# Cheng Bugao > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cheng_Bugao > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cheng_Bugao.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheng_Bugao > Source revision: 1270665513 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Chinese film director}} {{family name hatnote|[Cheng](/source/Cheng_(surname))|lang=Chinese}} {{infobox person | name = Cheng Bugao | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = 1898Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "Cheng Bugao" in ''Encyclopedia of Chinese Film''. Taylor & Francis, p. 116. {{ISBN|0-415-15168-6}}. | birth_place = Zhejiang, China | death_date = 20 June {{death year and age|1966|1898}} | death_place = Hong Kong | occupation = Film director, Screenwriter, Producer | years_active = 1930s-1960s | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | p = Chéng Bùgāo }} }} '''Cheng Bugao''' (1898–20 June 1966{{cite web | url=http://tc.wangchao.net.cn/baike/detail_105852.html | title=程步高 - 王朝網路 - tc.wangchao.net.cn }}) ({{zh|c=程步高}}) was a prominent Chinese film director during the 1930s. Employed by the [Mingxing Film Company](/source/Mingxing_Film_Company), Cheng was responsible for several important "leftist" films in the period, including the ''[Wild Torrents](/source/Wild_Torrents)'' (1933) and ''[Spring Silkworms](/source/Spring_Silkworms_(film))'' (1933). Both films were based on screenplays by [Xia Yan](/source/Xia_Yan_(playwright)).Pang Laikwan (2002). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=q3fJwuUKkCgC&pg=PA67 Chinese National Cinema]''. Routledge, p. 67-68. {{ISBN|0-415-17290-X}}. After the [Second Sino-Japanese War](/source/Second_Sino-Japanese_War), Cheng moved to Hong Kong, where he made films of a purposefully apolitical nature. ==Partial directorial filmography== {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top" width="40"|Year !align="left" valign="top"|English Title !align="left" valign="top"|Chinese Title !align="left" valign="top"|Notes |- |align="left" valign="top"|1924 |align="left" valign="top"|''[A Couple Through Water and Fire](/source/A_Couple_Through_Water_and_Fire)'' |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1925 |align="left" valign="top"|''[Tears on the Battlefield](/source/Tears_on_the_Battlefield)'' |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"|stars ZHOU Wenzu |- |align="left" valign="top"|1927 |align="left" valign="top"|''[Seeking Love on the Field of Romance](/source/Seeking_Love_on_the_Field_of_Romance)'' |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"|stars HAN Yunzhen |- |align="left" valign="top"|1928 |align="left" valign="top"|''[A Stressful Wedding](/source/A_Stressful_Wedding)'' |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"|stars HU Die, ZHENG Xiaoqiu |- |align="left" valign="top"|1928 |align="left" valign="top"|''[The Heroine in Black](/source/The_Heroine_in_Black)'' |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"|stars DING Ziming, ZHENG Xiaoqiu |- |align="left" valign="top"|1929 |align="left" valign="top"|''Divorce'' |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"|stars GONG Jianong, HU Die |- |align="left" valign="top"|1929 |align="left" valign="top"|''[Blood of the Lovers](/source/Blood_of_the_Lovers)'' |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"|stars HU Die, ZHENG Xiaoqiu |- |align="left" valign="top"|1929 |align="left" valign="top"|''[Papa Loves Mama](/source/Papa_Loves_Mama)'' |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"|also known as Dad Loves Mom |- |align="left" valign="top"|1929 |align="left" valign="top"|''[The Life of the Rich](/source/The_Life_of_the_Rich)'' |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"|stars HU Die, ZHU Fei |- |align="left" valign="top"|1929 |align="left" valign="top"|''[Young Hero Liu Jin](/source/Young_Hero_Liu_Jin)'' |align="left" valign="top"| |align="left" valign="top"|stars ZHENG Xiaoqiu |- |align="left" valign="top"|1933 |align="left" valign="top"|''[Wild Torrent](/source/Wild_Torrent)'' |align="left" valign="top"|狂流 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1933 |align="left" valign="top"|''[Spring Silkworms](/source/Spring_Silkworms_(film))'' |align="left" valign="top"|春蚕 |align="left" valign="top"|stars ''[Ai Xia](/source/Ai_Xia)'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|1934 |align="left" valign="top"|''Shared Hate'' |align="left" valign="top"|同仇 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1934 |align="left" valign="top"|''To the Northwest'' |align="left" valign="top"|到西北去 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1934 |align="left" valign="top"|''[The Classic for Girls](/source/The_Classic_for_Girls)'' |align="left" valign="top"|女儿经 |align="left" valign="top"|Co-directed with [Zhang Shichuan](/source/Zhang_Shichuan), Yao Sufeng, [Zheng Zhengqiu](/source/Zheng_Zhengqiu), Xu Xingfu, Li Pingqian, Chen Kengran, and [Shen Xiling](/source/Shen_Xiling) |- |align="left" valign="top"|1935 |align="left" valign="top"|''[Ardent, Loyal Souls](/source/Ardent%2C_Loyal_Souls)'' |align="left" valign="top"|热血忠魂 |align="left" valign="top"|Co-directed with [Zhang Shichuan](/source/Zhang_Shichuan), Wu Cun, [Zheng Zhengqiu](/source/Zheng_Zhengqiu), Xu Xingfu, Li Pingqian, and [Shen Xiling](/source/Shen_Xiling) |- |align="left" valign="top"|1936 |align="left" valign="top"|''[Old and New Shanghai](/source/Old_and_New_Shanghai)'' |align="left" valign="top"|新旧上海滩 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1936 |align="left" valign="top"|''Little Lingzi'' |align="left" valign="top"|小玲子 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1949 |align="left" valign="top"|''Heavenly Souls'' |align="left" valign="top"|锦绣天堂 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1949 |align="left" valign="top"|''Virtue in the Dust'' |align="left" valign="top"|春城花落 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1951 |align="left" valign="top"|''Prisoner of Love'' |align="left" valign="top"|爱的俘虏 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1954 |align="left" valign="top"|''The Old and New Loves'' |align="left" valign="top"|旧爱新欢 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1954 |align="left" valign="top"|''The Merry-Go-Round'' |align="left" valign="top"|欢喜冤家 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1957 |align="left" valign="top"|''[Ming Phoon](/source/Ming_Phoon)'' |align="left" valign="top"|鸣凤 |align="left" valign="top"|Based on the novel by [Ba Jin](/source/Ba_Jin) |- |align="left" valign="top"|1957 |align="left" valign="top"|''The Fairy Dove'' |align="left" valign="top"|小鸽子姑娘 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1958 |align="left" valign="top"|''The Street Boy'' |align="left" valign="top"|慈母顽儿 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1958 |align="left" valign="top"|''The Nature of Spring'' |align="left" valign="top"|有女怀春 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1959 |align="left" valign="top"|''Wonderful Thoughts'' |align="left" valign="top"|机伶鬼与小懒猫 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1960 |align="left" valign="top"|''Comedy of 100 Girls'' |align="left" valign="top"|脂粉小霸王 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1961 |align="left" valign="top"|''The Lady Racketeer'' |align="left" valign="top"|美人计 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |} ==See also== *[Mingxing Film Company](/source/Mingxing_Film_Company) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|0155545}} *[http://www.dianying.com/en/person/ChengBugao Cheng Bugao] at the Chinese Movie Database {{Mingxing}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheng, Bugao}} Category:Film directors from Zhejiang Category:Hong Kong film directors Category:1898 births Category:1966 deaths Category:Date of birth missing Category:Chinese film directors Category:Chinese silent film directors Category:Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong {{China-film-director-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cheng Bugao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheng_Bugao) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheng_Bugao?action=history)). 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