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