Jia Zhangke

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-05-24 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Fenyang, Shanxi, China

Jia Zhangke

Biography

Jia Zhangke (Chinese: 贾樟柯; pinyin: Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970; Fenyang) is a Chinese film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dean of the Vancouver Film School of Shanghai University. He graduated from the Literature Department of Beijing Film Academy. He is generally regarded as a leading figure of the "Sixth Generation" movement of Chinese cinema, a group that also includes such figures as Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye, Wang Quan'an and Zhang Yuan. Jia's early films, a loose trilogy based in his home province of Shanxi, were made outside of...

Acting

2025

Art College 1994

as Gu Yongqing (voice)

2014

The Continent

as Su Mi's Uncle

2006

Karmic Mahjong

as Mobster

2013

Boundless

as Self

2024

Black Dog

as Uncle Yao

2015

2013

A Touch of Sin

as Distinguished Guest

2007

2002

Unknown Pleasures

as Man singing in street (uncredited)

2016

2005

2002

2023

The Best is Yet to Come

as Coal Mine Owner

2020

2020

2003

2024

Out of Order

as Guest in room 622

Production

2006

Still Life

as Director

2006

Still Life

as Screenplay

2020

A Song for You

as Producer

2004

The World

as Director

2004

The World

as Writer

2008

24 City

as Director

2008

24 City

as Writer

2008

24 City

as Producer

2021

Memoria

as Co-Producer

2022

Peacock, Peacock

as Director

2002

2001

Platform

as Director

1997

Pickpocket

as Director

1997

Pickpocket

as Writer

2010

I Wish I Knew

as Screenplay

2010

I Wish I Knew

as Director

2020

A Song for You

as Executive Producer

2006

Dong

as Director

2008

Useless

as Director

2021

Close-Up

as Director

2013

A Touch of Sin

as Director

2008

Cry Me a River

as Director

2001

In Public

as Director

2017

Life After Life

as Executive Producer

2023

Out of Jungle

as Director

2001

2022

Home

as Executive Producer

2013

2001

In Public

as Director of Photography

2001

In Public

as Editor

2001

The Condition of Dogs

as Director of Photography

2007

Our Ten Years

as Director

2007

Our Ten Years

as Writer

2003

All Tomorrow's Parties

as Associate Producer

1995

2011

Yulu

as Producer

2011

Yulu

as Director

2008

Remembrance

as Director

2015

2015

2015

K

as Producer

2019

The Bucket

as Director

2015

Smog Journeys

as Director

2015

Smog Journeys

as Writer

2015

Smog Journeys

as Producer

2021

Tomorrow Will Be Fine

as Executive Producer

2011

Mr. Tree

as Executive Producer

2016

The Hedonists

as Director

-

In the Qing Dynasty

as Screenplay

2013

2018

1997

Pickpocket

as Producer

2001

Platform

as Writer

2002

2005

This Moment

as Director

2017

2009

Perfect Life

as Co-Producer

2001

In Public

as Writer

2006

Dong

as Writer

2008

2008

Remembrance

as Writer

2020

Visit

as Writer

2006

Still Life

as Co-Producer

2009

Plastic City

as Producer

2011

Mr. Tree

as Producer

2011

Yulu

as Executive Producer

2014

Fidaï

as Producer

2014

Great Heat

as Executive Producer

2017

Still Born

as Producer

2018

Dead Pigs

as Executive Producer

2019

Neighbors

as Producer

2019

Number One

as Supervising Producer

2018

Half the Sky

as Executive Producer

2021

White Building

as Co-Producer

2006

Dong

as Director of Photography

2008

Useless

as Director of Photography

1994

1996

Du Du

as Director

2011

Cao Fei

as Director

2011

Pan Shiyi

as Director

2003

2012

2017

Life After Life

as Producer

2018

Dead Pigs

as Producer

2019

Number One

as Producer

2020

The Calming

as Producer

2023

The Best is Yet to Come

as Executive Producer

2017

2015

Chen Ling

as Producer

2020

The Calming

as Executive Producer

2017

-

在那里

as Director

2024

2024

2013

A Touch of Sin

as Executive Producer

2017

Revive

as Director

2017

Revive

as Writer

2008

Black Breakfast

as Director

2021

Tracing Her Shadow

as Executive Producer

2020

Visit

as Director

-

Heaven and Hell

as Executive Producer

2016

The Hedonists

as Writer

2024

A River Without Tears

as Executive Producer

2024

Wheat Harvest

as Director

2024

Out of Order

as Presenter

2018

Ash Is Purest White

as Executive Producer

2018

2024

Caught by the Tides

as Executive Producer

2015

Mountains May Depart

as Executive Producer

2008

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