Camera
Cao Yu
- Titles
- 19movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1998 to 2024, busiest in 2020 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
City of Life and Death87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.6average 2.6
- Warfare3.8average 1.2
- Wonder5.1average 3.4
- Politics4.1average 2.6
- Spiritual3.4average 2.0
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Catharsis6.3average 5.1
- Melancholy5.8average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.4, average 5.2
- Cringe Humor1.1, average 2.2
- Eroticism0.8, average 1.8
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Chinese Cinema 2
- Patriotism 2
- Visually Stunning 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Psychological 2
- Visual Spectacle 2
- Contemporary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Liu HaoranActorLegend of the Demon Cat, 1921, Decoded, My People, My Homeland
Zhang YiActorThe Eight Hundred, My People, My Homeland, Eastern Bandits
Huang XuanActorLegend of the Demon Cat, 1921, My Country, My Parents
Chen JianbinActorChicken Poets, Driverless, Love in the Internet Generation
Gao YuanyuanActorCity of Life and Death, Color Me Love, Driverless
Lu ChuanWriterChronicles of the Ghostly Tribe, City of Life and Death, Mountain Patrol
Ou HaoActorThe Eight Hundred, My Country, My Parents
Liu YeActorCity of Life and Death, Driverless
Huang XiaomingActorForever Young, Eastern Bandits
Yao ChenActorChronicles of the Ghostly Tribe, Color Me Love
Teng ShenActorMy People, My Homeland, My Country, My Parents
Zhang ZiyiActorMy Country, My Parents, Forever Young
Movies and TV shows
19Upcoming
1 title
Flowers from the Ashes
Director of Photography
2020s
7 titles · average score 61
58
Decoded (2024)
Director of Photography
Village Rockstars 2 (2024)
Associate Producer
67
The Cord of Life (2023)
Executive Producer, Director of Photography
52
1921 (2021)
Director of Photography
60
My Country, My Parents (2021)
Director of Photography
68
The Eight Hundred (2020)
Director of Photography
64
My People, My Homeland (2020)
Director of Photography
2010s
7 titles · average score 60
68
Forever Young (2018)
Director of Photography
62
Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)
Director of Photography
55
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015)
Director of Photography
57
Eastern Bandits (2012)
Director of Photography
The Law of Attraction (2011)
Director of Photography
Color Me Love (2010)
Director of Photography
60
Driverless (2010)
Director of Photography
2000s
3 titles · average score 81
87
City of Life and Death (2009)
Director of Photography
75
Mountain Patrol (2004)
Director of Photography
Chicken Poets (2002)
Director of Photography
1990s
1 title
Love in the Internet Generation (1998)
Director of Photography