Zhang Yimou
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-04-02 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Also known As
Yimou Zhang
Yi-Mou Zhang
張藝謀
张艺谋
Zhang Yimou
張芸謀
チャン・イーモウ
장이머우
장예모
Чжан Имоу
Имоу Чжан
ژانگ ییمو
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 h...
Acting
1997
as Poet Reader
1988
1989
as General Meng Tianfang
2004
1999
2020
as Himself
2002
as Himself
1987
2013
as Self
2018
as Self
2018
as Self
1986
2017
2021
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
1994
as Self
Production
2002
as Producer
2002
as Author
2002
as Director
2006
as Screenplay
2006
as Director
1991
as Director
1999
as Director
2022
2004
as Producer
2004
as Director
2008
as Director
1999
as Director
2005
as Director
1990
as Director
1988
as Director
2009
as Director
1992
as Director
1995
as Director
1997
as Director
2000
as Director
1994
as Producer
2010
as Director
2004
as Producer
2004
as Writer
2011
as Director
2023
as Executive Producer
1997
as Producer
1989
as Director
2014
as Director
1986
as Director of Photography
1987
as Director of Photography
1984
as Director of Photography
1983
as Director of Photography
1982
as Director of Photography
1994
as Director
1999
1995
as Director
2016
as Director
2015
as Director
2022
as Director
2022
as Director
2023
as Director
2007
as Director
2016
as Producer
2016
as Director
-
as Director
2008
as Director
2018
as Director
2024
as Writer
2023
as Screenplay
2004
as Writer
-
as Director
2024
as Director
2020
as Director
2020
as Writer
2021
as Director
2021
as Screenplay
2023
as Director
2018
as Screenplay
2005
as Director
2020
as Producer
2007
as Writer
2022
as Director
-
as Executive Producer
-
as Director
2007
as Director
1984
as Cinematography
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