Zhang Yimou — Director (31)
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Scare Out (2026) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
惊蛰无声
3.6 (17 ratings) director: Zhang Yimou actor: Jackson Yee / Zhu Yilong …
other title: 惊蛰无声 / Jīngzhé wúshēng
After a critical intelligence leak, a national security unit launches an intensive investigation. But successive setbacks in their arrest operations reveal a shocking truth: the trail leads back to within the unit itself. Amidst a storm of trust and betrayal, a silent battle begins to unfold...
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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB WikiData Douban
千里走单骑
director: Zhang Yimou actor: Ken Takakura / Shinobu Terajima …
other title: Mille miglia... lontano / Min lange rejse …
Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law, Rie, summons him to the hospital. Through a series of obstacles and relationships, he is brought unexpectedly closer to both an understanding of himself and of his son.
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Lumière & Company (1995) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Lumière et Compagnie
director: Francis Girod / David Lynch … actor: Jeff Alperi / Romane Bohringer …
other title: Lumière et Compagnie / Lumière e Companhia …
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.
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Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010) [Movie] TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData NeoDB
山楂树之恋
director: Zhang Yimou actor: Shawn Dou / Zhou Dongyu …
other title: A Árvore do Amor / Der Baum der Helden …
The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.
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Snipers (2022) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB Douban NeoDB
狙击手
director: Zhang Mo / Zhang Yimou actor: Zhang Yi / Zhang Yu …
other title: Ju ji shou (Sharpshooter) / 狙击手
The story of sharpshooter Zhang Taofang, a young army recruit who at age 22 sets a record during the Korean War by reportedly killing or wounding 214 American soldiers with 435 shots in just 32 days.
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Shanghai Triad (1995) [Movie] IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData NeoDB
摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥
director: Zhang Yimou actor: Lei Gung / Li Baotian …
other title: La triade di Shanghai / A Tríade de Xangai …
Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.
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To Each His Own Cinema (2007) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence
director: Theo Angelopoulos / Olivier Assayas … actor: Golshifteh Farahani / Taraneh Alidoosti …
other title: A ciascuno il suo cinema / Cada um o seu Cinema …
Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.
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Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban
滿城盡帶黃金甲
5.3 (7 ratings) director: Zhang Yimou actor: Chow Yun-Fat / Gong Li …
other title: La città proibita / Den forbudte by …
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
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The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb NeoDB Douban
秋菊打官司
director: Zhang Yimou actor: Gong Li / Liu Peiqi …
other title: La storia di Qiu Ju / A História de Qiu-Ju …
When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice.
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Ju Dou (1990) [Movie] IMDb WikiData NeoDB TMDB Douban
菊豆
8.3 (6 ratings) director: Zhang Yimou actor: Lei Gung / Li Wei …
other title: Ju Dou, Amor Secreto / Judou …
Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle's wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth.
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A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB
三枪拍案惊奇
director: 张艺谋 actor: 小沈阳 / 闫妮 …
other title: 三枪拍案惊奇 / A Simple Noodle Story …
Wang is a gloomy, cunning and avaricious noodle shop owner in a desert town in China. His neglected, sharp-tongued wife is involved in a secret affair with Li, one of Wang’s employees. A timid man, Li reluctantly keeps the gun his lover has bought to kill her husband. But Wang is watching their every move. He bribes patrol officer Zhang to murder the illicit couple. It seems like a perfect plan: the affair will come to a cruel, bloody but satisfying end or so he thinks. The equally wicked Zhang has an agenda of his own. As the plot twists, more blood will flow, and ever greater violence will erupt.
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Beijing 2008 Olympics Games Opening Ceremony (2008) [Movie] Douban NeoDB
Beijing 2008 Olympics Games Opening Ceremony
8.2 (5 ratings) director: 张艺谋 / 张继钢 … actor: 周涛 / 李宁 …
other title: 2008年第29届北京奥运会开幕式 / 北京2008：第29届奥林匹克运动会开幕式
1. 北京奥运会开幕式欢迎仪式篇（倒计时最后10秒、欢迎焰火、29个焰火历史足迹、梦幻五环、国旗入场、1名儿童演唱《歌唱祖国》、56个民族的儿童簇拥着国旗走来、升中华人民共和国国旗，唱中华人民共和国国歌）
2. 北京奥运会开幕式文艺演出篇（上篇：灿烂文明，画卷、文字、戏曲、丝路、礼乐；下篇：星光、自然、梦想、刘欢和莎拉·布莱曼演唱主题歌《我和你》）
3. 北京奥运会开幕式运动员入场篇（204个国家代表团入场、胡锦涛宣布第29届奥运会开幕、刘淇致辞、罗格致辞、运动员及裁判员代表宣誓）
4. 北京奥运会开幕式点燃圣火篇（首棒许海峰、第二棒高敏、第三棒李小双、第四棒占旭刚、第五棒张军、第六棒陈中、第七棒孙晋芳、第八棒李宁举火炬凌空绕场一周，点燃主火炬塔）
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Cliff Walkers (2021) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban
悬崖之上
director: Zhang Yimou actor: Zhang Yi / Qin Hailu …
other title: Cliff Walkers - Senza Via Di Fuga / Les Espions de l'aube …
In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.
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Full River Red (2023) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData TMDB
满江红
6.3 (7 ratings) director: Zhang Yimou actor: Teng Shen / Jackson Yee …
other title: La leyenda del río rojo / 满江红 …
During China's Song Dynasty, a mysterious murder occurs at Chancellor Quin Hui's palace after meeting delegates from the neighboring Jin Dynasty. The members become embroiled not just in a murder mystery, but a larger conspiracy concerning the fate of the empire.
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Shadow (2018) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban
影
7.3 (6 ratings) director: Zhang Yimou actor: Deng Chao / Sun Li …
other title: Sombra / 影 …
In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a shadow, a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.