Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 30, 1899
Died
January 5, 1967 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Jiangsu, Cina
Also Known As
- Chu Sek-Lun
- Chu Shek-Ling
- Chuh Shih-Lin
- Zhu Shilin
- Shek Loong
Zhu Shilin
Biography
Zhu Shilin (27 July 1899 – 5 January 1967), also romanised as Chu Shek Lin, was a Chinese film director and screenwriter, born in Taicang, Jiangsu, China. Zhu began his career in the thriving film industry of Shanghai, directing actresses like Ruan Lingyu with the Lianhua Film Company. After the war, Zhu moved to Hong Kong, where he founded the Longma Film Company along with fellow Shanghai emigrant Fei Mu.
Between 1930 and 1964, he directed 80 films. Two of his films, Sorrows of the Forbidden City (1948) and Festival Moon (1953) were ranked in the Hong Kong Film Awards' Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures.
