Huang Zhikun (February 1925 – 29 June 2017), better known by his pen name Ai Mingzhi, was a Chinese author and screenwriter who wrote many screenplays beginning in the 1950s. During the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) he suffered persecution with all of his works banned, but he returned to writing in 1978.

Ai Mingzhi
BornFebruary 1925
Shanghai, Republic of China
DiedJune 29, 2017(2017-06-29) (aged 92)
Shanghai, People's Republic of China
SpouseZhou Yinjun (周荫君)
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÀi Míngzhī
Wade–GilesAi4 Ming2-chih1
birth name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Zhìkūn

Works translated into English

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  • Seeds of Flame (火种), partially translated into English by Sidney Shapiro and Ho Yu-chih, was serialized in the April 1964 & May 1964 issues of Chinese Literature.

Filmography

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Year English title Original title Director(s) Notes
1954 A Great Beginning 伟大的起点 Zhang Ke
1957 A Nurse's Diary 护士日记 Tao Jin based on his novel Up and Down (浮沉)
Happiness 幸福 Tian Ran, Fu Chaowu
1958 Spring Hastens the Blossoms Blooming 春催桃李 Lin Yang co-wrote with Ru Zhijuan
Giant Wave 巨浪 Liu Qiong, Qiang Ming
1959 Huangpu River Story 黄浦江的故事 Huang Zuolin co-wrote with Chen Xihe
An Evergreen Tree 常青树 Zhao Dan
1960 Truly Great People of This Generation 风流人物数今朝 Zhao Ming, Jiang Junchao, Yu Zhongying co-wrote with Fei Liwen
1964 Love on Green Mountain 青山恋 Zhao Dan, Xu Tao, Qian Qianli
1982 Little Goldfish 小金鱼 Zhang Junxiang, Li Xiepu, Wang Ji based on his novella The Unsinkable Lake (不沉的湖)
1983 Bright Moon on the Sea 海上升明月 Liu Qiong, Sha Jie, Deng Yimin
1987 The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman 少爷的磨难 Wu Yigong co-wrote with Si Minsan and Hans Borgelt
based on Tribulations of a Chinaman in China
1991 The Quest for a Dream 千里寻梦 Yang Yanjin co-wrote with Xu Yinhua

References

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  • Li Junna (李君娜) (2017-07-09). "在"小燕子"的歌声中 送别《护士日记》编剧艾明之". Shanghai Observer (in Chinese).
  • 艾明之
  • 怀念恩师艾明之:成长于苦难之中,散发出文学的光芒
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