Wu Yonggang
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.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Dong Biwu: A Veteran Revolutionary1981 · Director | Director |
 Evening Rain1980 · Director | Director |
 Third Sister Liu1979 · Director | Director |
 The Jade Hairpin1962 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 The Old Man and the Fairy1956 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Hasen and Jiamila1955 · Director | Director |
 A Remote Village1950 · Director | Director |
 Home1941 · Director | Director |
 Chinese Princess Snow White1940 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Yue Fei, A National Hero1940 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Lin Chong, the Outlaw1939 · Director | Director |
 Melancholy Hatred1938 · Director | Director |
 Rouge Tears1938 · Director | Director |
 Waves Wash the Sand1936 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Soaring Aspirations1936 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Little Angel1935 · Director | Director |
 The Goddess1934 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |