Zhang Yimou

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-04-02 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

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...

Production

2002

Hero

as Producer

2002

Hero

as Author

2002

Hero

as Director

1991

1999

The Road Home

as Director

1999

Not One Less

as Director

1990

Ju Dou

as Director

1988

Red Sorghum

as Director

1992

1995

Shanghai Triad

as Director

1997

Keep Cool

as Director

2000

Happy Times

as Director

2011

2023

Beijing 2022

as Executive Producer

1997

1989

2014

Coming Home

as Director

1986

The Big Parade

as Director of Photography

1987

Old Well

as Director of Photography

1984

Yellow Earth

as Director of Photography

1983

One And Eight

as Director of Photography

1982

The Red Elephant

as Director of Photography

1994

To Live

as Director

1995

2016

The Great Wall

as Director

2015

2023

Full River Red

as Director

2007

2016

2016

最忆是杭州

as Director

-

Cliff Walkers 2

as Director

2018

Shadow

as Director

2024

Article 20

as Writer

2023

Full River Red

as Screenplay

2024

Article 20

as Director

2020

One Second

as Director

2020

One Second

as Writer

2021

Cliff Walkers

as Director

2021

Cliff Walkers

as Screenplay

2023

Under the Light

as Director

2018

Shadow

as Screenplay

2020

2022

Snipers

as Director

-

Sunshine Thief

as Executive Producer

-

Scare Out

as Director

2007

Movie Night

as Director

1984

Forced Take-off

as Cinematography

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