Zhang Yimou: movies and TV shows
Zhang Yimou has 104 credits in the archive: 89 films and 15 TV series, from 1962 to 2026. Highest rated: Celebrity Talk Show (9.5/10).
Career timeline
1962 – 2026 · busiest year: 2004 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Lead | TV | 9.0 | 76 | |
| 2026 | The Lead | TV | 9.0 | 76 | |
| 2026 | Scare Out | Film | 6.8 | 76 | |
| 2026 | Scare Out | Film | 6.8 | 76 | |
| 2024 | The First Shot | TV | 8.1 | 74 | |
| 2024 | Article 20 | Film | 6.9 | 74 | |
| 2024 | Article 20 | Film | 6.9 | 74 | |
| 2023 | Under the Light | Film | 5.7 | 73 | |
| 2023 | Full River Red | Film | 6.0 | 73 | |
| 2023 | Full River Red | Film | 6.0 | 73 | |
| 2023 | Beijing 2022 | Film | — | 73 | |
| 2022 | Snipers | Film | 6.9 | 72 | |
| 2022 | Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony | Film | 7.7 | 72 | |
| 2022 | Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony | Film | 6.5 | 72 | |
| 2022 | Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut | Self | TV | 7.0 | 72 |
| 2022 | Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony | Film | — | 72 | |
| 2021 | Cliff Walkers | Film | 6.7 | 71 | |
| 2021 | Cliff Walkers | Film | 6.7 | 71 | |
| 2021 | My Country, My Parents | TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet") | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 2021 | 极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片 | TV | 4.5 | 71 | |
| 2020 | One Second | Film | 7.3 | 70 | |
| 2020 | One Second | Film | 7.3 | 70 | |
| 2020 | My People, My Homeland | Film | 6.1 | 70 | |
| 2020 | A Documentary About The Movie One Second | Himself | Film | 1.0 | 70 |
| 2018 | The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up | Self | TV | — | 68 |
| 2018 | Shadow | Film | 6.7 | 68 | |
| 2018 | Shadow | Film | 6.7 | 68 | |
| 2018 | Bergman: A Year in a Life | Self | Film | 7.4 | 68 |
| 2018 | Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2017 | Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang | Self | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2016 | Thirteen Talks | TV | 8.8 | 66 | |
| 2016 | The Great Wall | Film | 6.0 | 66 | |
| 2016 | Suddenly Seventeen | Film | 7.3 | 66 | |
| 2016 | 最忆是杭州 | Film | 8.0 | 66 | |
| 2015 | Lady of the Dynasty | Film | 4.6 | 65 | |
| 2014 | Coming Home | Film | 7.3 | 64 | |
| 2014 | Stories Through 180 Lenses | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2013 | Trespassing Bergman | Self | Film | 6.6 | 63 |
| 2011 | The Flowers of War | Film | 7.4 | 61 | |
| 2011 | Making of "The Flowers of War" | TV | 8.5 | 61 | |
| 2010 | Under the Hawthorn Tree | Film | 7.8 | 60 | |
| 2009 | 奥运档案 | Self | TV | — | 59 |
| 2009 | Zhang Yimou's 2008 | TV | — | 59 | |
| 2009 | A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop | Film | 4.9 | 59 | |
| 2009 | 60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China | Film | — | 59 | |
| 2008 | 激荡·1978-2008 | TV | 1.0 | 58 | |
| 2008 | Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony | Film | 8.6 | 58 | |
| 2008 | Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony | Film | 7.9 | 58 | |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema | Film | 6.5 | 57 | |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema | Film | 6.5 | 57 | |
| 2007 | Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 2006 | Curse of the Golden Flower | Film | 6.9 | 56 | |
| 2006 | Curse of the Golden Flower | Film | 6.9 | 56 | |
| 2005 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | Film | 7.1 | 55 | |
| 2005 | 图兰朵：法兰西体育场 | Film | — | 55 | |
| 2004 | House of Flying Daggers | Film | 7.3 | 54 | |
| 2004 | House of Flying Daggers | Film | 7.3 | 54 | |
| 2004 | House of Flying Daggers | Film | 7.3 | 54 | |
| 2004 | Beauty and Pureness | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2004 | 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece | Self | Film | — | 54 |
| 2004 | Making of House of Flying Daggers | Self | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 2004 | Making of House of Flying Daggers | Film | 6.8 | 54 | |
| 2004 | Making of House of Flying Daggers | Film | 6.8 | 54 | |
| 2002 | Hero | Film | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 2002 | Hero | Film | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 2002 | Hero | Film | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 2002 | Cause: The Birth of Hero | Himself | Film | 7.8 | 52 |
| 2001 | The Grand Mansion Gate | 李莲英 | TV | 8.9 | 51 |
| 2000 | Happy Times | Film | 7.1 | 50 | |
| 1999 | The Road Home | Film | 7.4 | 49 | |
| 1999 | Not One Less | Film | 7.5 | 49 | |
| 1999 | 知识改变命运 | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1999 | Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing | Film | 8.0 | 49 | |
| 1997 | Keep Cool | Junk Peddler | Film | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1997 | Keep Cool | Film | 7.5 | 47 | |
| 1997 | Dragon Town Story | Film | 6.3 | 47 | |
| 1995 | Shanghai Triad | Film | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 1995 | Lumière & Company | Self | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1995 | Lumière & Company | Film | 6.3 | 45 | |
| 1994 | To Live | Film | 8.1 | 44 | |
| 1994 | The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I | Film | 8.0 | 44 | |
| 1994 | Big Fish in China | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 1992 | The Story of Qiu Ju | Film | 7.3 | 42 | |
| 1991 | Raise the Red Lantern | Film | 7.9 | 41 | |
| 1990 | Ju Dou | Film | 7.2 | 40 | |
| 1989 | Celebrity Talk Show | 张艺谋 | TV | 9.5 | 39 |
| 1989 | A Terra-Cotta Warrior | General Meng Tianfang | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1989 | Codename Cougar | Film | 5.4 | 39 | |
| 1989 | New Chinese Cinema | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1988 | Red Sorghum | Film | 7.1 | 38 | |
| 1988 | Red Sorghum | Film | 7.1 | 38 | |
| 1986 | The Big Parade | Military Official | Film | 5.9 | 36 |
| 1986 | The Big Parade | Film | 5.9 | 36 | |
| 1986 | Old Well | 孙旺泉 | Film | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1986 | Old Well | Film | 7.1 | 36 | |
| 1984 | Yellow Earth | Film | 7.2 | 34 | |
| 1984 | Forced Take-off | Film | 9.0 | 34 | |
| 1983 | CMG Spring Festival Gala | TV | 5.8 | 33 | |
| 1983 | One And Eight | Film | 6.0 | 33 | |
| 1982 | The Red Elephant | Film | 5.0 | 32 | |
| 1962 | Golden Horse Awards | Self | TV | 9.0 | 12 |
| The Three-Body Problem | Film | — | — | ||
| Sunshine Thief | Film | — | — | ||
| Cliff Walkers 2 | Film | — | — |