Profile of Zhang Yimou
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Zhang Yimou

Born
1950-04-02
Birthplace
Xi'an,
Shaanxi Province
China
Born
1950-04-02
Birthplace
Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
China
Biography

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, havi......

Profile of Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou

Born
1950-04-02
Birthplace
Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
China
Born
1950-04-02
Birthplace
Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
China
Biography

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.

84 titles with 104 credits

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Golden Horse Awards poster

1962

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The Lead poster

2026

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Hero poster

2002

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Thirteen Talks poster

2016

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Celebrity Talk Show poster

1989

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The Great Wall poster

2016

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To Live poster

1994

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The Grand Mansion Gate poster

2001

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House of Flying Daggers poster

2004

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CMG Spring Festival Gala poster

1983

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The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up poster

2018

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The Flowers of War poster

2011

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Curse of the Golden Flower poster

2006

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Raise the Red Lantern poster

1991

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Red Sorghum poster

1988

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Under the Hawthorn Tree poster

2010

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Shadow poster

2018

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The Road Home poster

1999

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Coming Home poster

2014

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Ju Dou poster

1990

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The Story of Qiu Ju poster

1992

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Cliff Walkers poster

2021

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Not One Less poster

1999

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Full River Red poster

2023

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To Each His Own Cinema poster

2007

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One Second poster

2020

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Shanghai Triad poster

1995

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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles poster

2005

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Lumière & Company poster

1995

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Happy Times poster

2000

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Article 20 poster

2024

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Scare Out poster

2026

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Yellow Earth poster

1984

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My People, My Homeland poster

2020

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Suddenly Seventeen poster

2016

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A Terra-Cotta Warrior poster

1989

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My Country, My Parents poster

2021

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The First Shot poster

2024

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极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片 poster

2021

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A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop poster

2009

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Keep Cool poster

1997

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Snipers poster

2022

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Under the Light poster

2023

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Bergman: A Year in a Life poster

2018

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Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony poster

2008

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Trespassing Bergman poster

2013

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Lady of the Dynasty poster

2015

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Old Well poster

1986

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One And Eight poster

1983

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Dragon Town Story poster

1997

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The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I poster

1994

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The Big Parade poster

1986

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激荡·1978-2008 poster

2008

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Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang poster

2017

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Codename Cougar poster

1989

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Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony poster

2022

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Making of House of Flying Daggers poster

2004

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Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony poster

2008

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Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing poster

1999

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Cause: The Birth of Hero poster

2002

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Making of "The Flowers of War" poster

2011

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Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony poster

2022

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Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut poster

2022

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A Documentary About The Movie One Second poster

2020

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The Red Elephant poster

1982

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最忆是杭州 poster

2016

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Forced Take-off poster

1984

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'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece poster

2004

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The Three-Body Problem poster

TBD

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Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" poster

2018

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Sunshine Thief poster

TBD

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奥运档案 poster

2009

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New Chinese Cinema poster

1989

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Zhang Yimou's 2008 poster

2009

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Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' poster

2007

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Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony poster

2022

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Big Fish in China poster

1994

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知识改变命运 poster

1999

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Cliff Walkers 2 poster

TBD

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Stories Through 180 Lenses poster

2014

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Beijing 2022 poster

2023

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Beauty and Pureness poster

2004

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60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China poster

2009

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图兰朵：法兰西体育场 poster

2005

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