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Tian Zhuangzhuang

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn April 26, 1952 (73 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Born to Fly

Known For

  • The Blue Kite
  • Us and Them
  • The Horse Thief
  • Springtime in a Small Town
  • Jasmine Women
  • Love Education
  • The Crossing
  • Lady of the Dynasty
  • Knock Knock
  • The Shadowless Tower
  • The Last Eunuch

Filmography

2023
The Shadowless Tower · as Gu Yunlai
2023
2022
Nice View · as Sun Bo
2021
Bipolar · as Old Fisherman
2020
2019
My People, My Country · as (segment "the Guiding Star")
2019
No.7 Cherry Lane · as Ah Kwok (voice)
2018
Us and Them · as Jianqing's Father
2017
Love Education · as Yin Xiaoping
2015
Monk Comes Down the Mountain · as Peng Xiaowen
2012
Nightfall · as Former Prison Guard
2004
2001
The Grand Mansion Gate (TV Series) · as 田木
1997

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