Fifth Generation and beyond
Cinema of China
Defining films
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Dunk for Future
Abominable
Ip Man 4: The Finale
The Space Between Us
Ip Man 3
Ip Man 2
Over the Moon
A Dog's Journey
A Dog's Way Home
My Name Is Khan
The Kite Runner
Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie
Lust, Caution
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
Ride On
A Writer's Odyssey
Green Snake
New Gods: Nezha Reborn
The Monkey King: Reborn
All My Life
Better Days
Children of the Sea
White Snake
Operation Red Sea
Movements of China
The movements that shaped China cinema. Start anywhere. Each opens the story of China cinema at that chapter.
Films by decade
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Dunk for Future
Over the Moon
Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
Ride On
A Writer's Odyssey
Green Snake
New Gods: Nezha Reborn
The Monkey King: Reborn
All My Life
Dragonkeeper
The Prosecutor
Hachiko
Return to Dust
Catman
Cloudy Mountain
Limbo
Raging Fire
Jiang Ziya
Spycies
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
Resurrection
Johnny Keep Walking!
New Gods: Yang Jian
Hi, Mom
Super Me
One Second
Dead to Rights
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants
Nobody
Her Story
Pegasus 2
Chang'an
Journey to the West
No More Bets
Be Somebody
B for Busy
Endgame
I Am What I Am
Man in Love
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains
The Lychee Road
The Stage
I Am What I Am 2
Viva La Vida
White Snake: Afloat
Endless Journey
Flashover
Never Say Never
Post Truth
A New Old Play
Eye for an Eye
Home Coming
Lighting Up the Stars
Found
In the Same Breath
76 Days
The Academy of Magic
Like A Rolling Stone
The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru
Goldbeak
My Love
The Eleventh Chapter
The Reunions
White Snake: Love Tribulation
All the Good Eyes
All Wishes Come True!
A Man and A Woman
A Part of Me
Apes
Being Towards Death
Be with You
Bride Beyond
Chinese Animation: A Century
Crimson Shadows
Crossing
Crossing A Dawn
First Night Nerves
I Know Who You Are
Invictus
Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend
It's My Time
Keep Real
Make Zhonghe Great Again
Man on the Edge
My Lover
Never Shut Up
Once Upon A Time
Operation Black-Ops
Qingtong & Kuihua
Retrograde Battlefield
The Botanist
The Boy Who Counted Cars
The Decisive Moment
The Girl Who Stole Time
The Sun Rises on Us All
The Thrifty Angel
The Time Traveller
Three Kingdoms: The Beginning
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Unexpected Family
Vanishing Point
Welcome to My Side
West by Northwest
Wings of Dread
全城追缉
关索岭
剑来院线剧场版 十三之争
加油吧！娜依拉
幻影游船
庄蹻演义
床下有人4
无微不至
极限逃生
水乡春晓
水乡春晓
爸爸，让我再爱你一次
猪猪侠大电影之竞速小英雄
红孩儿火焰山之王
续范亭将军
蓝蓝的天上白云飘
诡异降临
走马观花
钟馗
The Shadow's Edge
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
Give You A Candy
Where the Wind Blows
Meg 2: The Trench
Monster Hunter
Ne Zha 2
Hidden Strike
The Wandering Earth II
Marry Me
Vanguard
Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert
Dear You
It's OK
A Gilded Game
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
Dongji Rescue
The Dumpling Queen
The Legend of Hei 2
A Legend
Anaconda
Big World
Black Dog
Customs Frontline
Hunt the Wicked
Panda Plan
The Traveller
Tiger Wolf Rabbit
Walk the Line
A Night of Soul Turning
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
Death Notice
Moscow Mission
Raid on the Lethal Zone
Sakra
The King of Snipers
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
Blind War
Mojin: Return to the South China Sea
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
The Exorcist
The Fallen Bridge
Chinese Doctors
Saturday Fiction
Tiger Robbers
Water Monster 2
Fantasy Magician
Shock Wave 2
The Eight Hundred
The Sacrifice
Abominable
Ip Man 4: The Finale
The Space Between Us
Ip Man 3
Ip Man 2
A Dog's Journey
A Dog's Way Home
My Name Is Khan
Better Days
Children of the Sea
White Snake
Operation Red Sea
Big Fish & Begonia
Let the Bullets Fly
So Long, My Son
An Elephant Sitting Still
Dying to Survive
Earth: One Amazing Day
Immortal Demon Slayer
The Chinese Widow
Our Times
A Simple Life
Aftershock
Little Q
Sheep Without a Shepherd
Project Gutenberg
Us and Them
Youth
Born in China
Kaili Blues
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties
Goodbye Mr. Loser
Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn
Lost on Journey
Jade Dynasty
Master Cheng
S.W.A.T.
