Zhang Yimou
Selective filmography:
1987: Red Sorghum
1990: Judou
1991: Raise the Red Lantern
1992: The Story of Qui Ju
1994: To Live
1995: Shanghai Triad
1999: Not One Less
2000: The Road Home
2000: Happy Times
2003: Hero
2004: House of Flying Daggers
2005: Riding Alone
2007: Curse of the Golden Flower
2014: Coming Home
2016: The Great Wall
2018: Shadow
Selection:
Zhang Yimou was born in 1950, in the city of Xi'an in Shaanxi Province. During Cultural Revolution he was pulled out of high school. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1982. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers. He started working as a cinematographer for Chen Kaige. He made his debut feature, Red Sorghum in 1987 with Gong Li. Since then, he received many awards in International Film Festivals.