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Zhang Yimou

Directing

Born April 2, 1950 · Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

Also known as Yimou Zhang · Yi-Mou Zhang · 張藝謀

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Biography

Zhang Yimou is a Chinese filmmaker. A leading figure of China's Fifth Generation directors, he is considered as one of the most successful filmmakers in the world.

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Awards & recognition

  • Asian Film Award — Lifetime Achievement · 2010
  • honorary doctor of Yale University · 2010
  • Golden Rooster Award — Best Director · 2003
  • Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize · 2002
  • Golden Rooster Award — Best Director · 2000
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  • Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize · 2000
  • Golden Lion · 1999
  • Golden Rooster Award — Best Director · 1999
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 1995
  • Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 1994
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 1993
  • Golden Lion · 1992
  • Silver Lion · 1991
  • Golden Bear · 1988
  • Golden Rooster Award — Best Actor · 1988
  • European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2004 · nominated
  • Golden Rooster Award — Best Director · 2004 · nominated
  • Golden Rooster Award — Best Director · 2003 · nominated
  • Golden Rooster Award — Best Director · 2000 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 1999 · nominated
  • Golden Rooster Award — Best Director · 1999 · nominated
  • Golden Rooster Award — Best Director · 1993 · nominated
  • Golden Rooster Award — Best Actor · 1988 · nominated

Filmography22 titles

Hero

2002Author, Director, Producer, Writer

Not One Less

1999Director

Bergman: A Year in a Life

2018as Self

The Flowers of War

2011Director

The Road Home

1999Director

Coming Home

2014Director

House of Flying Daggers

2004Director, Producer, Writer

The Story of Qiu Ju

1992Director

Ju Dou

1990Director

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

2005Director

Happy Times

2000Director

Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

2016as Self

Curse of the Golden Flower

2006Director, Screenplay

Shanghai Triad

1995Director

Cliff Walkers

2021Director, Screenplay

Shadow

2018Director, Screenplay

Trespassing Bergman

2013as Self

My People, My Homeland

2020Producer

My Country, My Parents

2021as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")

Full River Red

2023Director, Screenplay

The Great Wall

2016Director

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

2009Director