Zhang Yimou

DirectorWriterProducerActorDirecting Apr 2 (age 76) Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China 1962–2026 (64 year career)

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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 Festiva…

Known For

Film

Hero

Director

Film

House of Flying Daggers

Director

Film

Raise the Red Lantern

Director

Film

The Great Wall

Director

Film

The Flowers of War

Director

Film

To Live

Director

Film

Curse of the Golden Flower

Director

Film

Shadow

Director

Filmography

Acting (32)

Movies (20)

My Country, My Parents

2021

as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")

6.0

A Documentary About The Movie One Second

2020

as Himself

1.0

Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"

2018

as Self

Bergman: A Year in a Life

2018

as Self

7.4

Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

as Self

Trespassing Bergman

as Self

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

2007

as Self

'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

2004

as Self

Beauty and Pureness

2004

Making of House of Flying Daggers

2004

as Self

6.8

Cause: The Birth of Hero

as Himself

知识改变命运

Keep Cool

as Junk Peddler

Lumière & Company

as Self

Big Fish in China

as Self

A Terra-Cotta Warrior

1989

as General Meng Tianfang

New Chinese Cinema

Red Sorghum

Old Well

as 孙旺泉

The Big Parade

Television (12)

Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut

as Self

极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片

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

2018

as Self

Thirteen Talks

2016

8.8

Making of "The Flowers of War"

Zhang Yimou's 2008

奥运档案

as Self

激荡·1978-2008

2008

1.0

The Grand Mansion Gate

as 李莲英

Celebrity Talk Show

as 张艺谋

CCTV Spring Festival Gala

Golden Horse Awards

as Self

Crew (71)

Movies (69)

Scare Out

Director

Scare Out

Writer

Article 20

Director

Article 20

Writer

Full River Red

Director

Full River Red

Screenplay

Under the Light

Director

Beijing 2022

Executive Producer

Snipers

2022

Director

6.8

Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony

2022

Director

Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony

2022

Director

7.7

Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony

Director

Cliff Walkers

Director

Cliff Walkers

Screenplay

My People, My Homeland

Producer

One Second

Director

One Second

Writer

Shadow

Director

Shadow

Screenplay

The Great Wall

Director

Suddenly Seventeen

Producer

最忆是杭州

Director

Lady of the Dynasty

Co-Director

Lady of the Dynasty

Director

Coming Home

Director

Stories Through 180 Lenses

2014

Director

The Flowers of War

2011

Director

7.4

Under the Hawthorn Tree

2010

Director

7.8

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

2009

Director

4.9

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

2009

Director

Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony

2008

Director

8.6

Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

2008

Director

7.9

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

Director

6.5

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

Writer

6.5

Curse of the Golden Flower

2006

Director

6.8

Curse of the Golden Flower

2006

Screenplay

6.8

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

2005

Director

7.1

图兰朵：法兰西体育场

2005

Director

House of Flying Daggers

2004

Director

7.3

House of Flying Daggers

2004

Producer

7.3

House of Flying Daggers

2004

Writer

7.3

Making of House of Flying Daggers

Writer

Hero

Director

Hero

Producer

Hero

Writer

Happy Times

Director

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

Director

The Road Home

Director

Not One Less

Director

Keep Cool

Director

Dragon Town Story

Producer

Shanghai Triad

Director

Lumière & Company

Director

To Live

Director

The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I

Producer

The Story of Qiu Ju

Director

Raise the Red Lantern

Director

Ju Dou

Director

Codename Cougar

Director

Red Sorghum

Director

Old Well

Director of Photography

7.0

The Big Parade

1986

Director of Photography

5.2

Yellow Earth

1984

Director of Photography

7.2

Forced Take-off

1984

Cinematography

One And Eight

1983

Director of Photography

5.9

The Red Elephant

1982

Director of Photography

5.0

Sunshine Thief

Executive Producer

Zhang Yimou's Three-Body Problem Movie

Director

Cliff Walkers 2

Director

Television (2)

The First Shot

2024

Producer

8.6

主角

Executive Producer