Directing
Zhang Yimou
Born Apr 2, 1950 · Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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.
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Directed
Scare Out
2026
Crime · Thriller · Action
Article 20
2024
Drama · Comedy
Under the Light
2023
Drama · Action · Crime
Full River Red
2023
Mystery · Comedy · Thriller
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2022
Documentary
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
2022
Documentary
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2022
Documentary
Snipers
2022
Drama · War
Cliff Walkers
2021
Drama · Action · Mystery
One Second
2020
Drama
庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年联欢活动
2019
Documentary
Shadow
2018
Action · War
The Great Wall
2016
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
最忆是杭州
2016
Music
Stories Through 180 Lenses
2014
Documentary
Coming Home
2014
Drama · Romance
The Flowers of War
2011
Drama · History · War
Under the Hawthorn Tree
2010
Drama · Romance
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009
Comedy · Drama · Thriller
60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China
2009
Documentary
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008
Documentary
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2008
Documentary
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Comedy · Drama
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
Action · Drama · Fantasy
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005
Drama
Turandot
2005
Music
House of Flying Daggers
2004
Adventure · Drama · Action
Hero
2002
Drama · Adventure · Action
Happy Times
2000
Drama · Comedy
Not One Less
1999
Drama
The Road Home
1999
Drama · Romance
Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
1999
Music
Keep Cool
1997
Comedy
Lumière & Company
1995
Drama · Documentary
Shanghai Triad
1995
Drama · Crime
To Live
1994
Drama · Romance · War
The Story of Qiu Ju
1992
Comedy · Drama
Raise the Red Lantern
1991
Drama
Ju Dou
1990
Drama
Codename Cougar
1989
Drama · Thriller
Red Sorghum
1988
Drama · Romance · History
Written
Making of House of Flying Daggers
2004
Documentary
Acting
My Country, My Parents
2021
Drama
极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
2021
Documentary
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
2020
Documentary
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
2018
Documentary
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
Documentary · History
