
Zhang Yimou
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.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.296 |
Birthday | 1950-04-02 |
Place of Birth | Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China |
Also Known As | Yimou Zhang, Yi-Mou Zhang, 張藝謀, 张艺谋, Zhang Yimou, 張芸謀, チャン・イーモウ, 장이머우, 장예모, Чжан Имоу, Имоу Чжан, ژانگ ییمو, |

1997

Keep Cool
7.3/48
China, the 1990s. A young bookseller is in love with a woman. The woman is now with another guy, a rich man. The rich man sends his people to beat the...
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Keep Cool

1988

Red Sorghum
7.2/209
An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narra...
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Red Sorghum

1989

A Terra-Cotta Warrior
6.7/23
An awakened immortal warrior struggles between defending the emperor and the actress he believes to be his love of old.
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A Terra-Cotta Warrior

2004

Making of House of Flying Daggers
7/7
Main Characters/Performers: 1. Xiao Mei - first appearing as new star dancer in lavish Peony Pavilion brothel, Mei is believed to be the blind daughte...
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Making of House of Flying Daggers

2004

'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
0/0
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'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

2004

Beauty and Pureness
0/0
A documentary on the filming of the movie House of Flying Daggers
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Beauty and Pureness

1999

知识改变命运
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2020

A Documentary About The Movie One Second
1/1
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2002

Cause: The Birth of Hero
8.2/2
The movie follows director Zhang Yimou as he is preparing to make the movie Hero.
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Cause: The Birth of Hero

1987

Old Well
7.4/14
A married village worker teams up with an old girlfriend to try to dig a well for his water-starved village. The well collapses and they are trapped....
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Old Well

2013

Trespassing Bergman
6.6/27
In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and left Stockholm...
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Trespassing Bergman

2018

Bergman: A Year in a Life
7.4/36
The year 1957 was one of the most prolific for the Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman: he shot two films, released two of his most celebrated films and...
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Bergman: A Year in a Life

1989

New Chinese Cinema
0/0
Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.
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New Chinese Cinema

2018

Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
0/0
Documentary about the making of Zhang Yimou's fiction movie Shadow.
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Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"

1986

The Big Parade
5/5
Army volunteers train for places in China's 1984 National Day parade, where they are expected to be a perfect marching unit.
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The Big Parade

2017

Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
7/20
Known for his spectacular pyrotechnic displays, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang creates his most ambitious project yet: Sky Ladder, a visionary, explosiv...
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Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

2021

My Country, My Parents
5.8/20
This anthology drama presents four short films honoring Chinese families, spotlighting the struggles of key groups across four pivotal eras: the revol...
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