Directing
Zhang Yimou
ZH, EN, SV, FR cinema · 72 credits
Born
2 April 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Also known as Yimou Zhang · Yi-Mou Zhang · Имоу Чжан
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.
Known for
Filmography
悬崖之上 2
Cliff Walkers 2
Director
Sunshine Thief
Executive Producer
Scare Out
Director, Writer
Article 20
Writer, Director
Beijing 2022
Executive Producer
Full River Red
Director, Screenplay
Under the Light
Director
Snipers
Director
My Country, My Parents
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
Cliff Walkers
Director, Screenplay
One Second
Director, Screenplay
庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年联欢活动
Director
Shadow
Director, Screenplay
The Great Wall
Director
Suddenly Seventeen
Producer
最忆是杭州
Director
Lady of the Dynasty
Co-Director
Coming Home
Director
The Flowers of War
Director
To Each His Own Cinema
Director, Writer
Curse of the Golden Flower
Director, Screenplay
Turandot
Director
Making of House of Flying Daggers
as Self, Writer, Producer
House of Flying Daggers
Director, Producer, Writer
Cause: The Birth of Hero
as Himself
Hero
Director, Producer, Writer
Happy Times
Director
The Road Home
Director
Not One Less
Director
Keep Cool
as Junk Peddler, Director
Dragon Town Story
Producer
Lumière & Company
as Self, Director
Shanghai Triad
Director
To Live
Director
The Story of Qiu Ju
Director
Ju Dou
Director
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
as General Meng Tianfang
Codename Cougar
Director
Red Sorghum
Actor, Director
Old Well
as 孙旺泉, Director of Photography
The Big Parade
as Military Official, Director of Photography
Yellow Earth
Director of Photography
Forced Take-off
Cinematography
One And Eight
Director of Photography
The Red Elephant
Director of Photography