The Bravest
Wrath of Silence
Angels Wear White
The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes
Mr. Donkey
SoulMate
Deep in the Heart
The Dead End
The Piano in a Factory
Ocean Heaven
Almost a Comedy
Another Child
GG Bond: Lollipop in Fantasy
Einstein and Einstein
Forever Young
Go Brother!
Dahufa
Love Education
Our Shining Days
Cock and Bull
Suddenly Seventeen
Behemoth
12 Citizens
Feng Shui
Mr. Tree
Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past
China's Haze: Under the Doom
The Chinese Mayor
'Til Madness Do Us Part
The Hedonists
Mountains May Depart
Smog Journeys
A Touch of Sin
Yulu
I Wish I Knew
Bumblebee
Kung Fu Panda 3
Bao zou shen tan
Bao zou shen tan
The Karate Kid
Mosaic Portrait
Rambo: Last Blood
The Great Wall
The Cornfield
Coming Home
Red Amnesia
L’archivio a oriente
L’archivio a oriente
11 Flowers
The Flowers of War
Chongqing Blues
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Mile 22
Peppermint
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Ne Zha
The Wandering Earth
Skiptrace
Bodies at Rest
My People, My Country
Skyfire
Song of Youth
The Big Shot
The Captain
The Legend of Hei
The Shadow Play
The White Storm 2: Drug Lords
Big Brother
Kung Fu League
Kung Fu Monster
Last Letter
Legend of the Ancient Sword
The Leakers
Colour of the Game
Extraordinary Mission
God of War
Kung Fu Yoga
Shock Wave
The Founding of an Army
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
A Chinese Odyssey Part Three
From Vegas to Macau III
Love O2O
Ever Since We Love
Mojin: The Lost Legend
Mr. Six
Wolf Totem
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
Blind Massage
Journey to the West
My Old Classmate
The Four 3
The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel
The Four 2
Design of Death
Double Xposure
Painted Skin: The Resurrection
The Four
The Guillotines
A Beautiful Life
Buddha Mountain
Lee's Adventures
Love and Bruises
Mural
Overheard 2
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman
The Lost Bladesman
The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake
Just Another Pandora's Box
True Legend
The Kite Runner
Lust, Caution
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
City of Life and Death
Devils on the Doorstep
Crazy Racer
The Message
The Secret of the Magic Gourd
Crazy Stone
A World Without Thieves
Blind Mountain
Getting Home
The Sun Also Rises
Mountain Patrol
Blind Shaft
Lan Yu
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
The Equation of Love and Death
Isabella
Still Life
Peacock
Shi Nian
24 City
Heshang aiqing
Stories on Human Rights (segment “Black breakfast”
Stories on Human Rights (segment “Black breakfast”
Our Ten Years
Wuyong
Dong
The World
Unknown Pleasures
In Public
Platform
Yi Yi (aka A One and a Two )
Yi Yi (aka A One and a Two )
Like a Dream
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
La Mano
La Mano
Letters to Ali
Lacoste commercial
Lacoste commercial
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
In Love We Trust
To Each His Cinema
To Each His Cinema
After War
After War
Curse of the Golden Flower
Karmic Mahjong
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Shanghai Dreams
House of Flying Daggers
The World
The World
Drifters
Drunken Monkey
Hero
After the war
Crystal Simorgh, Fajr Film Festival
Crystal Simorgh, Fajr Film Festival
Beijing Bicycle
Happy Times
Individual Film Awards :
Individual Film Awards :
International Filmmaker Award, Palm Springs
International Filmmaker Award, Palm Springs
Suburban Dreams
Suburban Dreams
The Forbidden Kingdom
Fearless
Cow
Look for a Star
Overheard
Spring Fever
Painted Skin
See Through
Lost in Beijing
Confession of Pain
Summer Palace
Dam Street
The Myth
Infernal Affairs II
Infernal Affairs III
Purple Butterfly
Age of Bloom
Fish and Elephant
China Strike Force
