Zhang Yimou
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.
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Movies (41)
Article 20
Writer (Writing)
2024
Under the Light
Director (Directing)
2023
Beijing 2022
Executive Producer (Production)
2023
Full River Red
Director (Directing)
2023
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Director (Directing)
2022
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Director (Directing)
2022
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Director (Directing)
2022
Snipers
Director (Directing)
2022
My Country, My Parents
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
2021
Cliff Walkers
Director (Directing)
2021
One Second
Writer (Writing)
2020
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
as Himself
2020
My People, My Homeland
Producer (Production)
2020
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
as Self
2018
Shadow
Director (Directing)
2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
2018
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
as Self
2017
The Great Wall
Director (Directing)
2016
Suddenly Seventeen
Producer (Production)
2016
最忆是杭州
Director (Directing)
2016
Lady of the Dynasty
Director (Directing)
2015
Stories Through 180 Lenses
Director (Directing)
2014
Coming Home
Director (Directing)
2014
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013
The Flowers of War
Director (Directing)
2011
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Director (Directing)
2010
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
Director (Directing)
2009
60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China
Director (Directing)
2009
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Director (Directing)
2008
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Director (Directing)
2008
To Each His Own Cinema
Director (Directing)
2007
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
as Self
2007
Curse of the Golden Flower
Director (Directing)
2006
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Director (Directing)
2005
图兰朵：法兰西体育场
Director (Directing)
2005
Making of House of Flying Daggers
as Self
2004
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
as Self
2004
House of Flying Daggers
Director (Directing)
2004
Beauty and Pureness
2004
Cause: The Birth of Hero
as Himself
2002
Hero
Author (Writing)
2002
TV Shows (9)
The First Shot
Producer (Production)
2024
Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
as Self
2022
极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
2021
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
as Self
2018
Thirteen Talks
2016
Making of "The Flowers of War"
2011
Zhang Yimou's 2008
2009
奥运档案
as Self
2009
激荡·1978-2008
2008