Zhang Yimou
Director, Writer, Producer, Actor
April 2, 1950 (76 years)
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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Filmography
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| 2023 | Full River Red · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 2021 | Cliff Walkers · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 2020 | One Second · as Screenplay |
| 2018 | Shadow · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
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| 2006 | Curse of the Golden Flower · as Screenplay |
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| 2026 | The Lead · as Executive Producer |
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| 1994 | A Soul Haunted by Painting · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | My Country, My Parents · as Tv Station Director (segment "duck Prophet") |
| 2001 | The Grand Mansion Gate · as 李莲英 |
| 1997 | Keep Cool · as Junk Peddler |
| 1989 | A Terra-Cotta Warrior · as General Meng Tianfang |
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| 1987 | The Old Well · as 孙旺泉 |
| 1986 | The Big Parade · as Military Official |
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| 2020 | Im Reich der Filme · as Self |
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| 2018 | Bergman: A Year in a Life · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2016 | Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang · as Self |
| 2013 | Trespassing Bergman · as Self |
| 2012 | Trespassing Bergman · as Self |
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| 2006 | Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD · as Self - Production By |
| 2006 | NerdOffice · as Self |
| 2004 | The Culture Show · as Self |
| 2002 | Ying xiong: Cause - The Birth of Hero · as Himself |
| 2000 | L'invité · as Self |
| 2000 | The Turandot Project · as Self - Stage Director |
| 1995 | Lumière and Company · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days · as Self |
| 1989 | ＮＨＫスペシャル · as Self |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) · as Self |
| 2022 | Snipers · as Written By |
| 2015 | Lady of the Dynasty · as Production Designer |
| 2015 | Lady of the Dynasty · as Co-Director |
| 2008 | The Bright Red Lanterns Hung High · as Libretto |
| 2005 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles · as Story |
| 1987 | The Old Well · as Director Of Photography |
| 1986 | The Big Parade · as Director Of Photography |
| 1984 | Yellow Earth · as Director Of Photography |
| 1984 | Yi ge he ba ge · as Director Of Photography |