Suzhou River
In the Heat of the Sun
Postmen in the Mountains
The Dream Factory
The King of Masks
The Blue Kite
To Live
Farewell My Concubine
Raise the Red Lantern
Lotus Lantern
Be There or Be Square
Back to Back, Face to Face
The Emperor's Shadow
Black Snow
Xiao Wu
Mahjong
Du Du
Xiao Shan Goes Home
Xiao Shan Goes Home
A Confucian Confusion
Floating Life
The Great Conqueror’s Concubine
Temptation of a Monk
The Painted Skin
Autumn Moon
Fruit Punch
Farewell China
Swordsman
Audience Award, Sao Paulo Film Festival
Audience Award, Sao Paulo Film Festival
Audience Award, Sundance
Audience Award, Sundance
Best Director, Golden Rooster
Not One Less
Silver Bear and Prize of the Eucemenical Jury, Berlin Film Festival
Silver Bear and Prize of the Eucemenical Jury, Berlin Film Festival
The Golden Lion, Lanterna Magica, Serrgio Trasatti and UNICEF awards, Venice Film Festival
The Golden Lion, Lanterna Magica, Serrgio Trasatti and UNICEF awards, Venice Film Festival
The Road Home
Turandot
Turandot
The Red Violin (François Girard
The Red Violin (François Girard
Dragon Town Story
Keep Cool
So Close to Paradise
Best Cinematography, Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Cinematography, Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Film not in the English Language, BAFTA
Best Film not in the English Language, BAFTA
Freedom of Expression Award, National Board of Review, USA
Freedom of Expression Award, National Board of Review, USA
Frozen
Jury Award, Best Actor (Ge You), Cannes Film Festival
Jury Award, Best Actor (Ge You), Cannes Film Festival
Lumière et compagnie
Lumière et compagnie
Shanghai Triad
Technical Grand Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Technical Grand Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Vision in Film Award, Hawaii
Vision in Film Award, Hawaii
Best Film not in the English Language, BAFTA
Best Film not in the English Language, BAFTA
Drunken Master III
Grand Prize of the Jury and Prize of the Eucemenical Jury, Cannes Film Festival
Grand Prize of the Jury and Prize of the Eucemenical Jury, Cannes Film Festival
Suicides
The Legend of Drunken Master
Best feature, Golden Rooster
Best feature, Golden Rooster
Best Feature, Hundred Flowers
Best Feature, Hundred Flowers
Best Foreign Language Film, National Society of Film Critics
Best Foreign Language Film, National Society of Film Critics
Critics Award, French Syndicate of Film Critics
Critics Award, French Syndicate of Film Critics
Hidden Hero
Soul of a Painter
The Days
The Magic Kid
Golden Cup, Changchun International Film Festival
Golden Cup, Changchun International Film Festival
Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival
Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival
Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
The Story of Qiu Ju
Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
Peering From the Moon (Henry Chow
Peering From the Moon (Henry Chow
Silver Lion Award, Venice Film Festival
Silver Lion Award, Venice Film Festival
Top Ten Chinese Language Films, Hong Kong Film Festival
Top Ten Chinese Language Films, Hong Kong Film Festival
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Best Feature Film, Cuba Film Festival
Best Feature Film, Cuba Film Festival
Best Foreign Feature Film (Amanda), Norwegian International Film Festival
Best Foreign Feature Film (Amanda), Norwegian International Film Festival
FIPRESCI, West Berlin International Film Festival
FIPRESCI, West Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Spike, Valladolid International Film Festival
Golden Spike, Valladolid International Film Festival
Gold Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival
Gold Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival
Judou
Luis Buñuel Special Award, Cannes Film Festival
