Directing
Chen Kaige
- Titles
- 40movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1984 to 2025, busiest in 2002 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 34titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Farewell My Concubine80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Politics5.4average 2.6
- Warfare3.7average 1.2
- Pathos6.9average 5.2
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Spiritual3.5average 2.0
- Wonder4.9average 3.4
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.2, average 2.5
- Cringe Humor1.4, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Chinese Cinema 5
- Historical Epic 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Korean War 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Patriotism 3
- National Pride 3
- Slow Burn 3
- Family Drama 2
- Fantasy Elements 2
- Visual Spectacle 2
- Intense Action 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Wang XueqiActorMonk Comes Down the Mountain, Sacrifice, Yellow Earth, Forever Enthralled, Caught in the Web
Zhu YawenActorThe Battle at Lake Changjin, The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge, The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death, The Volunteers: Peace at Last, The Volunteers: To the War- LLi DianshiEditorLegend of the Demon Cat, The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death, The Volunteers: To the War, Caught in the Web, Shu Zhen
Zhao JipingComposerFarewell My Concubine, Temptress Moon, The Emperor and the Assassin, Yellow Earth, Forever Enthralled
Chen HongActorThe Promise, Forever Enthralled, Together, Caught in the Web- PPei XiaonanEditorFarewell My Concubine, Temptress Moon, Yellow Earth, Life on a String
- ZZhang KeWriterThe Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death, The Volunteers: Peace at Last, My People, My Country, The Volunteers: To the War
Gong LiActorFarewell My Concubine, Temptress Moon, The Emperor and the Assassin
Zhang FengyiActorFarewell My Concubine, The Emperor and the Assassin, Sacrifice
Zhang ZifengActorThe Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death, The Volunteers: Peace at Last, The Volunteers: To the War
Ge YouActorFarewell My Concubine, My People, My Country, Sacrifice
Arthur ChenActorThe Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death, The Volunteers: Peace at Last, Sacrifice
Movies and TV shows
41Upcoming
2 titles
Swan Song
Director
Flowers from the Ashes
Director
2020s
8 titles · average score 59
首届CMG中国电影盛典 (2026)
TV show · as 艺术长青特别贡献
The Volunteers: Peace at Last (2025)
Director, Writer
62
The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death (2024)
Director, Writer
59
The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge (2022)
Producer, Director
58
The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
Director, Executive Producer
Action (2021)
TV show
Shu Zhen (2020)
Director
2010s
9 titles · average score 61
66
My People, My Country (2019)
Director
Everybody Stand By (2019)
TV show
62
Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)
Director, Writer
China's Megatomb Revealed (2016)
Director
53
Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015)
Screenplay, Director
65
Caught in the Web (2012)
Director, Writer
Voice (2012)
TV show
61
Sacrifice (2010)
Director, Screenplay
2000s
13 titles · average score 66
50
The Founding of a Republic (2009)
as Feng Yuxiang
64
Forever Enthralled (2008)
Director, Screenplay
Turandot (2008)
Stage Director
66
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Director
Zhanxiou Village (2007)
Director
The Promise (2005)
Director, Writer
54
Killing Me Softly (2002)
Director
72
Together (2002)
as Professor Yu
100 Flowers Hidden Deep (2002)
Director
100 Flowers Hidden Deep (2002)
Director
86
The Grand Mansion Gate (2001)
TV show · as 府衙差官
1990s
4 titles · average score 71
71
The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
as Lu Buwei
67
Temptress Moon (1996)
Director, Story
80
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Director
69
Life on a String (1991)
Writer, Director
1980s
5 titles · average score 72
70
King of the Children (1987)
Writer, Director
76
The Last Emperor (1987)
as Captain of Imperial Guard
The Big Parade (1986)
Director
72
Yellow Earth (1984)
Screenplay, Director
Forced Take-off (1984)
Director