Zhang Yimou — Director (57)
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Ju Dou (1990)
菊豆 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.9 335 ratings
张艺谋 / 杨凤良 actor: 巩俐 / 李保田 …
other title: 菊豆 / 국두 …
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 son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy. Filmed in glowing technicolour, this tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting.
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Not One Less (1999)
一个都不能少
★ 7.5 351 ratings
张艺谋 actor: 魏敏芝 / 张慧科 …
other title: Non uno di meno / 一个都不能少 …
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. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students.
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Hero (2002)
英雄
★ 6.9 852 ratings
张艺谋 actor: 李连杰 / 梁朝伟 …
other title: 英雄 / Héroe …
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 made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
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One Second (2020)
一秒钟 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.4 812 ratings
张艺谋 actor: 张译 / 刘浩存 …
other title: 원 세컨드 / ワン・セカンド 永遠の24フレーム …
A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.