A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Yi-Mou Zhang
Yimou Zhang
Zhang Yimou
Имоу Чжан
Чжан Имоу
チャン・イーモウ
张艺谋
張芸謀
張藝謀
장예모
장이머우
Birthplace:
Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Born:
April 2, 1950
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.
Author:
2002 Hero
Director:
1988 Red Sorghum
1989 Code Name: Cougar
1990 Ju Dou
1991 Raise the Red Lantern
1992 The Story of Qiu Ju
1994 To Live
1995 Lumière and Company
1995 Shanghai Triad
1997 Keep Cool
1999 Not One Less
1999 Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
1999 The Road Home
2000 Happy Times
2002 Hero
2004 House of Flying Daggers
2005 Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005 Turandot au Stade de France
2006 Curse of the Golden Flower
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2009 A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010 Under the Hawthorn Tree
2011 The Flowers of War
2014 Coming Home
2015 Lady of the Dynasty
2016 The Great Wall
2016 最忆是杭州
2018 Shadow
2020 One Second
2021 Cliff Walkers
2022 Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2022 Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
2022 Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2022 Snipers
2023 Full River Red
2023 Under the Light
2024 Article 20
???? Cliff Walkers 2
???? Zhang Yimou's Three-Body Problem Movie
Director of Photography:
1982 The Red Elephant
1983 One And Eight
1984 Yellow Earth
1986 Old Well
1986 The Big Parade
1988 Red Sorghum
1989 Code Name: Cougar
1990 Ju Dou
1991 Raise the Red Lantern
1992 The Story of Qiu Ju
1994 To Live
1995 Lumière and Company
1995 Shanghai Triad
1997 Keep Cool
1999 Not One Less
1999 Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
1999 The Road Home
2000 Happy Times
2002 Hero
2004 House of Flying Daggers
2005 Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005 Turandot au Stade de France
2006 Curse of the Golden Flower
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2009 A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010 Under the Hawthorn Tree
2011 The Flowers of War
2014 Coming Home
2015 Lady of the Dynasty
2016 The Great Wall
2016 最忆是杭州
2018 Shadow
2020 One Second
2021 Cliff Walkers
2022 Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2022 Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
2022 Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2022 Snipers
2023 Full River Red
2023 Under the Light
2024 Article 20
???? Cliff Walkers 2
???? Zhang Yimou's Three-Body Problem Movie
Executive Producer:
1982 The Red Elephant
1983 One And Eight
1984 Yellow Earth
1986 Old Well
1986 The Big Parade
1988 Red Sorghum
1989 Code Name: Cougar
1990 Ju Dou
1991 Raise the Red Lantern
1992 The Story of Qiu Ju
1994 To Live
1995 Lumière and Company
1995 Shanghai Triad
1997 Keep Cool
1999 Not One Less
1999 Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
1999 The Road Home
2000 Happy Times
2002 Hero
2004 House of Flying Daggers
2005 Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005 Turandot au Stade de France
2006 Curse of the Golden Flower
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2009 A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010 Under the Hawthorn Tree
2011 The Flowers of War
2014 Coming Home
2015 Lady of the Dynasty
2016 The Great Wall
2016 最忆是杭州
2018 Shadow
2020 One Second
2021 Cliff Walkers
2022 Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2022 Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
2022 Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2022 Snipers
2023 Beijing 2022
2023 Full River Red
2023 Under the Light
2024 Article 20
???? Cliff Walkers 2
???? Zhang Yimou's Three-Body Problem Movie
Producer:
1982 The Red Elephant
1983 One And Eight
1984 Yellow Earth
1986 Old Well
1986 The Big Parade
1988 Red Sorghum
1989 Code Name: Cougar
1990 Ju Dou
1991 Raise the Red Lantern
1992 The Story of Qiu Ju
1994 The Great Conqueror's Concubine
1994 To Live
1995 Lumière and Company
1995 Shanghai Triad
1997 Dragon Town Story
1997 Keep Cool
1999 Not One Less
1999 Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
1999 The Road Home
2000 Happy Times
2002 Hero
2004 House of Flying Daggers
2004 Making of House of Flying Daggers
2005 Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005 Turandot au Stade de France
2006 Curse of the Golden Flower
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2009 A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010 Under the Hawthorn Tree
2011 The Flowers of War
2014 Coming Home
2015 Lady of the Dynasty
2016 Suddenly Seventeen
2016 The Great Wall
2016 最忆是杭州
2018 Shadow
2020 My People, My Homeland
2020 One Second
2021 Cliff Walkers
2022 Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2022 Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
2022 Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2022 Snipers
2023 Beijing 2022
2023 Full River Red
2023 Under the Light
2024 Article 20
???? Cliff Walkers 2
???? Zhang Yimou's Three-Body Problem Movie
Screenplay:
1982 The Red Elephant
1983 One And Eight
1984 Yellow Earth
1986 Old Well
1986 The Big Parade
1988 Red Sorghum
1989 Code Name: Cougar
1990 Ju Dou
1991 Raise the Red Lantern
1992 The Story of Qiu Ju
1994 The Great Conqueror's Concubine
1994 To Live
1995 Lumière and Company
1995 Shanghai Triad
1997 Dragon Town Story
1997 Keep Cool
1999 Not One Less
1999 Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
1999 The Road Home
2000 Happy Times
2002 Hero
2004 House of Flying Daggers
2004 Making of House of Flying Daggers
2005 Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005 Turandot au Stade de France
2006 Curse of the Golden Flower
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2009 A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010 Under the Hawthorn Tree
2011 The Flowers of War
2014 Coming Home
2015 Lady of the Dynasty
2016 Suddenly Seventeen
2016 The Great Wall
2016 最忆是杭州
2018 Shadow
2020 My People, My Homeland
2020 One Second
2021 Cliff Walkers
2022 Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2022 Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
2022 Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2022 Snipers
2023 Beijing 2022
2023 Full River Red
2023 Under the Light
2024 Article 20
???? Cliff Walkers 2
???? Zhang Yimou's Three-Body Problem Movie
Writer:
1982 The Red Elephant
1983 One And Eight
1984 Yellow Earth
1986 Old Well
1986 The Big Parade
1988 Red Sorghum
1989 Code Name: Cougar
1990 Ju Dou
1991 Raise the Red Lantern
1992 The Story of Qiu Ju
1994 The Great Conqueror's Concubine
1994 To Live
1995 Lumière and Company
1995 Shanghai Triad
1997 Dragon Town Story
1997 Keep Cool
1999 Not One Less
1999 Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
1999 The Road Home
2000 Happy Times
2002 Hero
2004 House of Flying Daggers
2004 Making of House of Flying Daggers
2005 Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005 Turandot au Stade de France
2006 Curse of the Golden Flower
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2009 A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010 Under the Hawthorn Tree
2011 The Flowers of War
2014 Coming Home
2015 Lady of the Dynasty
2016 Suddenly Seventeen
2016 The Great Wall
2016 最忆是杭州
2018 Shadow
2020 My People, My Homeland
2020 One Second
2021 Cliff Walkers
2022 Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2022 Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
2022 Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2022 Snipers
2023 Beijing 2022
2023 Full River Red
2023 Under the Light
2024 Article 20
???? Cliff Walkers 2
???? Zhang Yimou's Three-Body Problem Movie
Creator:
2008 激荡·1978-2008
Producer:
2008 激荡·1978-2008
2024 The First Shot
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