Directing
Zhang Yimou
- Titles
- 69movies14TV shows
- Career
Active from 1982 to 2026, busiest in 2022 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 44titles as director
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Raise the Red Lantern90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Politics5.5average 2.6
- Warfare3.1average 1.2
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.6average 4.9
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Catharsis6.2average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.5, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.5, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor1.2, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- Chinese Cinema 6
- Visually Stunning 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Rural China 4
- Forbidden Love 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Wuxia Epic 3
- Class Conflict 2
- Revenge 2
- Chinese Historical Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Zhao XiaodingCinematographerThe Great Wall, Curse of the Golden Flower, Scare Out, House of Flying Daggers, Under the Hawthorn Tree, +12 more
Gong LiActorCurse of the Golden Flower, Raise the Red Lantern, To Live, Red Sorghum, Coming Home, +5 more- DDu YuanEditorRaise the Red Lantern, To Live, Red Sorghum, Ju Dou, Shanghai Triad, +3 more
Zhang YiActorScare Out, Article 20, One Second, Cliff Walkers, Full River Red, +2 more
Ni DahongActorCurse of the Golden Flower, To Live, Cliff Walkers, 极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片, A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
Zhao JipingComposerRaise the Red Lantern, To Live, Red Sorghum, Ju Dou, Yellow Earth- CCheng LongEditorCurse of the Golden Flower, House of Flying Daggers, To Each His Own Cinema, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, Making of House of Flying Daggers
Lei JiayinActorScare Out, Article 20, Full River Red, Under the Light- LLi YongyiEditorArticle 20, Cliff Walkers, Full River Red, Snipers
Zou JingzhiWriterComing Home, One Second, To Each His Own Cinema, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Li NaiwenActorCliff Walkers, 极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片, Under the Light
Liu HaocunActorOne Second, Cliff Walkers, 极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片
Movies and TV shows
68Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
14 titles · average score 63
Director, Writer
Writer, Director
Director, Screenplay
Director
Director
Director, Screenplay
TV show
as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
Director, Screenplay
Producer
2010s
12 titles · average score 64
Director
Director, Screenplay
Director
Producer
Director
TV show
Co-Director
Director
Director
Director
2000s
16 titles · average score 75
TV show
Writer, Director
Screenplay, Director
Producer, Writer
Producer, Writer
Director, Writer
TV show · as 李莲英
Director
1990s
12 titles · average score 79
Director
Director
as Junk Peddler
Producer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1980s
11 titles · average score 68
as General Meng Tianfang
Director
TV show · as 张艺谋
Director
as Military Official
as 孙旺泉
Director of Photography
Cinematography
Director of Photography
Director of Photography