Wu Yonggang (November 1, 1907 – December 18, 1982) was a prominent Chinese film director during the 1930s.

Wu had a long career with the Lianhua Film Company in the 1930s, in Chongqing during the war, and in the mainland after the 1949 communist revolution.

For the early part of his career, Wu was a set designer with Dazhonghua Baihe, before transferring to the Shaw Brothers' Tianyi Film Company.

[3] He was eventually noticed by Shi Dongshan at the newly formed Lianhua Film Company.

A prolific director, Wu continued to make films well into the 1970s until his retirement shortly before his death including Evening Rain (co-directed with Wu Yigong) which won Best Picture at the first annual Golden Rooster Awards.