Cai Chusheng
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| Born | January 12, 1906 |
| Died | July 15, 1968 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1930s–1960s |
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| Chinese | 蔡楚生 | ||||||||||
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Cai Chusheng (January 12, 1906 – July 15, 1968) was a Chinese film director of the pre-Communist era, and was the first Chinese director to win an international film award at the Moscow International Film Festival. Best known for his progressive output in the 1930s, Cai Chusheng was later severely persecuted and died during the Cultural Revolution. His ashes are kept at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing.