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Zhang Yimou

Director

Zhang Yimou

Directing
1988 — present · 24 films
Born
2 April 1950 · age 76
From
Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

Zhang Yimou (born November 14, 1950 or 1951) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum.

Career Signature

How Zhang Yimou’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

bittersweet
melancholy beauty
heavy emotional
wistful longing
emotionally devastating

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Chen KaigeChen Kaige13 filmsDavid LeanDavid Lean16 filmsKon IchikawaKon Ichikawa10 filmsYoussef ChahineYoussef Chahine17 filmsBille AugustBille August15 filmsGiuseppe TornatoreGiuseppe Tornatore11 filmsAkira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa29 filmsAndrei KonchalovskyAndrei Konchalovsky15 films

Filmography

Full River Red

2023

Cliff Walkers

2021

One Second

2020

Shadow

2018

The Great Wall

2016

Coming Home

2014

The Flowers of War

2011

Under the Hawthorn Tree

2010

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

2009

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

Curse of the Golden Flower

2006

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

2005

House of Flying Daggers

2004

Hero

2002

Happy Times

2000

The Road Home

1999

Not One Less

1999

Keep Cool

1997

Shanghai Triad

1995

To Live

1994

The Story of Qiu Ju

1992

Raise the Red Lantern

1991

Ju Dou

1990

Red Sorghum

1988