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Yimou Zhang - what members say


  • Not One Less
  • Not One Less review by A customer from Shanxi, China
    Rated - 5 stars truely a part of China 16 March 2005
    ..., but this one, never makes me disapointed, don't miss it! another film from Yimou Zhang which I really recommanded is a film called 'to live' that's his best film ever...  
  • Happy Times
  • Happy Times review by Thomas Kus from Cardiff
    Rated - 4 stars Great film but DVD could be better 23 May 2004
    ... keep this going until events take some unexpected final turns... Once again Yimou Zhang creates a film full of warmth and love for his characters. This seemingly simpl...  
  • House Of Flying Daggers
  • House Of Flying Daggers review by The Wolf from Bracknell
    Rated - 4 stars Traditional Japanese Ending 9 March 2007
    ..., no more spoilers from here on... This is a great film and I can't wait for Yimou Zhang's next forray. The central characters are very strong, especially Ziyi Zhang...  

Yimou Zhang - filmography


  • Happy Times on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Benshan Zhao,  Qibin Leng,  Jie Dong
    Director: Yimou Zhang
    Certificate: PG
    Zhang Yimou (JU DOU, RAISE THE RED LANTERN) directs HAPPY TIMES, a tragicomedy about one man's humorous, ridiculous, yet truly endearing attempt to love and be loved. Zhao (Zhao Benshan), a retired man of humble means who doesn't want to be lonely anymore, proposes marriage to a fat lady (Dong ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 69% from 240 members
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  • Hero on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Jet Li,  Maggie Cheung,  Ziyi Zhang
    Director: Yimou Zhang
    Certificate: 12
    Jet Li stars in this Academy Award-nominated martial-arts masterpiece takes place amidst the turmoil of China's "Warring States" period. An orphan fighter (Jet Li) presents himself to an avaricious king, bearing the weapons of three assassins (Donny Yen, Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung) in exchange ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 71% from 7,383 members
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  • The Road Home on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Ziyi Zhang,  Sun Honglei,  Zheng Hao
    Director: Yimou Zhang
    Certificate: U
    A man returns to the village where he was raised to help his mother arrange his father's funeral in this romantic drama about the courtship of his parents and the value of tradition and devotion. Upon his return to the village of Sanheutun, Luo Yusheng (Sun Honglei) finds his aging mother seized ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 74% from 420 members
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  • Not One Less on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Wei Minzhi,  Zhang Huike
    Director: Yimou Zhang
    Certificate: U
    Teacher Gao loves the students in his poor village and is devoted to educating them in the hope of their greater futures. When he is called away to tend to his dying mother for a month, the Mayor calls in an inexperienced 13 year-old replacement, Wei Minzhi; much to Teacher Gao's dismay. Teacher ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 74% from 375 members
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  • Shanghai Triad (1995)
    Starring: Li Gong,  Baotian Li
    Director: Yimou Zhang
    Certificate: TBC
    The charms of an alluring prostitute are used as bait between feuding ganglords against a dramatic backdrop of 1930's Shanghai in this exotic and utterly captivating thriller.
    Rate this: 3.5 68% from 76 members
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  • To Live (1994)
    Starring: You Ge,  Li Gong,  Ben Niu
    Director: Yimou Zhang
    Certificate: 12
    Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry...
    Rate this: 4.0 77% from 182 members
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  • Red Sorghum (1987)
    Starring: Li Gong,  Wen Jiang,  Rujun Ten
    Director: Yimou Zhang
    Certificate: 15
    In 1930s China a young woman is sent by her father to marry the leprous owner of a winery. In the nearby red sorghum fields she falls for one of his servants. When the master dies she finds herself inheriting the isolated business.
    Rate this: 3.5 71% from 147 members
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Yimou Zhang facts

5 most recent films


Curse Of The Golden Flower - 3.0 stars
Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles - 3.5 stars
House Of Flying Daggers - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
House Of Flying Daggers - 3.5 stars
Happy Times - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films


To Live - 4.0 stars
Red Sorghum - 3.5 stars
Ju Dou - 3.5 stars
House Of Flying Daggers - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
The Road Home - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films


Tan Dun - The First Emporor - 1.0 stars
Turandot At The Forbidden City Of Beijing - 3.0 stars
Curse Of The Golden Flower - 3.0 stars
Hero - 3.0 stars
Happy Times - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars


Li Gong - 4 times - show films
Ziyi Zhang - 4 times - show films
Andy Lau - 2 times - show films
Takeshi Kaneshiro - 2 times - show films
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chor - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors


Hugo Kach - 1 times - show films
Fengliang Yang - 1 times - show films