Tian Zhuangzhuang
Directing
1952-04-26 · Beijing, China
Tian Zhuangzhuang (simplified Chinese: 田壮壮; traditional Chinese: 田壯壯; pinyin: Tián Zhuàngzhuàng, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʰi̯ɛ̌n ʈʂu̯ɑ̂ŋʈʂu̯ɑ̂ŋ]; born April 1952 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese film director, producer and actor. Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an amateur photographer and then as an assistant cinematographer at the Beijing Agricultural Film Studio. In 1978 he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, where he formed the so-called Fifth Generation with Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Peng Xiaolan and Wu Ziniu. His films The Horse Thief and The Blue Kite brought him international fame, but also problems with the Chinese censors that kept him from working in China. Lately, Tian is again active as director; his remake of Springtime in a Small Town was shown in Rotterdam in 2003.
Filmography
TheatersThe Road Not Taken
2026 · Movie
HER
2025 · Series
The Time of a Flower
2024 · Movie
Shining for One Thing
2023 · Movie
The Shadowless Tower
2023 · Movie
Born to Fly
2023 · Movie
No. 7 Cherry Lane
2022 · Movie
Tian Zhuangzhuang: My Relationship with Films
2022 · Movie
Nice View
2022 · Movie
Knock Knock
2021 · Movie
Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache
2021 · Movie
Bipolar
2021 · Movie
Keep Rolling
2020 · Movie
Gone with the Light
2019 · Movie
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
2019 · Series
My People, My Country
2019 · Movie
The Outsiders
2019 · Movie
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018 · Series
The Crossing
2018 · Movie
Us and Them
2018 · Movie
Love Education
2017 · Movie
Hema Hema
2016 · Movie
Lady of the Dynasty
2015 · Movie
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
2015 · Movie
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014 · Movie
Nightfall
2012 · Movie
A Grandson from America
2012 · Movie
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011 · Series
The Bride
2009 · Movie
The Warrior and the Wolf
2009 · Movie
The Go Master
2007 · Movie
Boy in Cage
2007 · Movie
South of the Clouds
2004 · Movie
Jasmine Women
2004 · Movie
Tea-Horse Road Series: Delamu
2004 · Movie
冬至
2003 · Movie
Springtime in a Small Town
2002 · Movie
The Grand Mansion Gate
2001 · Series
So Close to Paradise
1998 · Movie
The Making of Steel
1997 · Movie
The Winner
1996 · Movie
The Blue Kite
1994 · Movie
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
1991 · Movie
New Chinese Cinema
1989 · Movie
Unforgettable Life
1988 · Movie
Rock Kids
1988 · Movie
Special Operating Room
1988 · Movie
King of the Children
1987 · Movie
The Street Players
1987 · Movie
The Horse Thief
1986 · Movie
On the Hunting Ground
1984 · Movie
September
1984 · Movie
The Red Elephant
1982 · Movie
The Courtyard
1980 · Movie
Our Corner
1980 · Movie
Cry of the Birds
Movie
在那里
Movie
The Sound of Flames
Movie
Beyond the river
Movie
盲女与花猫
Movie
Wake Me Up
Movie