Zhang Yimou

Biography

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

Golden Horse Awards

Celebrity Talk Show

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

The Grand Mansion Gate

Thirteen Talks

CMG Spring Festival Gala

极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片

激荡·1978-2008

All Movies (20)

• My Country, My Parents2021 · as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
• A Documentary About The Movie One Second2020 · as Himself
• Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"2018 · as Self
• Bergman: A Year in a Life2018 · as Self
• Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang2017 · as Self
• Trespassing Bergman2013 · as Self
• Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'2007 · as Self
• Making of House of Flying Daggers2004 · as Self
• 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece2004 · as Self
• Beauty and Pureness2004
• Cause: The Birth of Hero2002 · as Himself
• 知识改变命运1999
• Keep Cool1997 · as Junk Peddler
• Lumière & Company1995 · as Self
• Big Fish in China1994 · as Self
• A Terra-Cotta Warrior1989 · as General Meng Tianfang
• New Chinese Cinema1989
• Red Sorghum1988
• The Big Parade1986 · as Military Official
• Old Well1986 · as 孙旺泉

All TV Shows (12)

• Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut2022 · as Self
• 极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片2021
• The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up2018 · as Self
• Thirteen Talks2016
• Making of "The Flowers of War"2011
• Zhang Yimou's 20082009
• 奥运档案2009 · as Self
• 激荡·1978-20082008
• The Grand Mansion Gate2001 · as 李莲英
• Celebrity Talk Show1989 · as 张艺谋
• CMG Spring Festival Gala1983
• Golden Horse Awards1962 · as Self