Directed credits
27
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Chen Kaige
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 25Directed series: 2All crew credits: 33
TMDB ID: 20640
IMDb ID: nm0155280
Known for: Directing
Born: August 12, 1952
Age: 73
Place of birth: Beijing, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2025
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.42
Wikidata: Q202597
Also known as
천카이거 • 첸 카이거 • Kaige Chen • 첸카이거 • 천 카이거 • 陈皑鸽
Frequent jobs
Director (26)Stage Director (1)Screenplay (3)Producer (2)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
Chen Kaige (陈凯歌) is a Chinese film director born on born August 12, 1952. He is a leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese cinema. His films are known for their visual flair and epic storytelling.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Chen Kaige.
7.8
The Volunteers: Peace at Last
Director
2025 Movie
6.4
The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death
Director
2024 Movie
6.0
The Volunteers: To the War
Director
2023 Movie
Shu Zhen
Director
2020 Movie
6.6
My People, My Country
Director
2019 Movie
6.3
Legend of the Demon Cat
Director
2017 Movie
5.8
China's Megatomb Revealed
Director
2016 Movie
6.6
Caught in the Web
Director
2012 Movie
6.0
Sacrifice
Director
2010 Movie
Turandot di Giacomo Puccini
Director
2008 Movie
One 2008th
Director
2008 Movie
8.0
Turandot
Stage Director
2008 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
5.5
The Promise
Director
2005 Movie
6.7
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Director
2002 Movie
5.6
Killing Me Softly
Director
2002 Movie
6.9
The Emperor and the Assassin
Director
1998 Movie
6.6
Temptress Moon
Director
1996 Movie
7.9
Farewell My Concubine
Director
1993 Movie
6.9
Life on a String
Director
1991 Movie
7.0
King of the Children
Director
1987 Movie
5.2
The Big Parade
Director
1986 Movie
Forced Take-off
Director
1984 Movie
7.2
Yellow Earth
Director
1984 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Chen Kaige.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Chen Kaige.
7.9
Farewell My Concubine
Director
1993 Movie
7.6
The Last Emperor
as Captain of Imperial Guard
1987 Movie
6.9
The Emperor and the Assassin
Director
1998 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
6.3
Legend of the Demon Cat
Director
2017 Movie
6.3
The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge
Producer
2022 Movie
6.2
The Battle at Lake Changjin
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
5.6
Killing Me Softly
Director
2002 Movie
5.5
The Promise
Director
2005 Movie
5.1
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
Screenplay
2015 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Chen Kaige.
7.6
The Last Emperor
as Captain of Imperial Guard
1987 Movie
5.6
Killing Me Softly
Director
2002 Movie
7.9
Farewell My Concubine
Director
1993 Movie
6.4
The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death
Director
2024 Movie
6.2
The Battle at Lake Changjin
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
5.1
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
Screenplay
2015 Movie
5.5
The Promise
Director
2005 Movie
6.6
My People, My Country
Director
2019 Movie
6.3
The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge
Producer
2022 Movie
5.2
The Founding of a Republic
as Feng Yuxiang
2009 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
6.0
The Volunteers: To the War
Director
2023 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Chen Kaige.
8.9
The Grand Mansion Gate
as 府衙差官 • 40 eps
2001 Series
3.0
Everybody Stand By
51 eps
2019 Series
Voice
1 eps
2012 Series
6.0
Action
19 eps
2021 Series
吕布与貂蝉
Director • 35 eps
2001 Series
6.0
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
as Self • 7 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Something Just Like This
Producer • 47 eps
2020 Series
风禾尽起张居正
Director • 40 eps
Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Chen Kaige.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Chen Kaige.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Chen Kaige.
Changjin, Changjin
as Self
2022 Movie
6.0
A Special Day
as Self
2012 Movie
7.4
The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven
as 东海龙王
2012 Movie
5.2
The Founding of a Republic
as Feng Yuxiang
2009 Movie
Shiny Stars, Rusty Red
as Himself
2003 Movie
6.9
Together
as Professor Yu
2002 Movie
6.9
The Emperor and the Assassin
as Lu Buwei
1998 Movie
4.9
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Self
1998 Movie
New Chinese Cinema
1989 Movie
7.6
The Last Emperor
as Captain of Imperial Guard
1987 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Chen Kaige.