Jin Yan

Jin Yan
Jin Yan
Born	Kim Duk Rin (김덕린; 金德麟); April 7, 1910; Hanseong, Korea
Died	December 27, 1983 (aged 73); Shanghai, China
Other names	Raymond King
Years active	1928–1958
Spouse(s)	Wang Renmei (1934–44); Qin Yi (1947–83)
Children	Jin Jie (son); Jin Feiheng (step-daughter)
Chinese name
Chinese	金焰
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jīn Yàn
Wade–Giles	Chin Yen

Jin Yan (Chinese: 金焰; April 7, 1910 – December 27, 1983), also known by his English name Raymond King, was a Korean-born Chinese actor who gained fame during China's golden age of cinema, based in Shanghai. His acting talents and good looks gained him much popularity in the 1930s. He was dubbed the "Film Emperor" and the "Rudolph Valentino of Shanghai".^[2]^[3]

Filmography

Year	Film	Chinese Title	Character Portrayed
1928	Mulan Joins the Army	花木蘭從軍	Soldier
1929	Four Heroes of the Wang Family II	王氏四俠-續集	Wang Zhang Yun (王長雲)
1929	Romantic Swordsman	風流劍客	Long Fei (龍飛)
1930	Wild Flowers [zh]	野草閒花	Huang Yun (黃雲)
1931	Love and Duty	戀愛與義務	Li Zu Yi (李祖義)
1931	A Spray of Plum Blossoms	一剪梅	Hu Lun Ting (胡倫廷) [Valentine]
1931	The Peach Girl	桃花泣血記	Jin De En (金德恩)
1931	Two Galaxy Stars	銀漢雙星	Yang Yi Yun (楊倚雲)
1932	Wild Roses [zh]	野玫瑰	Jiang Bo (江波)
1932	Confront the National Crisis Together	共赴國難	Volunteer Soldier
1932	Humanity	人道	Zhao Min Jie
1932	A Music Teacher	海外鵑魂	Zhong Zhi Gang
1933	Three Modern Women	三個摩登女性	Zhang Yu
1933	Night in the City	城市之夜
1933	The Light of Maternal Instinct	母性之光	Jia Hu (家瑚)
1934	Golden Age	黄金时代	Zeng Zhang Chun
1934	The Big Road	大路	Jin Ge (金哥)
1935	The New Peach Blossom Fan	新桃花扇	Fang Yu Min
1936	Soaring Aspiration [zh]	壯志凌雲	Shun Er (Young Adult) (順兒青年)
1936	Waves Washing the Sand	浪淘沙	Ah Long
1936	Return to Nature	到自然去	Ma Long
1938	Unexpected Tears of Blood	情天血淚
1938	Wu Song and Pan Jin Lian	武松與潘金蓮	Wu Song
1939	Lin Chong, the Outlaw	林沖雪夜殲仇記
1940	The Vast Sky		Jin Wan Li
1947	Ideal Son-in-Law	乘龍快婿	Situ Yan (司徒炎)
1947	Spring Melody	迎春曲	Dong Fan Xi
1949	Lost Love	失去的愛情
1950	The World Bright Again	大地重光	Lao Shen (老沈)
1954	The Great Beginning	偉大的起點	Department Head Nie (聶部長)
1956	Mother	母親	Lao Deng (老鄧)
1957	Brave Eagle in the Rainstorm	暴風雨中的雄鷹	Lao Ba Er (老巴爾)
1958	Red Flag at the Sea	海上紅旗	Secretary Tang (唐書記)
1958	Love the Factory as a Home	愛廠如家	Industrial Department Head (工業部長)

References

^ Meyer 2009, p. 117.
^ Meyer 2009, p. 121.
^ Chinese Film Classics: Jin Yan: https://chinesefilmclassics.org/jin-yan-%e9%87%91%e7%84%b0/

Bibliography

Meyer, Richard J. (2009). Jin Yan: The Rudolph Valentino of Shanghai. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209-586-1.
Rea, Christopher (2021). Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1949. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231188135.

External links

Jin Yan at IMDb
Chinese Film Classics: Jin Yan: scholarly website chinesefilmclassics.org contains information about Jin Yan and English translations of his films The Peach Girl, Wild Rose, and The Great Road
The Peach Girl (1931) with English subtitles (Chinese Film Classics website)
Wild Rose (1932) with English subtitles (Chinese Film Classics website)
The Great Road (1934) with English subtitles (Chinese Film Classics website)
The Emperor: Jin Yan

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[FOOTNOTEMeyer2009117-1] Meyer 2009, p. 117.

[FOOTNOTEMeyer2009121-2] Meyer 2009, p. 121.

[3] Chinese Film Classics: Jin Yan: https://chinesefilmclassics.org/jin-yan-%e9%87%91%e7%84%b0/

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