8.6
8.6
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008
Director
Zhang Yimou
Also known as: Yi-Mou Zhang, Yimou Zhang
Directing
Born:April 2, 1950(age 76)
Birthplace:Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Nationality:People's Republic of China
Education:Beijing Film Academy
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CommunityBiography
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.
Notable Works
Red SorghumRaise the Red LanternHouse of Flying Daggers2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremonyJu DouThe Story of Qiu JuTo LiveNot One LessThe Road HomeHappy Times
Filmography (63 movies)
8.2
8.2
Cause: The Birth of Hero
2002
as Himself
8.1
8.1
To Live
1994
Director
8.0
8.0
Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
1999
Director
8.0
8.0
最忆是杭州
2016
Director
7.9
7.9
Raise the Red Lantern
1991
Director
7.9
7.9
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2008
Director
7.8
7.8
Under the Hawthorn Tree
2010
Director
7.7
7.7
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2022
Director
7.7
7.7
The Great Conqueror's Concubine
1994
Producer
7.5
7.5
The Road Home
1999
Director
7.5
7.5
Hero
2002
Producer
7.5
7.5
Not One Less
1999
Director
7.4
7.4
Keep Cool
1997
Director
7.4
7.4
The Flowers of War
2011
Director
7.3
7.3
Suddenly Seventeen
2016
Producer
7.3
7.3
One Second
2020
Director
7.3
7.3
The Story of Qiu Ju
1992
Director
7.3
7.3
Coming Home
2014
Director
7.3
7.3
House of Flying Daggers
2004
Producer
7.2
7.2
Red Sorghum
1988
Director
7.1
7.1
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005
Director
7.1
7.1
Ju Dou
1990
Director
7.1
7.1
Happy Times
2000
Director
7.0
7.0
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
2017
as Self
6.9
6.9
Old Well
1987
as 孙旺泉
6.9
6.9
Article 20
2024
Director
6.9
6.9
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
Director
6.8
6.8
Making of House of Flying Daggers
2004
Writer
6.7
6.7
Shanghai Triad
1995
Director
6.7
6.7
Shadow
2018
Screenplay
6.7
6.7
Cliff Walkers
2021
Director
6.7
6.7
Snipers
2022
Director
6.6
6.6
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
1989
as General Meng Tianfang
6.5
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Writer
6.5
6.5
Scare Out
2026
Director
6.5
6.5
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
2022
Director
6.2
6.2
Lumière & Company
1995
Director
6.1
6.1
Dragon Town Story
1997
Producer
6.1
6.1
My People, My Homeland
2020
Producer
6.0
6.0
The Great Wall
2016
Director
6.0
6.0
My Country, My Parents
2021
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
5.9
5.9
Full River Red
2023
Director
5.8
5.8
Under the Light
2023
Director
5.2
5.2
The Big Parade
1986
5.1
5.1
Code Name: Cougar
1989
Director
4.9
4.9
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009
Director
4.4
4.4
Lady of the Dynasty
2015
Director
1.0
1.0
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
2020
as Himself
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
2007
as Self
New Chinese Cinema
1989
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
2018
as Self
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004
as Self
Beauty and Pureness
2004
知识改变命运
1999
Big Fish in China
1994
as Self
Zhang Yimou's Three-Body Problem Movie
TBA
Director
Sunshine Thief
TBA
Executive Producer
60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China
2009
Director
Cliff Walkers 2
TBA
Director
图兰朵：法兰西体育场
2005
Director
Beijing 2022
2023
Executive Producer
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2022
Director
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