Zhang Yimou
Directing • Born 1950-04-02
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
32 credits
Keep Cool
Movie • 1997
Junk Peddler
Red Sorghum
Movie • 1988
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
Movie • 1989
General Meng Tianfang
Making of House of Flying Daggers
Movie • 2004
Self
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
Movie • 2004
Self
Beauty and Pureness
Movie • 2004
知识改变命运
Movie • 1999
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
Movie • 2020
Himself
Cause: The Birth of Hero
Movie • 2002
Himself
Old Well
Movie • 1987
孙旺泉
Trespassing Bergman
Movie • 2013
Self
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Movie • 2018
Self
New Chinese Cinema
Movie • 1989
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
Movie • 2018
Self
The Big Parade
Movie • 1986
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Movie • 2017
Self
My Country, My Parents
Movie • 2021
TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
Big Fish in China
Movie • 1994
Self
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
Movie • 2007
Self
Lumière & Company
Movie • 1995
Self
极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
TV • 2021
Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
TV • 2022
Self
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
TV • 2018
Self
奥运档案
TV • 2009
Self
The Grand Mansion Gate
TV • 2001
李莲英
Making of "The Flowers of War"
TV • 2011
Golden Horse Awards
TV • 1962
Self
Thirteen Talks
TV • 2016
激荡·1978-2008
TV • 2008
Zhang Yimou's 2008
TV • 2009
Celebrity Talk Show
TV • 1989
张艺谋
CCTV Spring Festival Gala
TV • 1983