Portrait of Cao Yu

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Cao Yu

Career

Active from 1998 to 2026, busiest in 2020 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mountain Patrol
Mountain Patrol
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cao Yu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Satire & Parody
    1.3, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Chinese Cinema 2
  • Psychological 2
  • Contemporary 2
  • Visually Stunning 2
  • Patriotism 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Visual Spectacle 2
  • Complex Plot 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Flowers from the Ashes
Flowers from the Ashes

Director of Photography

2020s

9 titles ยท average score 66
Traces of Justice
Traces of Justice (2026)

Director of Photography

Village Rockstars 2
Village Rockstars 2 (2026)

Associate Producer

Magic Atlas
Magic Atlas (2026)

Animation

Decoded
Decoded (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

The Cord of Life
The Cord of Life (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography, Executive Producer

My Country, My Parents
My Country, My Parents (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

1921
1921 (2021)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

The Eight Hundred
The Eight Hundred (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

My People, My Homeland
My People, My Homeland (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 57
Forever Young
Forever Young (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Legend of the Demon Cat
Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Eastern Bandits
Eastern Bandits (2012)
GoodWatch score 47

Director of Photography

The Law of Attraction
The Law of Attraction (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Driverless
Driverless (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Color Me Love
Color Me Love (2010)

Director of Photography

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 84
City of Life and Death
City of Life and Death (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Mountain Patrol
Mountain Patrol (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

Chicken Poets
Chicken Poets (2002)

Director of Photography

1990s

2 titles
Love in the Internet Generation
Love in the Internet Generation (1998)

Director of Photography

Who Has Ever Seen the Festival of Wild Animals?
Who Has Ever Seen the Festival of Wild Animals? (1998)

Cinematography