Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou

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. Zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with Best Foreign Film nominations for Ju Dou in 1990 and Raise the Red Lantern in 1991, Silver Lion and Golden Lion prizes at the Venice Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. One of Zhang's recurrent themes is the resilience of Chinese people in the face of hardship and adversity, a theme which has been explored in such films as, for example, To Live (1994) and Not One Less (1999). His films are particularly noted for their rich use of colour, as can be seen in some of his early films, like Raise the Red Lantern, and in his wuxia films like Hero and House of Flying Daggers.

  • Title: Zhang Yimou
  • Popularity: 7.298
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1950-04-02
  • Place of Birth: Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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  • Also Known As: Yimou Zhang, Yi-Mou Zhang, 張藝謀, 张艺谋, Zhang Yimou, 張芸謀, チャン・イーモウ, 장이머우, 장예모, Чжан Имоу, Имоу Чжан
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Zhang Yimou Movies

  • 1997
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    Keep Cool

    Keep Cool

    7.2 1997 HD

    China, the 1990s. A young bookseller is in love with a woman. The woman is now with another guy, a rich man. The rich man sends his people to beat...

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  • 2012
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    Bergmans video

    Bergmans video

    6.2 2012 HD

    In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, left...

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  • 1988
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    Red Sorghum

    Red Sorghum

    7.2 1988 HD

    An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the...

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  • 1989
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    A Terra-Cotta Warrior

    A Terra-Cotta Warrior

    6.7 1989 HD

    China 3000 years ago. It's the time of the Qin dynasty. The emperor seeks immortality by busily letting his alchemists search for a formula and...

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  • 2004
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    Making of House of Flying Daggers

    Making of House of Flying Daggers

    7 2004 HD

    Main Characters/Performers: 1. Xiao Mei - first appearing as new star dancer in lavish Peony Pavilion brothel, Mei is believed to be the blind...

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  • 2004
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    'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

    'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Beauty and Pureness

    Beauty and Pureness

    1 2004 HD

    A documentary on the filming of the movie House of Flying Daggers

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  • 1999
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    知识改变命运

    知识改变命运

    1 1999 HD

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  • 2020
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    A Documentary About The Movie One Second

    A Documentary About The Movie One Second

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2002
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    Cause: The Birth of Hero

    Cause: The Birth of Hero

    8.2 2002 HD

    The movie follows director Zhang Yimou as he is preparing to make the movie Hero.

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  • 1987
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    Old Well

    Old Well

    7.3 1987 HD

    A married village worker teams up with an old girlfriend to try to dig a well for his water-starved village. The well collapses and they are trapped....

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  • 2013
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    Trespassing Bergman

    Trespassing Bergman

    6.6 2013 HD

    In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, left...

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  • 2018
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    Bergman: A Year in a Life

    Bergman: A Year in a Life

    7.4 2018 HD

    A focuses on 1957, one of the most prolific years for the Swedish director. During the year he shot two films, opened two of his most celebrated...

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  • 1989
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    New Chinese Cinema

    New Chinese Cinema

    1 1989 HD

    Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.

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  • 2018
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    Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"

    Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"

    1 2018 HD

    Documentary about the making of Zhang Yimou's fiction movie Shadow.

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  • 1986
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    The Big Parade

    The Big Parade

    5.2 1986 HD

    Army volunteers train for places in China's 1984 National Day parade, where they are expected to be a perfect marching unit.

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  • 2017
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    Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

    Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

    6.9 2017 HD

    Known for his spectacular pyrotechnic displays, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang creates his most ambitious project yet: Sky Ladder, a visionary,...

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  • 2021
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    My Country, My Parents

    My Country, My Parents

    5.7 2021 HD

    This anthology drama presents four short films honoring Chinese families, spotlighting the struggles of key groups across four pivotal eras: the...

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  • 2002
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    Hero

    Hero

    7.497 2002 HD

    During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had...

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  • 2002
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    Hero

    Hero

    7.497 2002 HD

    During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had...

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  • 2002
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    Hero

    Hero

    7.497 2002 HD

    During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had...

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  • 2006
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    Curse of the Golden Flower

    Curse of the Golden Flower

    6.8 2006 HD

    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...

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  • 2006
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    Curse of the Golden Flower

    Curse of the Golden Flower

    6.8 2006 HD

    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...

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  • 1991
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    Raise the Red Lantern

    Raise the Red Lantern

    7.9 1991 HD

    In 1920s China, nineteen-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges...

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  • 1999
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    The Road Home

    The Road Home

    7.495 1999 HD

    Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.

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  • 2022
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    Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony

    Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony

    1 2022 HD

    The Opening Ceremony of the XIII Paralympic Winter Games, held in Beijing, China at 4 March 2022.

