(Original title: 89-year-old “Old Green Leaf” Xu Caigen of Shanghai Film Festival died and was in a car accident while cycling)
The Paper reported on July 22 that The Paper reporter learned from the Shanghai Film Group that the film and television performance artist Mr. Xu Caigen died in a car accident in Shanghai Longhua Hospital on July 22 at the age of 89.
In November 2019, Xu Caigen attended the Shanghai screening of the movie “Return”.
Xu Caigen was born in 1932 and entered the Shanghai Film Studio at the age of 24. In 2010, he participated in the movie “Reunion” directed by Wang Quanan. He played the role of Lu Shanmin in the film. With this role, he won the 28th Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Xu Caigen loves acting, because from the day he stepped onto the screen, he played small roles and played all the vividly, calling himself “Old Green Leaf”.
In recent years, he has appeared in film and television works such as “My First Half of Life” and “Settlement”. The love story of “Cui Baojian” and “Xue Zhenzhu” in their late years also became a tearful point for many viewers.
Xu Caigen has always maintained a very high enthusiasm for performance. The 85-year-old finally played the male number one, starring in the movie “Return” to help support young directors. “If someone dares to call me, I dare to act!” He once said that he has acted in some TV dramas in the past two years. “I feel good about myself. Even if some of the crews are out of town, I will go. They asked me why I didn’t. Assistant? I said, I can take care of myself, not an assistant.”
According to people familiar with the matter, Xu Caigen went out on a bicycle on the morning of July 22 when he encountered a car accident on the road and died after being sent to the hospital.