Tian Zhuangzhuang
Known for: Directing
Born: April 26, 1952
Place of birth: Beijing, China
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.
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Filmography
54 movies · 5 TV shows, newest first
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The Road Not Taken
2026
7.0
HER
2025
6.0
The Time of a Flower
2024
6.8
Shining for One Thing
2023
6.7
The Shadowless Tower
2023
6.7
Born to Fly
2023
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Tian Zhuangzhuang: My Relationship with Films
2022
6.4
Nice View
2022
6.8
Knock Knock
2021
7.0
Bipolar
2021
8.0
Keep Rolling
2020
5.9
Gone with the Light
2019
6.0
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
2019
6.6
My People, My Country
2019
4.8
No. 7 Cherry Lane
2019NR
The Outsiders
2019
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The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
6.7
The Crossing
2018
7.5
Us and Them
2018
7.5
Love Education
2017
6.1
Hema Hema
2016
4.6
Lady of the Dynasty
2015
5.2
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
2015
7.1
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
6.4
Nightfall
2012
7.0
A Grandson from America
2012
7.7
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
5.0
The Bride
2009
4.3
The Warrior and the Wolf
2009
6.5
The Go Master
2007
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Boy in Cage
2007
6.8
South of the Clouds
2004
7.6
Jasmine Women
2004
6.9
Tea-Horse Road Series: Delamu
2004NR
冬至
2003
7.0
Springtime in a Small Town
2002
8.9
The Grand Mansion Gate
2001
5.9
So Close to Paradise
1998
9.0
The Making of Steel
1997
6.0
The Winner
1996
7.3
The Blue Kite
1994
6.3
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
1991
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New Chinese Cinema
1989
7.0
Unforgettable Life
1988
7.5
Rock Kids
1988NR
Special Operating Room
1988
7.0
King of the Children
1987
8.0
The Street Players
1987
6.6
The Horse Thief
1986
7.0
September
1984
6.0
On the Hunting Ground
1984
5.0
The Red Elephant
1982
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Our Corner
1980
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The Courtyard
1980NR
在那里
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Cry of the Birds
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盲女与花猫
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Wake Me Up
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Beyond the river
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