He Qun (; 7 December 1955 – 31 December 2016) was a Chinese filmmaker. A graduate of the 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy, he was an inaugural member of China's "Fifth Generation" movement.Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "The Fifth Generation" in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, p. 164. .
Early life He was born in 1955 in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Like many of his generation, his early life was thrown into turmoil by the Cultural Revolution. His father, an artist, was denounced as a rightist, and He was sent to the outskirts of Beijing where he did manual labor as a welder for six years. In 1978, He was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy in its art department, and was assigned to the Guangxi Film Studio when he graduated in 1982.
Career He's early career was as an art director, where he worked on many important films of the early Fifth Generation movement, including The Big Parade (1986, directed by Chen Kaige) and Widow Village (1988, directed by Wang Jin).
In 1988, he began his career in direction with the war film Mutiny. Since then, he has directed films of several genres, including gangster films (Westbound Convict Train, 1989), comedies (Once Conned, 1992) and mysteries (The Vanished Woman, 1992). In 1993, He found critical success with his rural drama Country Teachers, which won the Golden Rooster Award for best picture.
Selected filmography
As art director YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleDirector1983One and Eight一个和八个Zhang Junzhao1986The Big Parade大阅兵Chen Kaige1988Widow Village寡妇村Wang Jin1990The Wedding Maidens出嫁女Wang Jin
As director YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleNotes1988Mutiny哗变1989Westbound Convict Train西行囚车Also known as Prison Car to the West1991Steel Meets Fire烈火金刚1992Once Conned上一当1992The Vanished Woman消失的女人Also known as The Woman Who Disappeared1993Country Teachers凤凰琴1996The Strangers in Beijing混在北京
As actor Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2001 The Grand Mansion Gate A worker in a pawnshop
References
External links
He Qun at the Chinese Movie Database