Zhang Yimou
Born: 1950-04-02 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Known For: Directing
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 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
2024
- The First Shot ... (Producer)
- Article 20 ... (Writer)
2023
- Full River Red ... (Director)
- Under the Light ... (Director)
- Beijing 2022 ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- Snipers ... (Director)
- Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut as Self
- Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony ... (Director)
- Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony ... (Director)
- Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony ... (Director)
2021
- Cliff Walkers ... (Director)
- 极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
- My Country, My Parents as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
2020
- My People, My Homeland ... (Producer)
- One Second ... (Director)
- A Documentary About The Movie One Second as Himself
2018
- The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up as Self
- Shadow ... (Director)
- Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" as Self
- Bergman: A Year in a Life as Self
2017
2016
- Thirteen Talks
- The Great Wall ... (Director)
- Suddenly Seventeen ... (Producer)
- 最忆是杭州 ... (Director)
2015
- Lady of the Dynasty ... (Co-Director)
2014
- Coming Home ... (Director)
- Stories Through 180 Lenses ... (Director)
2013
- Trespassing Bergman as Self
2011
- The Flowers of War ... (Director)
- Making of "The Flowers of War"
2010
- Under the Hawthorn Tree ... (Director)
2009
- 奥运档案 as Self
- A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop ... (Director)
- Zhang Yimou's 2008
- 60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China ... (Director)
2008
- 激荡·1978-2008
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony ... (Director)
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony ... (Director)
2007
- To Each His Own Cinema ... (Director)
- Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' as Self
2006
- Curse of the Golden Flower ... (Director)
2005
- Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles ... (Director)
- 图兰朵：法兰西体育场 ... (Director)
2004
- House of Flying Daggers ... (Director)
- Making of House of Flying Daggers as Self
- 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece as Self
- Beauty and Pureness
2002
- Hero ... (Director)
- Cause: The Birth of Hero as Himself
2001
- The Grand Mansion Gate as 李莲英
2000
- Happy Times ... (Director)
1999
- The Road Home ... (Director)
- Not One Less ... (Director)
- 知识改变命运
- Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing ... (Director)
1997
- Keep Cool as Junk Peddler
- Dragon Town Story ... (Producer)
1995
- Shanghai Triad ... (Director)
- Lumière & Company as Self
1994
- To Live ... (Director)
- The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I ... (Producer)
- Big Fish in China as Self
1992
- The Story of Qiu Ju ... (Director)
1991
- Raise the Red Lantern ... (Director)
1990
- Ju Dou ... (Director)
1989
- Celebrity Talk Show as 张艺谋
- A Terra-Cotta Warrior as General Meng Tianfang
- Codename Cougar ... (Director)
- New Chinese Cinema
1988
1986
- The Big Parade
- Old Well as 孙旺泉
1984
- Yellow Earth ... (Director of Photography)
- Forced Take-off ... (Cinematography)
1983
- CMG Spring Festival Gala
- One And Eight ... (Director of Photography)
1982
- The Red Elephant ... (Director of Photography)
1962
- Golden Horse Awards as Self