Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou (born November 14, 1950 or 1951) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum. Zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with Best Foreign Film nominations for Ju Dou in 1990 and Raise the Red Lantern in 1991, Silver Lion and Golden Lion prizes at the Venice Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. One of Zhang's recurrent themes is the resilience of Chinese people in the face of hardship and adversity, a theme which has been explored in such films as, for example, To Live (1994) and Not One Less (1999). His films are particularly noted for their rich use of colour, as can be seen in some of his early films, like Raise the Red Lantern, and in his wuxia films like Hero and House of Flying Daggers.
42 directing credits · 32 acting credits
Directing · 42
Hero
2002
Scare Out
2026
The Great Wall
2016
To Live
1994
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
House of Flying Daggers
2004
Red Sorghum
1988
The Flowers of War
2011
Raise the Red Lantern
1991
Under the Hawthorn Tree
2010
Cliff Walkers
2021
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
The Road Home
1999
Shadow
2018
Ju Dou
1990
Full River Red
2023
One Second
2020
Shanghai Triad
1995
Article 20
2024
Not One Less
1999
The Story of Qiu Ju
1992
Coming Home
2014
Keep Cool
1997
Under the Light
2023
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005
Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
1999
Lumière & Company
1995
Snipers
2022
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009
Happy Times
2000
The Three-Body Problem
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Codename Cougar
1989
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2008
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2022
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008
最忆是杭州
2016
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2022
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
2022
60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China
2009
图兰朵：法兰西体育场
2005
Stories Through 180 Lenses
2014
Cliff Walkers 2
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Acting · 32
Golden Horse Awards
1962
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
Thirteen Talks
2016
The Grand Mansion Gate
2001
CMG Spring Festival Gala
1983
激荡·1978-2008
2008
Red Sorghum
1988
极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
2021
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004
Making of "The Flowers of War"
2011
Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
2022
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
1989
My Country, My Parents
2021
Trespassing Bergman
2013
Keep Cool
1997
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
2007
Lumière & Company
1995
Zhang Yimou's 2008
2009
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
2017
Making of House of Flying Daggers
2004
奥运档案
2009
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
Cause: The Birth of Hero
2002
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
2020
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
2018
New Chinese Cinema
1989
The Big Parade
1986
Old Well
1986
Big Fish in China
1994
知识改变命运
1999
Beauty and Pureness
2004