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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
April 2, 1950
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
Zhang Yimou
1.6 Popularity
Biography
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
7.0
Self
Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
2022
6.0
TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
My Country, My Parents
2021
4.5
极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
2021
1.0
Himself
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
2020
0.0
Self
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
0.0
Self
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
2018
7.4
Self
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
7.0
Self
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
2017
8.8
Thirteen Talks
2016
6.6
Self
Trespassing Bergman
2013
Credits
Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
as Self
2022
7.0
My Country, My Parents
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
2021
6.0
极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
2021
4.5
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
as Himself
2020
1.0
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
as Self
2018
0.0
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
as Self
2018
0.0
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
2018
7.4
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
as Self
2017
7.0
Thirteen Talks
2016
8.8
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013
6.6
Making of "The Flowers of War"
2011
8.5
Zhang Yimou's 2008
2009
0.0
奥运档案
as Self
2009
0.0
激荡·1978-2008
2008
1.0
🎬
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
as Self
2007
0.0
Making of House of Flying Daggers
as Self
2004
6.8
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
as Self
2004
0.0
Beauty and Pureness
2004
0.0
Cause: The Birth of Hero
as Himself
2002
8.2
The Grand Mansion Gate
as 李莲英
2001
8.8
🎬
知识改变命运
1999
0.0
Keep Cool
as Poet Reader
1997
7.4
Lumière & Company
as Self
1995
6.2
Big Fish in China
as Self
1994
0.0
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
as General Meng Tianfang
1989
6.6
New Chinese Cinema
1989
0.0
Celebrity Talk Show
as 张艺谋
1989
9.0
Red Sorghum
1988
7.2
Old Well
as 孙旺泉
1987
6.9
The Big Parade
1986
5.2
Golden Horse Awards
as Self
1962
9.0