Directing
Community Rating
6.8
TMDB estimate
Born
April 2, 1950 (age 76)
Born in
Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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.
Cliff Walkers 2
as Director
TBA
The Three-Body Problem
as Director
TBA
Sunshine Thief
as Executive Producer
TBA

主角
as Executive Producer, Creator
TBA

Scare Out
as Director, Writer
2026

The First Shot
as Producer
2024

Article 20
as Writer, Director
2024

Under the Light
as Director
2023

Beijing 2022
as Executive Producer
2023

Full River Red
as Director, Screenplay
2023

Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
as Director
2022

Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
as Director
2022

Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
as Self
2022

Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
as Director
2022

Snipers
as Director
2022

My Country, My Parents
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
2021

极:《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
2021

Cliff Walkers
as Director, Screenplay
2021

One Second
as Director, Screenplay
2020

A Documentary About The Movie One Second
as Himself
2020