Luis Buñuel Special Award, Cannes Film Festival
Tiger on the Beat 2
Top Ten Chinese Language Films, Hong Kong Film Festival
Top Ten Chinese Language Films, Hong Kong Film Festival
Weekend Lover
Yellow Earth
Secrets of the Heavenly Book
Teahouse
The Black Cannon Incident
My Memories of Old Beijing
Hibiscus Town
Terrorizer
Taipei Story
That Day, on the Beach
Desires
Desires
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
The Other Half and the Other Half
They Say the Moon Is Fuller Here
All the King’s Men
The Wheel of Life
The Juvenizer
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
Ninja in Ancient China
Silver Panda, Montreal International Film Festival
Silver Panda, Montreal International Film Festival
Terracotta Warrior
Top Ten Chinese Language Films, Hong Kong Film Festival
Top Ten Chinese Language Films, Hong Kong Film Festival
Tragic Heroes
Tragic Heroes
Best feature, cinematography, sound, music, Golden Rooster Awards
Best feature, cinematography, sound, music, Golden Rooster Awards
Best feature, Hundred Flowers Award
Best feature, Hundred Flowers Award
Best picture, best director, best artistic achievement, Zimbabwe International Film Festival
Film Critics Award, Sydney Film Festival
Film Critics Award, Sydney Film Festival
Golden Bear Award, Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Bear Award, Berlin International Film Festival
Operation Cougar
Tiger on the Beat
Red Sorghum
Martial Arts of Shaolin
Old Well
The Big Parade
Best cinematographer, French Three Continents International Film Festival
Best cinematographer, French Three Continents International Film Festival
Best cinematographer, Golden Rooster Awards
Best cinematographer, Golden Rooster Awards
Best cinematographer, Hawaiin International Film Festival
Best cinematographer, Hawaiin International Film Festival
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
One and Eight
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
The Nine Demons
Attack of the God of Joy
Attack of the God of Joy
Dancing Warrior
Disciples of Shaolin
The Ghost
The Lady is the Boss
The Weird Man
Cat vs. Rat
Five Element Ninjas
House of Traps
Legendary Weapons of China
Mysterious Island
Red Elephant
The Brave Archer and His Mate
Martial Club
Masked Avengers
My Young Auntie
The Brave Archer, Part Three
The Shanghai Thirteen
The Shanghai Thirteen
The Small Courtyard
The Small Courtyard
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
Flag of Iron
Heaven and Hell
Legend of the Fox
Ode to Gallantry
Return to the 36th Chamber
The Guerrillas
Two Champions of Shaolin
Nezha Conquers the Dragon King
Legend of the Mountain
Raining in the Mountain
The Valiant Ones
The Fate of Lee Khan
Anger
Anger
A Touch of Zen
Avenging Warriors
Dirty Ho
Eagle’s Killer
Life Combat
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
Ten Tigers from Kuangtung
Ten Tigers from Kuangtung
The Daredevils
The Kid With the Golden Arm
The Magnificent Ruffians
The Shadow Boxing
Breakout from Oppression
Crippled Avengers
Heroes of the East
Invincible Shaolin
Shaolin Mantis
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
The Brave Archer, Part Two
The Five Venoms
Executioners from Shaolin
Magnificent Kung Fu Warriors
The Brave Archer
The Chinatown Kid
The Chinatown Kid
The Naval Commandos (codirected with Wu Ma
Challenge of the Masters
Invincible Kung Fu Brothers
New Shaolin Boxers (codirected with Wu Ma, ) also known as Demon Fists of Kung Fu
New Shaolin Boxers (codirected with Wu Ma, ) also known as Demon Fists of Kung Fu
The Boxer Rebellion
The Shaolin Temple (codirected with Wu Ma
The Shaolin Temple (codirected with Wu Ma
All Men Are Brothers II (codirected with Wu Man, ) also cowriter; also known as Seven Blows of the Dragon II
