List of all movies directed by Zhang Yimou ranked from best to worst with photos. Films directed by Zhang Yimou are listed here and include movie posters and Zhang Yimou movie trailers whenever possible. This is a collection of the best movies directed by Zhang Yimou as voted on by film buffs. If you think the greatest Zhang Yimou movie isn't as high as it should be on this list, then make sure to vote so that your opinion of what the top Zhang Yimou film is can be factored into this list.
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Raise the Red LanternGong Li, He Saifei, Baotian Li Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. It is an adaption by Ni Zhen of the 1990 novel Wives and Concubines by Su Tong. The film was later adapted into ...more
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HeroZhang Ziyi, Jet Li, Maggie Cheung Hero is a 2002 wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Jet Li as the nameless protagonist, the film is based on the story of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin in 227 BC. ...more
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House of Flying DaggersZhang Ziyi, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro House of Flying Daggers is a 2004 wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Unlike other wuxia films, it is more of a love story than a straight ...more
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To LiveGong Li, Ge You, Jiang Wu To Live, also titled Lifetimes in some English versions, is a Chinese epic film directed by Zhang Yimou in 1994, starring Ge You, Gong Li, and produced by the Shanghai Film Studio and ERA ...more
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The Road HomeZhang Ziyi, Sun Honglei, Hao Zheng The Road Home is a 2000 Chinese romantic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou. It also marked the cinematic debut of the Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi. The Road Home was written by author Bao Shi, ...more
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Red SorghumGong Li, Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen Red Sorghum is a 1987 Chinese film about a young woman's life working on a distillery for sorghum liquor. It is based on the novel Red Sorghum Clan by Nobel laureate Mo Yan. The film marked the ...more
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The Story of Qiu JuGong Li, Liu Peiqi, Huiqin Yang The Story of Qiu Ju is a 1992 Chinese comedy-drama film. The film was directed by Zhang Yimou and, as in many of his films, stars Gong Li in the title role. The screenplay is an adaption of Chen ...more
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Ju DouGong Li, Wei Li, Xingli Niu Ju Dou is a 1990 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang and starring Gong Li as the title character. It is notable for being shot in vivid Technicolor long after the process had ...more
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Under the Hawthorn TreeShawn Dou, Cheng Taisheng, Li Xuejian Under the Hawthorn Tree is a 2010 drama romance film directed by Zhang Yimou.
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Curse of the Golden FlowerGong Li, Chow Yun-Fat, Jay Chou Curse of the Golden Flower is a 2006 Chinese epic drama film written and directed by Zhang Yimou. The Mandarin Chinese title of the movie is taken from the last line of a Qi Dynasty poem written ...more
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Not One LessWei Minzhi, Zhang Huike, Fanfan Li Not One Less is a 1999 drama film by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, adapted from Shi Xiangsheng's 1997 story "A Sun in the Sky". It was produced by Guangxi Film Studio and released by ...more
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The Flowers of WarChristian Bale, Paul Schneider, Yuan Nie The Flowers of War is a 2011 Chinese historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi and Cao Kefan. ...more
Shanghai TriadGong Li, Fu Biao, Li Xuejian Shanghai Triad is a 1995 Chinese film, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. The film is set in the criminal underworld of 1930s Shanghai, Republic of China and spans seven days. ...more
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Happy TimesZhao Benshan, Sun Honglei, Fu Biao Happy Times is a 2000 tragicomedy film directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, starring Zhao Benshan and Dong Jie. It is based loosely on the short story, Shifu: You'll Do Anything for a ...more
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Riding Alone for Thousands of MilesKen Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Shinobu Terajima Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles is a 2005 drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Ken Takakura. It premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on 22 October 2005 and was ...more
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To Each His Own CinemaJosh Brolin, Lars von Trier, Golshifteh Farahani To Each His Own Cinema is a 2007 French anthology film commissioned for the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival. The film is a collection of 34 short films, each 3 minutes in length, by ...more
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A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle ShopZhao Benshan, Sun Honglei, Yan Ni A Simple Noodle Story, internationally A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop is a 2009 film directed by Zhang Yimou. It is a remake of Blood Simple, the 1984 debut of the Coen brothers, whose films ...more
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Keep CoolZhang Yimou, Jiang Wen, Ge You Keep Cool is a 1997 Chinese black comedy directed by Zhang Yimou and adapted from the novel Evening Papers News by Shu Ping. The film about a bookseller in love in 1990s Beijing, marked a move ...more
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The First EmperorPlácido Domingo, Elizabeth Futral, Paul Groves The First Emperor is a 2007 musical martial arts film written by Jin Ha, Tan Dun and directed by Brian Large.
Lumière and CompanyAlan Rickman, Max von Sydow, Lena Olin Lumière and Company was a collaboration between forty-one international film directors in which each made a short film using the original Cinématographe camera invented by the ...more
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Codename CougarGong Li, Wang Xueqi, Ge You Codename Cougar is a 1989 Chinese thriller film. It was co-directed by Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang. Unlike the bulk of Zhang's early work which were all historical pieces, Codename Cougar is ...more
