Zhang Yimou
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Zhang Yimou is a Chinese filmmaker. A leading figure of China's Fifth Generation directors, he is considered as one of the most successful filmmakers in the world.
Zhang in 2023
Zhang at the Hawaii International Film Festival in 2005
House of Flying Daggers
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House of Flying Daggers is a 2004 wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Zhang Ziyi. It opened in limited release within the United States on 3 December 2004, in
Zhang Yimou
…The Flowers Of War (2011) and Under the Light (2023). His films are also noted for their rich use of colour, as in Raise the Red Lantern (1991) and House of Flying Daggers (2004), and for their portrayals of women that propelled "Mou Girls" to stardom, such as Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Ni Ni. His highest-budgeted film to…
Theatrical release poster