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.
Acting (17 movies)
Keep Cool
1997
Red Sorghum
1988
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
1989
Making of House of Flying Daggers
2004
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004
Beauty and Pureness
2004
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
2020
Cause: The Birth of Hero
2002
Old Well
1987
Trespassing Bergman
2013
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
New Chinese Cinema
1989
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
2018
The Big Parade
1986
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
2017
My Country, My Parents
2021
Big Fish in China
1994
Directing (39 movies)
Hero
2002
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
Raise the Red Lantern
1991
The Road Home
1999
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2022
House of Flying Daggers
2004
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2008
Not One Less
1999
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005
Ju Dou
1990
Red Sorghum
1988
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009
The Story of Qiu Ju
1992
Shanghai Triad
1995
Keep Cool
1997
Happy Times
2000
Under the Hawthorn Tree
2010
The Flowers of War
2011
Code Name: Cougar
1989
Coming Home
2014
To Live
1994
Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
1999
Lumière & Company
1995
The Great Wall
2016
Lady of the Dynasty
2015
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2022
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
2022
Full River Red
2023
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
最忆是杭州
2016
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008
Shadow
2018
Article 20
2024
One Second
2020
Cliff Walkers
2021
Under the Light
2023
图兰朵：法兰西体育场
2005
Snipers
2022
60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China
2009
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Conqueror's Concubine | 1994 | Producer |
| Dragon Town Story | 1997 | Producer |
| Hero | 2002 | Producer |
| House of Flying Daggers | 2004 | Producer |
| House of Flying Daggers | 2004 | Writer |
| Making of House of Flying Daggers | 2004 | Producer |
| Making of House of Flying Daggers | 2004 | Writer |
| Curse of the Golden Flower | 2006 | Screenplay |
| To Each His Own Cinema | 2007 | Writer |
| Suddenly Seventeen | 2016 | Producer |
| Shadow | 2018 | Screenplay |
| My People, My Homeland | 2020 | Producer |
| One Second | 2020 | Writer |
| Cliff Walkers | 2021 | Screenplay |
| Full River Red | 2023 | Screenplay |
| Beijing 2022 | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| Article 20 | 2024 | Writer |