Zhang Yimou
Born in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China — Apr 02 1950
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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 Fest…
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Zhang Yimou's Credits
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Golden Horse Awards
Self
The Grand Mansion Gate
李莲英
Hero
Production
The Great Wall
Directing
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
Self
The First Shot
Production
House of Flying Daggers
Production
Raise the Red Lantern
Directing
Scare Out
Directing
The Flowers of War
Directing
To Live
Directing
Curse of the Golden Flower
Writing
Coming Home
Directing
Full River Red
Directing
Article 20
Writing
Cliff Walkers
Directing
The Story of Qiu Ju
Directing
My Country, My Parents
TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
One Second
Directing
Shanghai Triad
Directing
激荡·1978-2008
Yellow Earth
Camera
Snipers
Directing
极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
Directing
Keep Cool
Junk Peddler
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Directing
Red Sorghum
Shadow
Directing
My People, My Homeland
Production
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Directing
Under the Light
Directing
Trespassing Bergman
Self
The Road Home
Directing
To Each His Own Cinema
Directing
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
General Meng Tianfang
The Great Conqueror's Concubine
Production
Lumière & Company
Self
Lady of the Dynasty
Directing
Happy Times
Directing
主角
Production
Dragon Town Story
Production
Zhang Yimou's 2008
Not One Less
Directing
Ju Dou
Directing
Suddenly Seventeen
Production
Making of "The Flowers of War"
Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
Self
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
Self
Old Well
孙旺泉
Codename Cougar
Directing
The Big Parade
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Self
Forced Take-off
Crew
New Chinese Cinema
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Directing
知识改变命运
Making of House of Flying Daggers
Self
最忆是杭州
Directing
Sunshine Thief
Production
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
Himself
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Directing
Big Fish in China
Self
奥运档案
Self
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
Self
Stories Through 180 Lenses
Directing
图兰朵：法兰西体育场
Directing
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
Self
The Three-Body Problem
Directing
The Red Elephant
Camera
One And Eight
Camera
Cause: The Birth of Hero
Himself
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Directing
Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
Directing
60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China
Directing
Beijing 2022
Production
Beauty and Pureness
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Directing
Cliff Walkers 2
Directing
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Directing