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Biography
Zhang Lü or Jang Ryul is a Korean Chinese filmmaker. Zhang was originally a novelist before embarking on a career in cinema. His arthouse films have mostly focused on the disenfranchised, particularly ethnic Koreans living in China; these include Grain in Ear (2006), Desert Dream (2007), Dooman River (2011), and Scenery (2013). His later works include Gyeongju (2014), A Quiet Dream (2016), Ode to the Goose (2018), Fukuoka (2019), and The Shadowless Tower (2023).
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Awards & recognition
- Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize · 2023
- Asian Film Award — Best Director · 2007 · nominated
Filmography6 titles

Love and...
2015Director, Original Music Composer, Writer
2015Director, Original Music Composer, Writer

Gyeongju
2014Director, Producer, Writer
2014Director, Producer, Writer

The Shadowless Tower
2023Director, Presenter, Screenplay, Writer
2023Director, Presenter, Screenplay, Writer

Yanagawa
2021Director, Writer
2021Director, Writer

Dooman River
2010Director, Writer
2010Director, Writer

Vanishing Days
2019Consulting Producer
2019Consulting Producer