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Portrait of Tian Zhuangzhuang

Directing

Tian Zhuangzhuang

Career

Active from 1980 to 2025, busiest in 1988 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Blue Kite
The Blue Kite
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tian Zhuangzhuang Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Crime
    2.4, average 3.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Spiritual Journey 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Contemporary Chinese Cinema 2
  • Thoughtful 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Chinese History 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

6 titles
The Sound of Flames
The Sound of Flames

as Meng

Cry of the Birds
Cry of the Birds

Director

Beyond the river
Beyond the river

Executive Producer

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Producer

Wake Me Up
Wake Me Up

Executive Producer

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Art Direction

2020s

7 titles Β· average score 70
HER
HER (2025)

TV show Β· as Luo Lao

The Time of a Flower
The Time of a Flower (2024)

Executive Producer

The Shadowless Tower
The Shadowless Tower (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

as Gu Yunlai

Shining for One Thing
Shining for One Thing (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

as Xe

Nice View
Nice View (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

as Uncle Sun

Bipolar
Bipolar (2021)

as Old Fisherman

Knock Knock
Knock Knock (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

Executive Producer

2010s

12 titles Β· average score 59
My People, My Country
My People, My Country (2019)
GoodWatch score 50

as (segment "The Guiding Star")

No. 7 Cherry Lane
No. 7 Cherry Lane (2019)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ah Kwok (voice)

Gone with the Light
Gone with the Light (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tian Zhuangzhuang

Us and Them
Us and Them (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jianqing's Father

The Crossing
The Crossing (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up (2018)

TV show

Love Education
Love Education (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

as Yin Xiaoping

Hema Hema
Hema Hema (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

Editor

Lady of the Dynasty
Lady of the Dynasty (2015)
GoodWatch score 40

Production Design, Co-Director

Monk Comes Down the Mountain
Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015)
GoodWatch score 48

as Peng Xiaowen

A Grandson from America
A Grandson from America (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

Nightfall
Nightfall (2012)
GoodWatch score 61

as Former prison guard

2000s

9 titles Β· average score 62
The Warrior and the Wolf
The Warrior and the Wolf (2009)
GoodWatch score 30

Director, Screenplay

The Bride
The Bride (2009)

Thanks

The Go Master
The Go Master (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Boy in Cage
Boy in Cage (2007)

Consulting Producer

Tea-Horse Road Series: Delamu
Tea-Horse Road Series: Delamu (2004)

Director

Jasmine Women
Jasmine Women (2004)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

冬至
冬至 (2003)

Producer

Springtime in a Small Town
Springtime in a Small Town (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Grand Mansion Gate
The Grand Mansion Gate (2001)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show Β· as η”°ζœ¨

1990s

5 titles Β· average score 75
So Close to Paradise
So Close to Paradise (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

The Making of Steel
The Making of Steel (1997)

Executive Producer

The Winner
The Winner (1996)

Producer

The Blue Kite
The Blue Kite (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch (1991)

Director

1980s

11 titles Β· average score 76
Rock Kids
Rock Kids (1988)

Director

Unforgettable Life
Unforgettable Life (1988)

Director

Special Operating Room
Special Operating Room (1988)

Director

King of the Children
King of the Children (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

The Street Players
The Street Players (1987)

Writer, Director

The Horse Thief
The Horse Thief (1986)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

On the Hunting Ground
On the Hunting Ground (1984)

Director

September
September (1984)

Director of Photography, Director

The Red Elephant
The Red Elephant (1982)

Director

The Courtyard
The Courtyard (1980)

Director

Our Corner
Our Corner (1980)

Director