Tian Zhuangzhuang
Tian Zhuangzhuang (simplified Chinese: 田壮壮; traditional Chinese: 田壯壯; pinyin: Tián Zhuàngzhuàng, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʰi̯ɛ̌n ʈʂu̯ɑ̂ŋʈʂu̯ɑ̂ŋ]; born April 1952 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese film director, producer and actor. Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an amateur photographer and then as an assistant cinematographer at the Beijing Agricultural Film Studio. In 1978 he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, where he formed the so-called Fifth Generation with Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Peng Xiaolan and Wu Ziniu. His films The Horse Thief and The Blue Kite brought him international fame, but also problems with the Chinese censors that kept him from working in China. Lately, Tian is again active as director; his remake of Springtime in a Small Town was shown in Rotterdam in 2003.
17 directing credits · 24 acting credits
Directing · 17
The Blue Kite
1994
The Go Master
2007
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
1991
The Warrior and the Wolf
2009
Unforgettable Life
1988
Springtime in a Small Town
2002
The Horse Thief
1986
The Red Elephant
1982
Cry of the Birds
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Tea-Horse Road Series: Delamu
2004
The Street Players
1987
On the Hunting Ground
1984
Rock Kids
1988
September
1984
Special Operating Room
1988
The Courtyard
1980
Our Corner
1980
Acting · 24
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
The Grand Mansion Gate
2001
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
2019
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
2015
Born to Fly
2023
My People, My Country
2019
Nice View
2022
Us and Them
2018
Nightfall
2012
HER
2025
Gone with the Light
2019
Love Education
2017
The Shadowless Tower
2023
Keep Rolling
2020
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
No. 7 Cherry Lane
2019
New Chinese Cinema
1989
The Making of Steel
1997
The Outsiders
2019
South of the Clouds
2004
Bipolar
2021
明天，会更好
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Tian Zhuangzhuang: My Relationship with Films
2022