Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 26, 1952
Place of Birth
Beijing, China
Credits
59 titles
Tian Zhuangzhuang
Biography
Tian Zhuangzhuang (simplified Chinese: 田壮壮; traditional Chinese: 田壯壯; pinyin: Tián Zhuàngzhuàng, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʰi̯ɛ̌n ʈʂu̯ɑ̂ŋʈʂu̯ɑ̂ŋ]; born April 1952 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese film director, producer and actor. Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an amateur photographer and then as an assistant cinematographer at the Beijing Agricultural Film Studio. In 1978 he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, where he formed the so-called Fifth Generation with Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Peng Xiaolan and Wu Ziniu. His films The Horse Thief and The Blue Kite brought him international fame, but also problems with the Chinese censors that kept him from working in China. Lately, Tian is again active as director; his remake of Springtime in a Small Town was shown in Rotterdam in 2003.
Known For
Filmography
HER
Luo Lao
The Time of a Flower
Executive Producer
Shining for One Thing
Xe
The Shadowless Tower
Gu Yunlai
Born to Fly
Tian Zhuangzhuang: My Relationship with Films
Nice View
Uncle Sun
Knock Knock
Executive Producer
Bipolar
Old Fisherman
Keep Rolling
Gone with the Light
Tian Zhuangzhuang
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
Self
My People, My Country
(segment "The Guiding Star")
No. 7 Cherry Lane
Ah Kwok (voice)
The Outsiders
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
The Crossing
Executive Producer
Us and Them
Jianqing's Father
Love Education
Yin Xiaoping
Hema Hema
Editor
Lady of the Dynasty
Production Design
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
Peng Xiaowen
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self
Nightfall
Former prison guard
A Grandson from America
Producer
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
The Bride
Thanks
The Warrior and the Wolf
Director
The Go Master
Director
Boy in Cage
Consulting Producer
South of the Clouds
Jasmine Women
Producer
Tea-Horse Road Series: Delamu
Director
冬至
Producer
Springtime in a Small Town
Director
The Grand Mansion Gate
田木
So Close to Paradise
Producer
The Making of Steel
The Winner
Producer
The Blue Kite
Director
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
Director
New Chinese Cinema
Rock Kids
Director
Special Operating Room
Director
Unforgettable Life
Director
King of the Children
Original Music Composer
The Street Players
Director
The Horse Thief
Director
On the Hunting Ground
Director
September
Director of Photography