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  • 2004
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    House of Flying Daggers

    House of Flying Daggers

    7.281 2004 HD

    In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out...

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  • 2004
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    House of Flying Daggers

    House of Flying Daggers

    7.281 2004 HD

    In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out...

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  • 2008
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    Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

    Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

    7.9 2008 HD

    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...

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  • 1999
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    Not One Less

    Not One Less

    7.4 1999 HD

    Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside....

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  • 2005
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    Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

    Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

    7.1 2005 HD

    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,...

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  • 1988
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    Red Sorghum

    Red Sorghum

    7.2 1988 HD

    An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the...

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  • 1990
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    Ju Dou

    Ju Dou

    7.179 1990 HD

    A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her...

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  • 2009
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    A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

    A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

    4.9 2009 HD

    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...

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  • 1992
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    The Story of Qiu Ju

    The Story of Qiu Ju

    7.3 1992 HD

    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...

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  • 1995
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    Shanghai Triad

    Shanghai Triad

    6.8 1995 HD

    Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda,...

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  • 1997
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    Keep Cool

    Keep Cool

    7.2 1997 HD

    China, the 1990s. A young bookseller is in love with a woman. The woman is now with another guy, a rich man. The rich man sends his people to beat...

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  • 2000
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    Happy Times

    Happy Times

    7.1 2000 HD

    Zhao is an old laid-off worker who's dreaming of getting married. After trying unsuccessful proposals, he finally pairs off with a gargantuan...

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  • 1994
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    The Great Conqueror's Concubine

    The Great Conqueror's Concubine

    7.7 1994 HD

    Insurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang...

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  • 2010
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    Under the Hawthorn Tree

    Under the Hawthorn Tree

    7.798 2010 HD

    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...

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  • 2004
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    Making of House of Flying Daggers

    Making of House of Flying Daggers

    7 2004 HD

    Main Characters/Performers: 1. Xiao Mei - first appearing as new star dancer in lavish Peony Pavilion brothel, Mei is believed to be the blind...

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  • 2004
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    Making of House of Flying Daggers

    Making of House of Flying Daggers

    7 2004 HD

    Main Characters/Performers: 1. Xiao Mei - first appearing as new star dancer in lavish Peony Pavilion brothel, Mei is believed to be the blind...

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  • 2011
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    The Flowers of War

    The Flowers of War

    7.5 2011 HD

    A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women...

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  • 2023
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    Beijing 2022

    Beijing 2022

    1 2023 HD

    Shot over more than two years, the official film of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing goes behind the scenes to share the stories of...

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  • 1997
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    Dragon Town Story

    Dragon Town Story

    6.5 1997 HD

    A woman works with an assassin to get revenge upon the man who murdered her family nine years earlier.

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  • 1989
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    Code Name: Cougar

    Code Name: Cougar

    5.5 1989 HD

    A commercial airliner on a routine flight between Taipei and Seoul is hijacked and taken to mainland China by the Taiwan Revolutionary Army Front....

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  • 2014
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    Coming Home

    Coming Home

    7.3 2014 HD

    Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural...

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  • 1982
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    The Red Elephant

    The Red Elephant

    5 1982 HD

    In the southwest frontiers of China there lie many luxuriant forests where live a great variety of plants and animals. Three kids of Daizu minority...

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  • 1986
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    The Big Parade

    The Big Parade

    5.2 1986 HD

    Army volunteers train for places in China's 1984 National Day parade, where they are expected to be a perfect marching unit.

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  • 1983
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    One And Eight

    One And Eight

    5.9 1983 HD

    Director Zhang Junzhao's superbly tense revisionist war film (featuring striking cinematography from future Fifth Generation standard bearer Zhang...

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  • 1984
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    Yellow Earth

    Yellow Earth

    7.2 1984 HD

    A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small...

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  • 1987
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    Old Well

    Old Well

    7.3 1987 HD

    A married village worker teams up with an old girlfriend to try to dig a well for his water-starved village. The well collapses and they are trapped....

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  • 1994
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    To Live

    To Live

    8 1994 HD

    Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling,...

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  • 1999
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    Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

    Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

    8 1999 HD

    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...

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  • 1995
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    Lumière & Company

    Lumière & Company

    6.2 1995 HD

    40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under...

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  • 2016
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    The Great Wall

    The Great Wall

    6.027 2016 HD

    European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

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  • 2015
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    Lady of the Dynasty

    Lady of the Dynasty

    4.4 2015 HD

    The tragic story of a Tang Dynasty imperial consort who was the favorite of the Emperor Xuanzong.

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  • 2022
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    Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony

    Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony

    8.2 2022 HD

    On February 4, 2022, the opening ceremony of the 24th Winter Olympic Games was held at the Beijing National Stadium.

