Heavenly Souls 锦绣天堂 1949 Virtue in the Dust 春城花落 1951 Prisoner of Love 爱的俘虏 1954 The Old and New Loves 旧爱新欢 1954 The Merry-Go-Round 欢喜冤家 1957 Ming Phoon 鸣凤 Based on the novel by Ba Jin 1957 The Fairy Dove 小鸽子姑娘 1958 The Street Boy 慈母顽儿 1958 The Nature of Spring 有女怀春 1959 Wonderful Thoughts 机伶鬼与小懒猫 1960 Comedy of 100 Girls 脂粉小霸王 1961 The Lady Racketeer 美人计 See also
References
- ^ a b Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "Cheng Bugao" in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, p. 116. ISBN 0-4151-5168-6.
- ^ Pang Laikwan (2002). Chinese National Cinema. Routledge, p. 67-68. ISBN 0-4151-7290-X.
External links
- Cheng Bugao at the Internet Movie Database
- Cheng Bugao at the Chinese Movie Database
Cinema of China 
Categories:- Chinese film directors
- Hong Kong film directors
- People from Zhejiang
- 1898 births
- 1966 deaths
- Chinese film director stubs
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