Zhang Yimou
Directing
Born April 2, 1950 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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.
Filmography
Sunshine Thief
The Lead
Scare Out
The First Shot
Article 20
Under the Light
Beijing 2022
Full River Red
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
Self
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Snipers
My Country, My Parents
TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
Cliff Walkers
One Second
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
Himself
My People, My Homeland
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
Self
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
Self
Shadow
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Self
The Great Wall
Suddenly Seventeen
最忆是杭州
Thirteen Talks
Lady of the Dynasty
Stories Through 180 Lenses
Coming Home
Trespassing Bergman
Self
The Flowers of War
Making of "The Flowers of War"
Under the Hawthorn Tree
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China
Zhang Yimou's 2008
奥运档案
Self
激荡·1978-2008
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
To Each His Own Cinema
Curse of the Golden Flower
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Making of House of Flying Daggers
Self
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
Self
House of Flying Daggers
Beauty and Pureness
Hero
Cause: The Birth of Hero
Himself
The Grand Mansion Gate
李莲英
Happy Times
Not One Less
The Road Home
Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
Dragon Town Story
Keep Cool
Junk Peddler
Lumière & Company
Self
Shanghai Triad
Big Fish in China
Self
The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I
To Live
The Story of Qiu Ju
Raise the Red Lantern
Ju Dou
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
General Meng Tianfang
Codename Cougar
New Chinese Cinema
Celebrity Talk Show
张艺谋
Red Sorghum
The Big Parade
Military Official
Old Well
孙旺泉
Forced Take-off
Yellow Earth
CMG Spring Festival Gala
One And Eight
The Red Elephant
Golden Horse Awards
Self