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Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

02/04/1950

Age

75 years old

Place of Birth

Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

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 recognitio... Read More

Known For

My Country, My Parents

My Country, My Parents

A Documentary About The Movie One Second

A Documentary About The Movie One Second

Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"

Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"

Bergman: A Year in a Life

Bergman: A Year in a Life

Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman

Making of House of Flying Daggers

Making of House of Flying Daggers

'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

Beauty and Pureness

Beauty and Pureness

Filmography

Crew

2024

Article 20

as Writer

2024

Article 20

as Director

2023

Under the Light

as Director

2023

Beijing 2022

as Executive Producer

2023

Full River Red

as Director

2023

Full River Red

as Screenplay

2022

Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening ...

as Director

2022

Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony

as Director

2022

Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony

as Director

2022

Snipers

as Director

2021

Cliff Walkers

as Director

2021

Cliff Walkers

as Screenplay

2020

One Second

as Writer

2020

One Second

as Director

2020

My People, My Homeland

as Producer

2018

Shadow

as Director

2018

Shadow

as Screenplay

2016

The Great Wall

as Director

2016

Suddenly Seventeen

as Producer

2016

最忆是杭州

as Director

2015

Lady of the Dynasty

as Director

2014

Coming Home

as Director

2011

The Flowers of War

as Director

2010

Under the Hawthorn Tree

as Director

2009

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

as Director

2008

Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony

as Director

2008

Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

as Director

2007

To Each His Own Cinema

as Director

2007

To Each His Own Cinema

as Writer

2006

Curse of the Golden Flower

as Director

2006

Curse of the Golden Flower

as Screenplay

2005

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

as Director

2005

图兰朵：法兰西体育场

as Director

2004

Making of House of Flying Daggers

as Writer

2004

Making of House of Flying Daggers

as Producer

2004

House of Flying Daggers

as Director

2004

House of Flying Daggers

as Producer

2004

House of Flying Daggers

as Writer

2002

Hero

as Author

2002

Hero

as Director

2002

Hero

as Producer

2000

Happy Times

as Director

1999

Not One Less

as Director

1999

The Road Home

as Director

1999

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City ...

as Director

1997

Dragon Town Story

as Producer

1997

Keep Cool

as Director

1995

Lumière & Company

as Director

1995

Shanghai Triad

as Director

1994

The Great Conqueror's Concubine

as Producer

1994

To Live

as Director

1992

The Story of Qiu Ju

as Director

1991

Raise the Red Lantern

as Director

1990

Ju Dou

as Director

1989

Code Name: Cougar

as Director

1988

Red Sorghum

as Director

1987

Old Well

as Director of Photography

1986

The Big Parade

as Director of Photography

1984

Yellow Earth

as Director of Photography

1983

One And Eight

as Director of Photography

1984

Forced Take-off

as Cinematography

1982

The Red Elephant

as Director of Photography