Zhu Shouju (朱瘦菊)
BornZhu Junbo
1892
Shanghai, Qing Empire
Died(1966-12-31)December 31, 1966 (aged 74)
Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
OccupationNovelist, film director, screenwriter
LanguageChinese
Spouse
  • Zhang Guizhen (张桂珍)
  • Zhu Huiying (朱慧英)
Chinese name
Chinese朱瘦菊
Original Chinese name
Chinese朱俊伯
Haishang Shuomengren
Traditional Chinese海上說夢人
Simplified Chinese海上说梦人
Literal meaningDream-Teller of the Sea (Shanghai)

Zhu Shouju (1892 – 31 December 1966), born Zhu Junbo, also known by his pen name Haishang Shuomengren, was a Chinese author and filmmaker based in Shanghai.

He began his career as a writer of serialized novels. In 1924 he became the chief editor of Movie Magazine (電影雜誌) and in the same year founded the Lilium Pictures Company (百合影片公司). In 1925 it merged with another film company to become the Great China Lilium Pictures Company (大中華百合影片公司), with Zhu serving as its general manager. Zhu directed at least 15 films in the 1920s, including at least 3 starring Ruan Lingyu who later became a superstar. The majority of his films have been lost, but his 1925 film The Stormy Night was accidentally re-discovered in Tokyo, Japan in the 21st century.[1]

Works translated into English

YearChinese titleTranslated English titleTranslator
1921歇浦潮The Shanghai Tide (excerpts)[2]Theodore Huters
1922此中秘密"The Confidence in the Game"[3]Timothy C. Wong

Filmography

Year English title Chinese title Director Writer Notes
1923Abandoned One棄兒Dan DuyuYesLost
The Widow Wants to Remarry古井重波記YesLost
1924The Tea-Picking Girl採茶女Xu HuYesLost
1925The Stormy Night風雨之夜YesYesPartially lost
The Lover Is Not a Former One前情YesYesLost
1926The Lucky Dolt呆中福YesWang Bei'erLost
Debt Circles連環債YesYesLost
Mother's Happiness兒孫福Shi DongshanYesPartially lost
One Day Rest休息一天YesYesLost
Ma Jiefu馬介甫YesZhou ShoujuanLost, based on Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
1927Sex Trap美人計Lu JieYesLost, based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Redress a Grievance烏盆記YesYesLost, based on The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants
Attacking Gaotang Prefecture大破高唐州YesYesLost, based on Water Margin
1928Shadows in the Old Palace古宫魔影Jiang QifengYesLost, based on Journey to the West
Ma Zhenhua馬振華YesYesLost, co-wrote with Wang Yuanlong
That Is Me就是我YesYesLost
Marriage for Peace二度梅YesYesLost
1929Warnings for the Lovers情欲寶鑑Li PingqianYesLost
Attacking Nine-Dragon Mountain大破九龍山YesYesLost
Burning Nine-Dragon Mountain火燒九龍山YesYesLost
The Pearl Crown珍珠冠YesYesLost
The Flower of the Silver Screen銀幕之花Zheng JiduoYesLost
Lady Nine-Flower九花娘YesYesLost
1948Blood of the Beauty美人血Xu XinfuYesLost
Lü Siniang呂四娘YesLost

References

  1. ↑ "Film Screening: The Stormy Night 《風雨之夜》". Lingnan University. 2018-03-17.
  2. ↑ Renditions, 2017.
  3. ↑ Stories for Saturday: Twentieth-Century Chinese Popular Fiction. University of Hawai'i Press. 2003. ISBN 9780824826246.


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