Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
2022 · TV Show
as Self
Zhang Yimou
1950-04-02
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Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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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 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.
Filmography
My Country, My Parents
2021 · Movie
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
2021 · TV Show
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
2020 · Movie
as Himself
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018 · Movie
as Self
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
2018 · Movie
as Self
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018 · TV Show
as Self
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
2017 · Movie
as Self
Thirteen Talks
2016 · TV Show
Trespassing Bergman
2013 · Movie
as Self
Making of "The Flowers of War"
2011 · TV Show
奥运档案
2009 · TV Show
as Self
Zhang Yimou's 2008
2009 · TV Show
激荡·1978-2008
2008 · TV Show
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Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
2007 · Movie
as Self
Making of House of Flying Daggers
2004 · Movie
as Self
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004 · Movie
as Self
Beauty and Pureness
2004 · Movie
Cause: The Birth of Hero
2002 · Movie
as Himself
The Grand Mansion Gate
2001 · TV Show
as 李莲英
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知识改变命运
1999 · Movie
Keep Cool
1997 · Movie
as Junk Peddler
Lumière & Company
1995 · Movie
as Self
Big Fish in China
1994 · Movie
as Self
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
1989 · Movie
as General Meng Tianfang
New Chinese Cinema
1989 · Movie
Celebrity Talk Show
1989 · TV Show
as 张艺谋
Red Sorghum
1988 · Movie
Old Well
1986 · Movie
as 孙旺泉
The Big Parade
1986 · Movie
as Military Official
CMG Spring Festival Gala
1983 · TV Show
Golden Horse Awards
1962 · TV Show
as Self
Crew Credits
Scare Out
2026 · Movie
Director, Writer
The Lead
2026 · TV Show
Executive Producer, Creator
Article 20
2024 · Movie
Writer, Director
The First Shot
2024 · TV Show
Producer
Beijing 2022
2023 · Movie
Executive Producer
Full River Red
2023 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
Under the Light
2023 · Movie
Director
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2022 · Movie
Director
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2022 · Movie
Director
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
2022 · Movie
Director
Snipers
2022 · Movie
Director
Cliff Walkers
2021 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
One Second
2020 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
My People, My Homeland
2020 · Movie
Producer
Shadow
2018 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
The Great Wall
2016 · Movie
Director
Suddenly Seventeen
2016 · Movie
Producer
最忆是杭州
2016 · Movie
Director
Lady of the Dynasty
2015 · Movie
Co-Director
Coming Home
2014 · Movie
Director
Stories Through 180 Lenses
2014 · Movie
Director
The Flowers of War
2011 · Movie
Director
Under the Hawthorn Tree
2010 · Movie
Director
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Movie
Director
60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China
2009 · Movie
Director
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2008 · Movie
Director
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008 · Movie
Director
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 · Movie
Director, Writer
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005 · Movie
Director
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图兰朵：法兰西体育场
2005 · Movie
Director
Turandot
2005 · Movie
Director
House of Flying Daggers
2004 · Movie
Director, Producer, Writer
Making of House of Flying Daggers
2004 · Movie
Writer, Producer
Hero
2002 · Movie
Director, Producer, Writer
Happy Times
2000 · Movie
Director
The Road Home
1999 · Movie
Director
Not One Less
1999 · Movie
Director
Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
1999 · Movie
Director
Keep Cool
1997 · Movie
Director
Dragon Town Story
1997 · Movie
Producer
Shanghai Triad
1995 · Movie
Director
Lumière & Company
1995 · Movie
Director
The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I
1994 · Movie
Producer
To Live
1994 · Movie
Director
The Story of Qiu Ju
1992 · Movie
Director
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Movie
Director
Ju Dou
1990 · Movie
Director
Codename Cougar
1989 · Movie
Director
Red Sorghum
1988 · Movie
Director
The Big Parade
1986 · Movie
Director of Photography
Old Well
1986 · Movie
Director of Photography
Yellow Earth
1984 · Movie
Director of Photography
Forced Take-off
1984 · Movie
Cinematography
One And Eight
1983 · Movie
Director of Photography
The Red Elephant
1982 · Movie
Director of Photography
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Cliff Walkers 2
· Movie
Director
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The Three-Body Problem
· Movie
Director
Sunshine Thief
· Movie
Executive Producer
