Directed credits
40
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Zhang Yimou
Directing
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1.4
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Directed movies: 40Directed series: 0All crew credits: 54
TMDB ID: 607
IMDb ID: nm0955443
Known for: Directing
Born: April 2, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2026
Years active: 65
Average TMDB rating: 6.89
Wikidata: Q55430
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 • +2 more
Frequent jobs
Director (35)Director of Photography (5)Producer (8)Executive Producer (2)Cinematography (1)Creator (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Zhang Yimou.
Tomorrow
Scare Out
Director
2026 Movie
5.8
Under the Light
Director
2023 Movie
6.0
Full River Red
Director
2023 Movie
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Director
2022 Movie
6.5
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Director
2022 Movie
7.7
Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Director
2022 Movie
6.9
Snipers
Director
2022 Movie
6.8
Cliff Walkers
Director
2021 Movie
7.3
One Second
Director
2020 Movie
6.7
Shadow
Director
2018 Movie
6.0
The Great Wall
Director
2016 Movie
8.0
最忆是杭州
Director
2016 Movie
4.4
Lady of the Dynasty
Director
2015 Movie
7.3
Coming Home
Director
2014 Movie
7.4
The Flowers of War
Director
2011 Movie
7.8
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Director
2010 Movie
4.9
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
Director
2009 Movie
60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China
Director
2009 Movie
8.6
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Director
2008 Movie
7.9
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Director
2008 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
7.1
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Director
2005 Movie
7.1
Happy Times
Director
2000 Movie
7.5
Not One Less
Director
1999 Movie
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Zhang Yimou.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Zhang Yimou.
8.0
To Live
Director
1994 Movie
7.9
Raise the Red Lantern
Director
1991 Movie
7.8
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Director
2010 Movie
7.5
Hero
Producer
2002 Movie
7.5
The Road Home
Director
1999 Movie
7.5
Not One Less
Director
1999 Movie
7.4
The Flowers of War
Director
2011 Movie
7.3
The Story of Qiu Ju
Director
1992 Movie
7.3
House of Flying Daggers
Producer
2004 Movie
7.3
Coming Home
Director
2014 Movie
7.3
One Second
Director
2020 Movie
7.2
Ju Dou
Director
1990 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Zhang Yimou.
6.0
The Great Wall
Director
2016 Movie
7.5
Hero
Producer
2002 Movie
6.9
Curse of the Golden Flower
Screenplay
2006 Movie
7.3
House of Flying Daggers
Producer
2004 Movie
Tomorrow
Scare Out
Director
2026 Movie
6.0
Full River Red
Director
2023 Movie
8.0
To Live
Director
1994 Movie
7.4
The Flowers of War
Director
2011 Movie
7.9
Raise the Red Lantern
Director
1991 Movie
6.8
Cliff Walkers
Director
2021 Movie
6.7
Shadow
Director
2018 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Zhang Yimou.
9.0
Golden Horse Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
8.9
The Grand Mansion Gate
as 李莲英 • 40 eps
2001 Series
8.8
Thirteen Talks
1 eps
2016 Series
9.0
Celebrity Talk Show
as 张艺谋 • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.6
The First Shot
Producer • 32 eps
2024 Series
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
as Self • 9 eps
2018 Series
1.0
激荡·1978-2008
Creator
2008 Series
8.5
Making of "The Flowers of War"
5 eps
2011 Series
主角
Executive Producer • 1 eps
Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Zhang Yimou.
7.0
Article 20
Writer
2024 Movie
Beijing 2022
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.1
My People, My Homeland
Producer
2020 Movie
7.4
Suddenly Seventeen
Producer
2016 Movie
6.9
Curse of the Golden Flower
Screenplay
2006 Movie
6.8
Making of House of Flying Daggers
Producer
2004 Movie
7.3
House of Flying Daggers
Producer
2004 Movie
7.5
Hero
Producer
2002 Movie
6.1
Dragon Town Story
Producer
1997 Movie
7.7
The Great Conqueror's Concubine
Producer
1994 Movie
Forced Take-off
Cinematography
1984 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Zhang Yimou.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Zhang Yimou.
6.0
My Country, My Parents
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
2021 Movie
1.0
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
as Himself
2020 Movie
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
as Self
2018 Movie
7.4
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
2018 Movie
7.0
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
as Self
2017 Movie
6.6
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013 Movie
6.8
Making of House of Flying Daggers
as Self
2004 Movie
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
as Self
2004 Movie
Beauty and Pureness
2004 Movie
8.2
Cause: The Birth of Hero
as Himself
2002 Movie
7.4
Keep Cool
as Junk Peddler
1997 Movie
6.2
Lumière & Company
as Self
1995 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Zhang Yimou.
7.0
Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut
as Self • 2 eps
2022 Series
4.5
极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
5 eps
2021 Series
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
as Self • 9 eps
2018 Series
8.8
Thirteen Talks
1 eps
2016 Series
8.5
Making of "The Flowers of War"
5 eps
2011 Series
Zhang Yimou's 2008
8 eps
2009 Series
奥运档案
as Self • 11 eps
2009 Series
1.0
激荡·1978-2008
31 eps
2008 Series
8.9
The Grand Mansion Gate
as 李莲英 • 40 eps
2001 Series
9.0
Celebrity Talk Show
as 张艺谋 • 1 eps
1989 Series
9.0
Golden Horse Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series