Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou

Directing

Born April 2, 1950 · Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

44 films as director · Active 1988–2026

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, havi…

Known for

Golden Horse Awards

Golden Horse Awards

1962

Thirteen Talks

Thirteen Talks

2016

The Grand Mansion Gate

The Grand Mansion Gate

2001

CMG Spring Festival Gala

CMG Spring Festival Gala

1983

Celebrity Talk Show

Celebrity Talk Show

1989

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

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

2018

Red Sorghum

Red Sorghum

1988

A Terra-Cotta Warrior

A Terra-Cotta Warrior

1989

Directed(44)

Scare Out

2026Scare Out★ 6.8

Article 20

2024Article 20★ 6.9

Full River Red

2023Full River Red★ 6.0

Under the Light

2023Under the Light★ 5.7

Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony

2022Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony

Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony

2022Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony★ 7.7

Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony

2022Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony★ 6.5

Snipers

2022Snipers★ 6.9

Cliff Walkers

2021Cliff Walkers★ 6.7

One Second

2020One Second★ 7.3

Shadow

2018Shadow★ 6.7

The Great Wall

2016The Great Wall★ 6.0

最忆是杭州

2016最忆是杭州★ 8.0

Lady of the Dynasty

2015Lady of the Dynasty★ 4.6

Coming Home

2014Coming Home★ 7.3

Stories Through 180 Lenses

2014Stories Through 180 Lenses

The Flowers of War

2011The Flowers of War★ 7.4

Under the Hawthorn Tree

2010Under the Hawthorn Tree★ 7.8

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

2009A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop★ 4.9

60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China

200960th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China

Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

2008Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony★ 7.9

Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony

2008Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony★ 8.6

To Each His Own Cinema

2007To Each His Own Cinema★ 6.5

Curse of the Golden Flower

2006Curse of the Golden Flower★ 6.9

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

2005Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles★ 7.1

2005图兰朵：法兰西体育场

House of Flying Daggers

2004House of Flying Daggers★ 7.3

Hero

2002Hero★ 7.5

Happy Times

2000Happy Times★ 7.1

The Road Home

1999The Road Home★ 7.4

Not One Less

1999Not One Less★ 7.5

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

1999Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing★ 8.0

Keep Cool

1997Keep Cool★ 7.5

Shanghai Triad

1995Shanghai Triad★ 6.8

Lumière & Company

1995Lumière & Company★ 6.3

To Live

1994To Live★ 8.1

The Story of Qiu Ju

1992The Story of Qiu Ju★ 7.3

Raise the Red Lantern

1991Raise the Red Lantern★ 7.9

Ju Dou

1990Ju Dou★ 7.2

Codename Cougar

1989Codename Cougar★ 5.4

Red Sorghum

1988Red Sorghum★ 7.1

—Cliff Walkers 2

—The Three-Body Problem

Acting(32)

2022Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's CutSelf

2021My Country, My ParentsTV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")

2021极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片

2020A Documentary About The Movie One SecondHimself

2018The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-UpSelf

2018Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"Self

2018Bergman: A Year in a LifeSelf

2017Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-QiangSelf

2016Thirteen Talks

2013Trespassing BergmanSelf

2011Making of "The Flowers of War"

2009Zhang Yimou's 2008

2009奥运档案Self

2008激荡·1978-2008

2007Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'Self

2004Making of House of Flying DaggersSelf

2004'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic MasterpieceSelf

2004Beauty and Pureness

2002Cause: The Birth of HeroHimself

2001The Grand Mansion Gate李莲英

1999知识改变命运

1997Keep CoolJunk Peddler

1995Lumière & CompanySelf

1994Big Fish in ChinaSelf

1989A Terra-Cotta WarriorGeneral Meng Tianfang

1989New Chinese Cinema

1989Celebrity Talk Show张艺谋

1988Red Sorghum

1986The Big ParadeMilitary Official

1986Old Well孙旺泉

1983CMG Spring Festival Gala

1962Golden Horse AwardsSelf

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