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Zhang Yimou

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1950Born, Xi'an

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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…

Known for

The Great WallDirector

HeroDirector

House of Flying DaggersDirector

The Flowers of WarDirector

Curse of the Golden FlowerDirector

Filmography

All Acting Directing Writing Producing

2026The LeadExecutive Producer · 48 episodes · CreatorShow

2026Scare OutDirector · WriterMovie

2024The First ShotProducer · 32 episodesShow

2024Article 20Writer · DirectorMovie

2023Under the LightDirectorMovie

2023Beijing 2022Executive ProducerMovie

2023Full River RedDirector · ScreenplayMovie

2022Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening CeremonyDirectorMovie

2022Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing CeremonyDirectorMovie

2022Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening CeremonyDirectorMovie

2022SnipersDirectorMovie

2021My Country, My ParentsTV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")Movie

2021极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片5 episodesShow

2021Cliff WalkersDirector · ScreenplayMovie

2020One SecondDirector · ScreenplayMovie

2020My People, My HomelandProducerMovie

2019庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年联欢活动DirectorMovie

2018ShadowDirector · ScreenplayMovie

2016The Great WallDirectorMovie

2016Suddenly SeventeenProducerMovie

2016最忆是杭州DirectorMovie

2015Lady of the DynastyCo-DirectorMovie

2014Stories Through 180 LensesDirectorMovie

2014Coming HomeDirectorMovie

2011The Flowers of WarDirectorMovie

2011Making of "The Flowers of War"5 episodesShow

2010Under the Hawthorn TreeDirectorMovie

2009A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle ShopDirectorMovie

200960th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of ChinaDirectorMovie

2009Zhang Yimou's 20088 episodesShow

2008激荡·1978-200831 episodesShow

2008Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing CeremonyDirectorMovie

2008Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening CeremonyDirectorMovie

2007To Each His Own CinemaDirector · WriterMovie

2006Curse of the Golden FlowerDirector · ScreenplayMovie

2005Riding Alone for Thousands of MilesDirectorMovie

2005图兰朵：法兰西体育场DirectorMovie

2005TurandotDirectorMovie

2004Making of House of Flying DaggersWriter · ProducerMovie

2004House of Flying DaggersDirector · Producer · WriterMovie

2004Beauty and PurenessMovie

2002HeroDirector · Producer · WriterMovie

2001The Grand Mansion Gate李莲英 · 40 episodesShow

2000Happy TimesDirectorMovie

1999Not One LessDirectorMovie

1999The Road HomeDirectorMovie

1999Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of BeijingDirectorMovie

1999知识改变命运Movie

1997Dragon Town StoryProducerMovie

1997Keep CoolJunk Peddler · DirectorMovie

1995Lumière & CompanyDirectorMovie

1995Shanghai TriadDirectorMovie

1994The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part IProducerMovie

1994To LiveDirectorMovie

1992The Story of Qiu JuDirectorMovie

1991Raise the Red LanternDirectorMovie

1990Ju DouDirectorMovie

1989A Terra-Cotta WarriorGeneral Meng TianfangMovie

1989Codename CougarDirectorMovie

1989New Chinese CinemaMovie

1988Red SorghumDirectorMovie

1986The Big ParadeMilitary Official · Director of PhotographyMovie

1986Old Well孙旺泉 · Director of PhotographyMovie

1984Forced Take-offCinematographyMovie

1984Yellow EarthDirector of PhotographyMovie

1983One And EightDirector of PhotographyMovie

1982The Red ElephantDirector of PhotographyMovie

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