Fifth Generation

Zhang Yimou

80 films · 1981 to 2020 · 3 on TSPDT
Born 2 April 1950, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

Zhang Yimou (simplified Chinese: 张艺谋; traditional Chinese: 張藝謀; pinyin: Zhāng Yìmóu) is a Chinese filmmaker. A leading figure of China's Fifth Generation directors, he is considered as one of the most successful filmmakers in the world. After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy, Zhang was assigned as a cinematographer at the Guangxi Film Studio in 1982.

Critical context from Senses of Cinema
Zhang Yimou

Defining films

Lumière et Compagnie
Lumière et Compagnie
1995
One Second
One Second
2020
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991
To Live
To Live
1994
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2008

Films by decade

The Great Wall
The Great Wall
2016
Coming Home
Coming Home
2014
The Flowers of War
The Flowers of War
2011
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Under the Hawthorn Tree
2010

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