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Zhang Yibai (b. 1963)

Alias:
Yibai Zhang
Zhang Xiao Ling
Zhang Yi Bai
Чжан И Бай
Чжан Сяо Лин
张一白
张晓陵

Birthplace:
Chongqing, China

Born:
May 9, 1963

Biography from TheMovieDB

Zhang Xiaoling, better known by his stage name Zhang Yibai (simplified Chinese: 张一白; traditional Chinese: 張一白) (born 14 April 1963, in Chongqing, China) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and producer. Zhang began his career in television and music videos before directing his debut, Spring Subway in 2002. Zhang, like many other modern Chinese directors, has focused primarily on life in modern Chinese cities. Spring Subway, for example, follows its protagonist as he wanders through Beijing's subway system, while the mystery-thriller Curiosity Killed the Cat follows its characters through the central China boomtown of Chongqing (also Zhang's hometown).  His next two films, 2007's The Longest Night in Shanghai and 2008's Lost, Indulgence have seen the director's exposure and successes extending increasingly overseas. Longest Night, starring Zhao Wei, constitutes one of the first China-Japan coproductions, while Lost was selected to premiere at New York City's Tribeca Film Festival in 2008.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Associate Producer:
2020  My People, My Homeland

Director:
2002  Spring Subway
2005  About Love
2006  Curiosity Kills the Cat
2007  The Longest Night in Shanghai
2008  Lost Indulgence
2011  Eternal Moment
2013  Better and Better
2014  Fleet of Time
2016  I Belonged to You
2016  Run for Love
2019  My People, My Country
2020  My People, My Homeland
2021  The Day We Lit Up The Sky

Executive Producer:
2002  Spring Subway
2005  About Love
2006  Curiosity Kills the Cat
2007  The Longest Night in Shanghai
2008  Lost Indulgence
2011  Eternal Moment
2013  Better and Better
2014  Fleet of Time
2016  I Belonged to You
2016  Run for Love
2018  Kill Mobile
2019  My People, My Country
2020  My People, My Homeland
2021  The Day We Lit Up The Sky
2022  Return to Dust

Producer:
2002  Spring Subway
2005  About Love
2006  Curiosity Kills the Cat
2007  The Longest Night in Shanghai
2008  Lost Indulgence
2011  Eternal Moment
2011  Love on Credit
2012  Guns and Roses
2013  Better and Better
2014  But Always
2014  Fleet of Time
2016  I Belonged to You
2016  Love O2O
2016  Run for Love
2018  Kill Mobile
2018  Us and Them
2019  My People, My Country
2020  My People, My Homeland
2021  The Day We Lit Up The Sky
2022  Return to Dust

Production Designer:
2002  Spring Subway
2005  About Love
2006  Curiosity Kills the Cat
2007  The Longest Night in Shanghai
2008  Lost Indulgence
2011  Eternal Moment
2011  Love on Credit
2012  Guns and Roses
2013  Better and Better
2014  But Always
2014  Fleet of Time
2016  I Belonged to You
2016  Love O2O
2016  Run for Love
2018  Kill Mobile
2018  Us and Them
2019  My People, My Country
2020  My People, My Homeland
2021  The Day We Lit Up The Sky
2022  Return to Dust

Writer:
2002  Spring Subway
2005  About Love
2006  Curiosity Kills the Cat
2007  The Longest Night in Shanghai
2008  Lost Indulgence
2011  Eternal Moment
2011  Love on Credit
2012  Guns and Roses
2013  Better and Better
2014  But Always
2014  Fleet of Time
2016  I Belonged to You
2016  Love O2O
2016  Run for Love
2018  Kill Mobile
2018  Us and Them
2019  My People, My Country
2020  My People, My Homeland
2021  The Day We Lit Up The Sky
2022  Return to Dust
2024  You're Here Anyway

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Director:
1998  Cherish Our Love Forever
2000  开心就好
2020  Run for Young

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