Zhang Yimou — Director (33)
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Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing (1999)
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Ruth Käch / Zhang Yimou … actor: Giovanna Casolla / Sergej Larin …
other title: Turandot in der Verbotenen Stadt in Peking / Turandot at the Forbidden City …
Turandot at the Forbidden City is a 1998 live production of Puccini's opera Turandot directed by Zhang Yimou. The opera was performed by Giovanna Casolla, Audrey Stottler, and Sharon Sweet alternating as Princess Turandot; Kristján Jóhannsson, Sergej Larin and Lando Bartolini as Calàf; and Barbara Frittoli, Angela-Maria Blasi and Barbara Hendricks as Liù, with Zubin Mehta conducting the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
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Scare Out (2026)
惊蛰无声
★ 3.8 19 ratings
Zhang Yimou actor: Jackson Yee / Wang Shengdi …
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)
千里走单骑
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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Happy Times (2000)
幸福时光
张艺谋 actor: Zhao Benshan / Dong Jie …
other title: La locanda della felicità / Tiempos felices …
Zhao is an ageing bachelor, who has not been fortunate in love. Believing that he has finally met the female of his dreams, Zhao makes her believe that he is opulent and consents to a lavish wedding.
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Lumière & Company (1995)
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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)
山楂树之恋
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)
狙击手
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)
摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥
Zhang Yimou actor: Ying Gao / Lei Gung …
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)
Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence
Theodoros Angelopoulos / Olivier Assayas … actor: Gina Clayton / Golshifteh Farahani …
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)
滿城盡帶黃金甲
★ 5.3 7 ratings
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)
秋菊打官司
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)
菊豆
★ 8.0 5 ratings
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)
三枪拍案惊奇
Zhang Yimou actor: 小沈阳 / 闫妮 …
other title: A Simple Noodle Story / The First Gun …
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 Olympic Opening Ceremony (2008)
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★ 8.2 5 ratings
张艺谋 actor: Hu Jintao / Henry Kissinger …
other title: 2008年第29届北京奥运会开幕式
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce.
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Cliff Walkers (2021)
悬崖之上
★ 7.0 5 ratings
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)
满江红
★ 6.4 9 ratings
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.