''Woman Basketball Player No. 5'' () is a 1957 Chinese film presented by

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and directed by

Xie Jin Xie Jin (; 21 November 1923 – 18 October 2008) was a Chinese film director. He rose to prominence in 1957, directing the film '' Woman Basketball Player No. 5'', and is considered one of the Third Generation directors of China. Most recently h ...

, starring

Qin Yi Qin Yi (; 4 February 1922 – 9 May 2022) was a Chinese actress. She gained fame for her stage performances in the war-time capital Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War. After the war, she became one of China's most popular film actress ...

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, Cao Qiwei and Wang Qi. It is the first colored sports movie filmed after the formation of the

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. Yang Jie (杨洁), who was No. 5 in

China women's national basketball team The China women's national basketball team represents the China, People's Republic of China in international women's basketball tournaments. The national team is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association (organisation), Chinese Basketball A ...

, was the prototype of the film.

Plot

Before the establishment of PRC, Lin Jie, the daughter of the boss of East China Basketball Team in

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, falls in love with the leading player of the team, Tian Zhenhua. During a game against foreign marine soldiers, the boss takes bribery and orders the team to lose the game. Due to his nationalist dignity, however, Tian leads the team to victory, against the will of the boss. As a result, the boss hires thugs to beat Tian, and also forces his daughter to marry a rich man. 18 years later, Tian is now the coach of Shanghai Woman Basketball Team. Xiao Jie, the daughter of Lin, is a girl with basketball talent but who also has prejudice towards a sports career. Tian educates and helps her with patience. Xiao Jie is injured in a game and hospitalized. Tian and Lin accidentally reunite when both visiting Xiao Jie and their love is reborn. Xiao Jie is later elected into the national team to participate in international games.

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''Woman Basketball Player No.5''
at the Chinese Movie Database 1957 films 1950s Mandarin-language films Chinese basketball films Films about women's sports Films directed by Xie Jin 1950s sports films {{1950s-China-film-stub