All Men Are Brothers II (codirected with Wu Man, ) also cowriter; also known as Seven Blows of the Dragon II
Disciples of Shaolin
Marco Polo
Spiritual Fists
The Bloody Escape
The Fantastic Magic Baby
The Spiritual Boxer
Five Shaolin Masters
Friends
Heroes Two
Men from the Monastery
Na Cha the Great
Shaolin Martial Arts
The Savage Five
Blood Brothers
Police Force
The Delinquent (codirected with Gui Zhihong, ) also known as Street Gangs of Hong Kong
The Delinquent (codirected with Gui Zhihong, ) also known as Street Gangs of Hong Kong
The Generation Gap
The Iron Bodyguard
The Pirate (codirected with Wu Ma and Bao Xueli
The Pirate (codirected with Wu Ma and Bao Xueli
Delightful Forest (codirected with Bao Xueli
Delightful Forest (codirected with Bao Xueli
Four Riders
Man of Iron (codirected with Bao Xueli, ) also cowriter; also known as Warrior of Steel
Man of Iron (codirected with Bao Xueli, ) also cowriter; also known as Warrior of Steel
The Angry Guest
The Boxer from Shantung (codirected with Bao Xueli, ) also known as Killer from Shantung
The Boxer from Shantung (codirected with Bao Xueli, ) also known as Killer from Shantung
The Water Margin (codirected with Wu Ma and Bao Xueli, ) also known as All Men Are Brothers
The Water Margin (codirected with Wu Ma and Bao Xueli, ) also known as All Men Are Brothers
Trilogy of Swordsmanship
Young People
Duel of Fists
King Eagle
The Anonymous Heroes
The Deadly Duo
The Duel
The New One-Armed Swordsman
The Heroic Ones
The Little Killer
The Wandering Swordsman
Vengeance
The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven
Dragon Inn (alternate title Dragon Gate Inn
The Goddess of
Come Drink With Me
Sons of the Good Earth
Ting Yee-shan
Ting Yee-shan
The Story of Sue San
The Love Eterne
The Love Eterne
Dead End
Flying Dagger
Have Sword Will Travel
The Invincible Fist
The Singing Thief
Call of the Sea (Lo Wei
Call of the Sea (Lo Wei
Crocodile River (Lo Wei
Crocodile River (Lo Wei
Inside the Forbidden City
The Mermaid (Kao Li
The Mermaid (Kao Li
The Perfumed Arrow
The Female Prince (See Luk Chow
The Female Prince (See Luk Chow
The Warlord and the Actress (Ho Meng-hwa
The Warlord and the Actress (Ho Meng-hwa
Come Rain, Come Shine (Tang Huang
Come Rain, Come Shine (Tang Huang
Her Pearly Tears (Wang Tian-lin
Her Pearly Tears (Wang Tian-lin
It’s Always Spring (Yi Wen
It’s Always Spring (Yi Wen
Song Without Words (Lo Wei
Song Without Words (Lo Wei
The Girl With the Golden Arm (Tang Huang
The Girl With the Golden Arm (Tang Huang
You Were Meant for Me (Wang Tian-lin
You Were Meant for Me (Wang Tian-lin
The Tender Trap of Espionage (Lo Wei
The Tender Trap of Espionage (Lo Wei
Love in the Wild
Remorse at Death
Spring in a Small Town
The Woman With the False Face
The Woman With the False Face
Confucius
The Goddess
Murder in the Oratory
Murder in the Oratory
Nightmares in Spring Chamber
Symphony of Lianhua
Blood on Wolf Mountain
Song of China
Life
Sea of Scented Snow
Sea of Scented Snow
Chengshi zhi ye
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As Actor:
AWARDS
AWARDS
Bibliography
Bibliography
Film dates sometimes differ depending on the completion or release date.
Film dates sometimes differ depending on the completion or release date.
Films directed by Zhang:
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General Awards:
General Awards:
Listed as general and then individual film awards. Please note this is not a comprehensive list: only international and major national awards are included. Awards are listed only for films directed or shot by Zhang Yimou.
Listed as general and then individual film awards. Please note this is not a comprehensive list: only international and major national awards are included. Awards are listed only for films directed or shot by Zhang Yimou.