Yonggang Wu
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
DirectingBirthday
November 28, 1907Deathday
December 16, 1982Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
15Place of birth
Shanghai, ChinaAlso known as
吳永剛, 吴永刚, Wu Yong-Gang, Ng Wing-Gong, Wu Yung-Kong, Юнган У, У ЮнганCrew credits
The Goddess
Director, Set Designer, ScreenplayMelancholy Hatred
DirectorEvening Rain
DirectorYue Fei, A National Hero
Director, WriterWaves Washing the Sand
Director, WriterHome
DirectorSoaring Aspirations
Director, WriterThird Sister Liu
DirectorThe Old Man and the Fairy
Writer, DirectorRouge Tears
Director哈森与加米拉
DirectorThe Jade Hairpin
Director, WriterA Remote Village
Director