Cheng Bugao was a prominent Chinese film director during the 1930s. Employed by the Mingxing Film Company

Mingxing Film Company

Mingxing Film Company was one of the largest Chinese production companies during the 1920s, and 1930s in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The company lasted from 1922 until 1937 when it was closed permanently by the Second Sino-Japanese War.-History:...

, Cheng was responsible for several important "leftist" films in the period, including the Wild Torrents (1933) and Spring Silkworms

Spring Silkworms (film)

Spring Silkworms is a 1933 silent film from China. It was directed by Cheng Bugao and was adapted by Cai Chusheng and Xia Yan from the novella of the same name by Chinese author Mao Dun....

(1933). Both films were based on screenplays by Xia Yan

Xia Yan

Xia Yan was a Chinese playwright and screenwriter.Xia entered Zhejiang Industrial School in 1915 ....

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After the Second Sino-Japanese War

Second Sino-Japanese War

The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...

, Cheng moved to Hong Kong, where he made films of a purposefully apolitical nature.

Partial directorial filmography

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Notes
1933	Wild Torrent	狂流
1933	Spring Silkworms Spring Silkworms (film) Spring Silkworms is a 1933 silent film from China. It was directed by Cheng Bugao and was adapted by Cai Chusheng and Xia Yan from the novella of the same name by Chinese author Mao Dun....	春蚕
1934	Shared Hate	同仇
1934	To the Northwest	到西北去
1934	The Classic for Girls The Classic for Girls The Classic for Girls is a 1934 Chinese film directed by Cheng Bugao, Chen Kengran, Li Pingqian, Shen Xiling, Xu Yinfu, Yao Sufeng, Zhang Shichuan and Zheng Zhengqiu.- External links :...	女儿经	Co-directed with Zhang Shichuan, Yao Sufeng, Zheng Zhengqiu Zheng Zhengqiu Zheng Zhengqiu was a Chinese filmmaker and is often considered one of the "founding fathers" of the Cinema of China.-Biography:... , Xu Xingfu, Li Pingqian, Chen Kengran, and Shen Xiling Shen Xiling Shen Xiling was a Chinese film director.- Partial filmography :- External links :...
1935	Ardent, Loyal Souls	热血忠魂	Co-directed with Zhang Shichuan, Wu Cun, Zheng Zhengqiu Zheng Zhengqiu Zheng Zhengqiu was a Chinese filmmaker and is often considered one of the "founding fathers" of the Cinema of China.-Biography:... , Xu Xingfu, Li Pingqian, and Shen Xiling Shen Xiling Shen Xiling was a Chinese film director.- Partial filmography :- External links :...
1936	Old and New Shanghai	新旧上海滩
1936	Little Lingzi	小玲子
1949	Heavenly Souls	锦绣天堂
1949	Virtue in the Dust	春城花落
1951	Prisoner of Love	爱的俘虏
1954	The Old and New Loves	旧爱新欢
1954	The Merry-Go-Round	欢喜冤家
1957	Ming Phoon	鸣凤	Based on the novel by Ba Jin Ba Jin Li Yaotang , courtesy name Feigan , is considered to be one of the most important and widely-read Chinese writers of the 20th century. He wrote under the pen name of Ba Jin , Pa Chin, Li Fei-Kan, Li Pei-Kan, Pa Kin, allegedly taking his pseudonym from Russian anarchists Bakunin and Kropotkin...
1957	The Fairy Dove	小鸽子姑娘
1958	The Street Boy	慈母顽儿
1958	The Nature of Spring	有女怀春
1959	Wonderful Thoughts	机伶鬼与小懒猫
1960	Comedy of 100 Girls	脂粉小霸王
1961	The Lady Racketeer	美人计

External links

• Cheng Bugao at the Chinese Movie Database