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  • 2022
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    Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony

    Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony

    7 2022 HD

    On February 20, 2022, the closing ceremony of the 24th Winter Olympic Games was held at the Beijing National Stadium.

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  • 2023
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    Full River Red

    Full River Red

    5.9 2023 HD

    During China's Song Dynasty, a mysterious murder occurs at Chancellor Quin Hui's palace after meeting delegates from the neighboring Jin Dynasty. The...

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  • 2007
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    To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

    6.5 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 2016
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    Suddenly Seventeen

    Suddenly Seventeen

    7.4 2016 HD

    When Liang Xia's obsession for a perfect wedding puts a strain in the relationship with her fiancé, he ultimately calls it quits and breaks up...

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  • 2016
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    最忆是杭州

    最忆是杭州

    8 2016 HD

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  • 1970
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    Cliff Walkers 2

    Cliff Walkers 2

    1 1970 HD

    The sequel to Cliff Walkers. Plot TBA.

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  • 2008
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    Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony

    Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony

    8.8 2008 HD

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  • 2018
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    Shadow

    Shadow

    6.7 2018 HD

    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...

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  • 2024
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    Article 20

    Article 20

    6.9 2024 HD

    Tells the story of prosecutor Han Ming who is involved in a difficult case where the intentional injury of people is turned into a legitimate defense.

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  • 2023
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    Full River Red

    Full River Red

    5.9 2023 HD

    During China's Song Dynasty, a mysterious murder occurs at Chancellor Quin Hui's palace after meeting delegates from the neighboring Jin Dynasty. The...

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  • 2004
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    House of Flying Daggers

    House of Flying Daggers

    7.281 2004 HD

    In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out...

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  • 1970
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    Zhang Yimou's Three-Body Problem Movie

    Zhang Yimou's Three-Body Problem Movie

    1 1970 HD

    Based on the novel.

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  • 2024
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    Article 20

    Article 20

    6.9 2024 HD

    Tells the story of prosecutor Han Ming who is involved in a difficult case where the intentional injury of people is turned into a legitimate defense.

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  • 2020
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    One Second

    One Second

    7.4 2020 HD

    A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.

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  • 2020
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    One Second

    One Second

    7.4 2020 HD

    A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.

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  • 2021
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    Cliff Walkers

    Cliff Walkers

    6.8 2021 HD

    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...

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  • 2021
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    Cliff Walkers

    Cliff Walkers

    6.8 2021 HD

    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...

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  • 2023
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    Under the Light

    Under the Light

    5.8 2023 HD

    Su Jianming, the son of Deputy Mayor Zheng Gang of Jinjiang City, defies his father's counsel and attends a cunning dinner invitation from the...

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  • 2018
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    Shadow

    Shadow

    6.7 2018 HD

    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...

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  • 2005
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    图兰朵:法兰西体育场

    图兰朵:法兰西体育场

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2020
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    My People, My Homeland

    My People, My Homeland

    6.4 2020 HD

    In different parts of rural China, various people explore what makes their communities unique.

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  • 2007
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    To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

    6.5 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 2022
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    Snipers

    Snipers

    6.8 2022 HD

    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...

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  • 2021
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    极:《悬崖之上》电影纪录片

    极:《悬崖之上》电影纪录片

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2022
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    Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut

    Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut

    7 2022 HD

    This riveting, behind-the-scenes look reveals the massive project to create the opening spectacle for Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics. Set in the...

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  • 2018
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    影响:改革开放40年的中国电影

    影响:改革开放40年的中国电影

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2009
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    奥运档案

    奥运档案

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2001
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    The Grand Mansion Gate

    The Grand Mansion Gate

    9.2 2001 HD

    This Chinese period drama series follows the fortunes of a prominent merchant family engaged in Traditional Chinese Medicine during the waning years...

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  • 2011
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    张艺谋和他的金陵十三钗

    张艺谋和他的金陵十三钗

    9 2011 HD

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  • 1962
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    Golden Horse Awards

    Golden Horse Awards

    1 1962 HD

    The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:...

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  • 2016
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    Thirteen Talks

    Thirteen Talks

    10 2016 HD

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  • 2008
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    激荡·1978-2008

    激荡·1978-2008

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2009
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    张艺谋的2008

    张艺谋的2008

    1 2009 HD

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  • 1989
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    Celebrity Talk Show

    Celebrity Talk Show

    9 1989 HD

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  • 1970
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    Celebrity Talk Show

    Celebrity Talk Show

    9.7 1970 HD

    In 1997, before the anti-drug bureau was established, Halan City in Northeast China formed a temporary elite team to tackle a sudden drug crisis....

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  • 1970
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    Celebrity Talk Show

    Celebrity Talk Show

    1 1970 HD

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