Zhang Yimou
Directing
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
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movieScare Out
2026
Director
movieArticle 20
2024
Director
movieUnder the Light
2023
Director
movieFull River Red
2023
Director
movieSnipers
2022
Director
movieCliff Walkers
2021
Director
movieOne Second
2020
Director
movieShadow
2018
Director
movieThe Great Wall
2016
Director
movie最忆是杭州
2016
Director
movieLady of the Dynasty
2015
Co-Director
movieComing Home
2014
Director
movieThe Flowers of War
2011
Director
movieUnder the Hawthorn Tree
2010
Director
movieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007
Director
图兰朵：法兰西体育场
2005
Director
movieHouse of Flying Daggers
2004
Director
movieHero
2002
Director
movieHappy Times
2000
Director
movieNot One Less
1999
Director
movieThe Road Home
1999
Director
movieKeep Cool
1997
Director
movieLumière & Company
1995
Director
movieShanghai Triad
1995
Director
movieTo Live
1994
Director
movieThe Story of Qiu Ju
1992
Director
movieRaise the Red Lantern
1991
Director
movieJu Dou
1990
Director
movieCodename Cougar
1989
Director
movieRed Sorghum
1988
Director
Acting32
movieMy Country, My Parents
2021
TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
tv奥运档案
2009
Self
movieKeep Cool
1997
Junk Peddler
movieA Terra-Cotta Warrior
1989
General Meng Tianfang
movieThe Big Parade
1986
Military Official
Production11
tvThe Lead
2026
Executive Producer
tvThe First Shot
2024
Producer
movieBeijing 2022
2023
Executive Producer
movieMy People, My Homeland
2020
Producer
movieSuddenly Seventeen
2016
Producer
movieHouse of Flying Daggers
2004
Producer
movieHero
2002
Producer
movieDragon Town Story
1997
Producer
movieSunshine Thief
Executive Producer
Writing11
movieScare Out
2026
Writer
movieArticle 20
2024
Writer
movieFull River Red
2023
Screenplay
movieCliff Walkers
2021
Screenplay
movieOne Second
2020
Screenplay
movieShadow
2018
Screenplay
movieCurse of the Golden Flower
2006
Screenplay
movieHero
2002
Writer
Camera5
movieThe Big Parade
1986
Director of Photography
movieOld Well
1986
Director of Photography
movieYellow Earth
1984
Director of Photography
movieOne And Eight
1983
Director of Photography
movieThe Red Elephant
1982
Director of Photography
Creator1
tvThe Lead
2026
Creator
Crew1
movieForced Take-off
1984
Cinematography