Zhang Yimou
Birthday
1950/04/02 (74 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Also know 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
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 Festiva...Read more
Acting
(1997) Keep Cool
as Poet Reader
(1988) Red Sorghum
as ---
(1989) A Terra-Cotta Warrior
as General Meng Tianfang
(2004) Making of House of Flying Daggers
as Self
(2004) 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
as ---
(2004) Beauty and Pureness
as ---
(1999) 知识改变命运
as ---
(2020) A Documentary About The Movie One Second
as Himself
(2002) Cause: The Birth of Hero
as Himself
(1987) Old Well
as ---
(2013) Trespassing Bergman
as Self
(2018) Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
(1989) New Chinese Cinema
as ---
(2018) Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
as Self
(1986) The Big Parade
as ---
(2017) Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
as Self
(2021) My Country, My Parents
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
(2021) 极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
as ---
(2022) Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
as Self
(2018) The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
as Self
(2009) 奥运档案
as Self
(2001) The Grand Mansion Gate
as 李莲英
(2011) Making of "The Flowers of War"
as ---
(1962) Golden Horse Awards
as Self
(2016) Thirteen Talks
as ---
(2008) 激荡·1978-2008
as ---
(2009) Zhang Yimou's 2008
as ---
(1989) Celebrity Talk Show
as 张艺谋