Zhang Yimou
Directing
Born: April 2, 1950 (age 76) · Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Great Wall
2016
Hero
2002
House of Flying Daggers
2004
The Flowers of War
2011
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
Raise the Red Lantern
1991
Shadow
2018
To Live
1994
Red Sorghum
1988
The Road Home
1999
Coming Home
2014
Not One Less
1999
Photos (6)
Movies (8)
Red Sorghum
1988
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
General Meng Tianfang
Keep Cool
Junk Peddler
My Country, My Parents
TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
New Chinese Cinema
1989
Old Well
孙旺泉
The Big Parade
Military Official
Beauty and Pureness
2004
TV Shows (8)
Self / Appearances (14)
Golden Horse Awards
Self · 1 eps
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
Self · 9 eps
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
Self
Lumière & Company
Self
Trespassing Bergman
Self
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Self
Big Fish in China
Self
Making of House of Flying Daggers
Self
Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
Self · 2 eps
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
Self
奥运档案
Self · 11 eps
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
Himself
Cause: The Birth of Hero
Himself
Upcoming (1)
Directing (41)
The Great Wall
Director
Hero
Director
Scare Out
Director
House of Flying Daggers
Director
Curse of the Golden Flower
Director
Raise the Red Lantern
Director
To Live
Director
Red Sorghum
Director
Shadow
Director
The Flowers of War
Director
Full River Red
Director
Ju Dou
Director
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
The Road Home
Director
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Director
Not One Less
Director
Coming Home
Director
The Story of Qiu Ju
Director
Shanghai Triad
Director
Cliff Walkers
Director
One Second
Director
Lady of the Dynasty
Co-Director
Article 20
Director
Lumière & Company
Director
Under the Light
Director
Keep Cool
Director
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Director
Turandot
Director
Snipers
Director
Happy Times
Director
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Director
Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
Director
最忆是杭州
Director
Codename Cougar
Director
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
Director
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Director
Stories Through 180 Lenses
Director
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Director
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Director
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Director
60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China
Director
Writing (11)
Hero
Writer
Scare Out
Writer
House of Flying Daggers
Writer
Curse of the Golden Flower
Screenplay
Shadow
Screenplay
Full River Red
Screenplay
To Each His Own Cinema
Writer
Cliff Walkers
Screenplay
One Second
Screenplay
Article 20
Writer
Making of House of Flying Daggers
Writer
Producing (10)
Hero
Producer
House of Flying Daggers
Producer
The Lead
Executive Producer
The First Shot
Producer
My People, My Homeland
Producer
Suddenly Seventeen
Producer
The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I
Producer
Making of House of Flying Daggers
Producer
Beijing 2022
Executive Producer
Dragon Town Story
Producer
Other Crew (7)
The Lead
Creator
One And Eight
Director of Photography
Yellow Earth
Director of Photography
Forced Take-off
Cinematography
Old Well
Director of Photography
The Big Parade
Director of Photography
The Red Elephant
Director of Photography