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
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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
52020s
2 titles
首届CMG中国电影盛典 (2026)
TV show · as 艺术长青特别贡献
Action (2021)
TV show
2010s
2 titles
Everybody Stand By (2019)
TV show
Voice (2012)
TV show
2000s
1 title · average score 86
86
The Grand Mansion Gate (2001)
TV show · as 府衙差官