Xia Gang

Xia Gang
Chinese name	夏鋼 (traditional)
Chinese name	夏钢 (simplified)
Pinyin	Xià Gāng (Mandarin)
Born	1953 (age 70–71) Beijing, China
Occupation	Film director & producer
Years active	1980s-present
Awards Golden Rooster Awards Best Director: 1993 After Separation

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xia.

Xia Gang (Chinese: 夏钢; born 1953) is a Chinese film director. A graduate of the 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy, Xia is a member of the so-called Fifth Generation, though unlike his classmates Tian Zhuangzhuang and Chen Kaige, he did not gain prominence until relatively later, in the late 1980s.

Like his contemporary Huang Jianxin, Xia's works have focused on modern urban relationships and particularly marriage and love. His film Yesterday's Wine (1995) is most indicative of his interest in modernity and relationships, as it details a young woman's maturation in a modern Chinese city.

Selected filmography

As director

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Notes
1989	Half Flame, Half Brine	一半是火焰，一半是海水	Adaptation of the novel by Wang Shuo
1991	The Unexpected Passion	遭遇激情
1992	After Separation	大撒把
1993	No More Applause	无人喝彩	Also known as No One Cheers
1995	Yesterday's Wine	与往事干杯
1997	Concerto of Life	生命如歌
2009	An Epic of a Woman	一个女人的史诗	Television Series

External links

• Xia Gang at the Internet Movie Database
• Xia Gang at AllMovie
• Xia Gang at the Chinese Movie Database