Zhang Yimou

Directing·Apr 2, 1950·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.

Film	Credit
Scare Out2026 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Article 202024 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Under the Light2023 · Director	Director
Full River Red2023 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony2022 · Director	Director
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony2022 · Director	Director
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony2022 · Director	Director
Snipers2022 · Director	Director
My Country, My Parents2021 · TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")	TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
Cliff Walkers2021 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
One Second2020 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Documentary About The Movie One Second2020 · Himself	Himself
My People, My Homeland2020 · Producer	Producer
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"2018 · Self	Self
Shadow2018 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Bergman: A Year in a Life2018 · Self	Self
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang2017 · Self	Self
The Great Wall2016 · Director	Director
Suddenly Seventeen2016 · Producer	Producer
最忆是杭州2016 · Director	Director
Stories Through 180 Lenses2014 · Director	Director
Coming Home2014 · Director	Director
Trespassing Bergman2013 · Self	Self
The Flowers of War2011 · Director	Director
Under the Hawthorn Tree2010 · Director	Director
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop2009 · Director	Director
60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China2009 · Director	Director
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony2008 · Director	Director
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony2008 · Director	Director
To Each His Own Cinema2007 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
SSecrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'2007 · Self	Self
Curse of the Golden Flower2006 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles2005 · Director	Director
图图兰朵：法兰西体育场2005 · Director	Director
Making of House of Flying Daggers2004 · Self, Producer, Writer	Self, Producer, Writer
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece2004 · Self	Self
House of Flying Daggers2004 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
Beauty and Pureness2004 · Actor	Actor
Hero2002 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
Cause: The Birth of Hero2002 · Himself	Himself
Happy Times2000 · Director	Director
Not One Less1999 · Director	Director
The Road Home1999 · Director	Director
Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing1999 · Director	Director
知知识改变命运1999 · Actor	Actor
Dragon Town Story1997 · Producer	Producer
Keep Cool1997 · Junk Peddler, Director	Junk Peddler, Director
Lumière & Company1995 · Self, Director	Self, Director