Cai Shangjun
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- Name
- Cai Shangjun
- Born
- 1967
- Birthplace
- Beijing, China
- Occupation
- Director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Education
- Central Academy of Drama
- Languages
- Standard Chinese
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• Name — Cai Shangjun • Born — 1967 • Birthplace — Beijing, China • Citizenship — Chinese • Occupation — Director, screenwriter
Key facts
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• Title — Cai Shangjun • C — 蔡尚君 • Showflag — cp • P — Cài Shàngjūn • W — Ts'ai Shangchün • J — Coi 3 Soeng 6 gwan 1 • Y — Tsai4 Shang4 jyun1 Cai Shangjun is a Chinese film director and screenwriter, part of the Chinese sixth generation of cinema. Most known for his 2011 film People Mountain People Sea, which won the Silver Lion for Best Direction at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.
Career
Career
Cai graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1992. Since then, his major work has been that of a professional screenwriter. Cai was part of the team, along with Zhang Yang, Diao Yi'nan and Liu Fendou, that co-wrote the screenplays for two of Zhang's films: Spicy Love Soup (1997) and Shower (1999). Cai also cowrote a script for Zhang's Sunflower (2005). In 2007, Cai directed his first film, The Red Awn, which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2007 Pusan International Film Festival. In 2011, Cai won the Silver Lion for the Best Director at the 68th Venice International Film Festival with the film People Mountain People Sea.
As screenwriter
• Year — English Title — Chinese Title — Director • 1997 — Spicy Love Soup — 爱情麻辣烫 — Zhang Yang • 1999 — Shower — 洗澡 — Zhang Yang • 2005 — Sunflower — 向日葵 — Zhang Yang
Feature films
• Year — English title — Original title — Notes • 2007 — The Red Awn — 红色康拜因 • 2011 — People Mountain People Sea — 人山人海 — Silver Lion winner • 2017 — The Conformist — 冰之下 • 2025 — The Sun Rises on Us All — 日掛中天
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