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Name: Zhang Yimou
Full/Alt. name: Cheung Aau Mau
Date of Birth: Wednesday November 14 1951
Born: Shaanxi Province (China)
Partial Biography: A leading filmmaker of China's "Fifth Generation" who began as a cinematographer and has shot films by directors Chen Kaige and Wu Tianming, Zhang Yimou made an auspicious directorial debut with "Red…Full Zhang Yimou Biography…

Curse Of The Golden Flower (2007) 15 (Contains strong bloody violence)Director, Screenplay (adaptation)
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (Qian li zou dan qi) (2006) (for mild thematic elements)Director, Screenplay, Story By
House of Flying Daggers (2004) 15 (Contains strong violence)Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story By
Hero (2004) 12A (Contains moderate violence)Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story By
Happy Times (2002) PG (Contains mild language)Director
The Turandot Project (2001) Actor/Actress
The Road Home (2000) UDirector
Not One Less (Yi ge dou bu neng shao) (2000) UDirector
Dragon Town Story (1998) Executive Producer
Shanghai Triad (1995) Director

Boston Society of Film Critics (2004) Best Director - "House of Flying Daggers"
National Society of Film Critics Award (2004) Best Director - "House of Flying Daggers and Hero"
Sundance Film Festival Audienc Award (World Cinema) (2001) - "The Road Home"
Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (2000) - "Not One Less"
Chinese Golden Cock Film Award (2000) Best Director - "The Road Home"