{{short description|Chinese film director (born 1953)}} {{family name hatnote|Xia|lang=Chinese}} {{infobox person | name = Xia Gang | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953}} | birth_place = Beijing, China | occupation = Film director & producer | years_active = 1980s-present | awards = {{awards|award=Golden Rooster Awards|name='''Best Director''':<br />1993 ''After Separation''}} | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = 夏鋼 | s = 夏钢 | p = Xià Gāng }} }}
'''Xia Gang''' ({{lang-zh|s=夏钢}}; born 1953) is a Chinese film director. A graduate of the 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy, Xia is a member of the so-called Fifth Generation, though unlike his classmates Tian Zhuangzhuang and Chen Kaige, he did not gain prominence until relatively later, in the late 1980s.<ref name=Encyclopedia>Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "Xia Gang" in ''Encyclopedia of Chinese Film''. Taylor & Francis, p. 374. {{ISBN|0-415-15168-6}}.</ref>
Like his contemporary Huang Jianxin, Xia's works have focused on modern urban relationships and particularly marriage and love.<ref name=Encyclopedia/> His film ''Yesterday's Wine'' (1995) is most indicative of his interest in modernity and relationships, as it details a young woman's maturation in a modern Chinese city.
==Selected filmography==
=== As director === {| 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"|1989 |align="left" valign="top"|''Half Flame, Half Brine'' |align="left" valign="top"|一半是火焰，一半是海水 |align="left" valign="top"|Adaptation of the novel by Wang Shuo |- |align="left" valign="top"|1991 |align="left" valign="top"|''The Unexpected Passion'' |align="left" valign="top"|遭遇激情 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1992 |align="left" valign="top"|''After Separation'' |align="left" valign="top"|大撒把 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="left" valign="top"|''No More Applause'' |align="left" valign="top"|无人喝彩 |align="left" valign="top"|Also known as ''No One Cheers'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|1995 |align="left" valign="top"|''Yesterday's Wine'' |align="left" valign="top"|与往事干杯 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|1997 |align="left" valign="top"|''Concerto of Life'' |align="left" valign="top"|生命如歌 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|2000 |align="left" valign="top"|''One Thousand Stars'' |align="left" valign="top"|一千颗星星 |align="left" valign="top"| |- |align="left" valign="top"|2009 |align="left" valign="top"|''An Epic of a Woman'' |align="left" valign="top"|一个女人的史诗 |align="left" valign="top"|Television series |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0327315}} * [http://www.dianying.com/en/person/XiaGang Xia Gang] at the Chinese Movie Database
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Xia, Gang}} Category:Film directors from Beijing Category:Beijing Film Academy alumni Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
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