List of Chinese directors

List of Chinese directors

"The following is a list of notable film directors from Mainland China."

B

*Bu Wancang (1903–1974)

C

*Joan Chen (born 1961), Chinese actress and director.
*Chen Daming, actor-turned-director.
*Chen Kaige (born 1952), major figure of the Fifth Generation, his epic "Farewell My Concubine" was the first Chinese film to win Cannes' coveted Palme d'Or.
*Cheng Bugao (1893–1966)
*Cai Chusheng (1906–1968), major leftist filmmaker in the 1930s, later fell victim to the Cultural Revolution.
*Cai Shangjun, Chinese screenwriter and director

D

*Dai Sijie (born 1954), French novelist and director, born in China.
*Diao Yi'nan (born 1969), screenwriter and director.
*Du Haibin, Chinese documentary filmmaker

F

*Feng Gong (born 1957), comedic actor and sometimes-director.
*Feng Xiaoning (born 1954), art designer turned director, part of the 1982 graduating class of the Beijing Film Academy
*Feng Xiaogang (born 1958), director of popular films, including several "New Year" genre films.
*Fei Mu (1906–1951), major director of the 1930s and 1940s, famed for his masterpiece, "Spring in a Small Town".

G

*Gan Xiao'er, Chinese filmmaker who focuses on Christianity.
*Gu Changwei (born 1957), Chinese cinematographer for many years, has directed two films.
*Guo Xiaolu (born 1973), Chinese film director and novelist.

H

*He Jianjun (born 1960), Sixth Generation director.
*He Ping (born 1957), director known for mixing Chinese and Western tropes.
*He Qun, director of "Country Teachers", Golden Rooster winner of 1994.
*Hou Hsiao-Hsien (born 1947), leading figure in Taiwan's New Wave cinema.
*Hou Yong, cinematographer for Zhang Yimou, among others; director of "Jasmine Women".
*Hu Bingliu, (born 1940), director "Live in Peace", Golden Rooster winner of 1998.
*Hu Mei, Fifth Generation director.
*Huang Jianxin (born 1954), Fifth Generation director, perhaps best known for his film "The Black Cannon Incident".
*Ann Hui, (born 1947), major female director based in Hong Kong, and a leading figure of the Hong Kong New Wave.
*Huo Jianqi (born 1958)

J

*Jia Zhangke (born 1970), leading figure of China's Sixth Generation.
*Jiang Wen (born 1963), famous Chinese leading man-turned-director.
*Jin Chen, Sixth generation director.

L

*Lou Ye (born 1965), Sixth-Generation director whose many run-ins with state authorities have hampered his filmmaking opportunities.
*Li Shaohong (born 1955), Chinese female director.
*Li Yang (born 1959), Sixth-Generation director notable for his film "Blind Shaft".
*Li Yu (born 1973), one of China's few female directors.
*Liu Bingjian (born 1963), Sixth-Generation director
*Liu Fendou (born 1969), primarily a screenwriter for Zhang Yang, Liu has recently branched into producing and directing (for the 2004 film "Green Hat").
*Liu Hao (born 1968).
*Lu Chuan (born 1970), Sixth-Generation director notable for the environmental drama "".
*Lu Xuechang (born 1964), Sixth-Generation director.
*Lü Yue (born 1957), Fifth-Generation cinematographer-turned-director.

M

*Ma-Xu Weibang (1905–1961)
*Ma Liwen, female Chinese director.

N

*Ning Hao (born 1977)
*Ning Ying (born 1959)

P

*Peng Xiaolian (born 1953), female Chinese director known for her Shanghai-based films

*Shen Fu (1905–1994), major director who emerged in post-war China with important films like "Myriad of Lights".
*Shen Xiling (1904–1940), important director during the 1930s.
*Shi Dongshan (1902-1955), Lianhua Film Company director active in the 1930s and 1940s.
*Shi Hui (1915–1957), major director of the 1950s.
*Shui Hua (1915-1995), major director of the 1950s and 1960s.
*Shi Runjiu (born 1969), young director and part of the Sixth Generation.
*Sun Daolin (1921-2007), veteran actor and director.
*Sun Yu (1900–1990), one of the most important early directors of Chinese cinema.
*Sun Zhou (born 1954), Chinese film director with extensive TV experience; known for his collaborations with Gong Li.

T

*Tian Zhuangzhuang (born 1952), major Fifth Generation director, his 1993 film "Blue Kite" was banned by China with Tian forced out of filmmaking for nearly ten years before his return with "Springtime in a Small Town" in 2001.

W

*Wan brothers, animators.
**Wan Laiming (1900–1997)
**Wan Guchan (1900–1995)
**Wan Chaochen (1906–1992)
**Wan Dihuan (born 1900s)
*Wang Bing (born 1967), documentary filmmaker.
*Wang Chao (born 1964), Sixth Generation filmmaker.
*Wang Fen, female Chinese director who debutted with her 2007 film "The Case".
*Wang Guangli (born 1966), modern Chinese director, active since 1997.
*Wang Ping (born 1916)
*Wang Quan'an (born 1965), Sixth Generation director, and winner of the 2007 Golden Bear for his film, "Tuya's Marriage".
*Wang Shuo (born 1958), famous novelist, screenwriter, and one-time director of the film, "Father"
*Wang Xiaoshuai (born 1966), leading Sixth Generation filmmaker.
*Wei Shiyu Louisa Hong Kong based female Chinese filmmaker, script translator, producer and educator.
*Wong Kar-wai (born 1958), Hong Kong film director, born in Shanghai.
*Wu Tianming (born 1939), a member of the so-called "Fourth Generation," his role as head of the Xi'an Film Studio meant he often oversaw the works of several of his successors, notably Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige.
*Wu Wenguang (born 1956), documentary filmmaker.
*Wu Yigong (born 1938), director active in the 1980s and early 1990s, also a film producer.
*Wu Yonggang (1907–1982), a major director from the 1930s, perhaps best known for his silent film, "The Goddess".
*Wu Ziniu (born 1953), Fifth Generation director.

X

*Xiao Jiang (born 1972), young female director, debuted with the film "Electric Shadows".
*Xie Fei (born 1942)
*Xie Jin (born 1923), veteran director active since the 1960s.
*Xu Jinglei (born 1974), popular actress and director.

Y

*Edward Yang (1947–2007), major figure of Taiwan's New Wave cinema, best known for his film "Yi Yi".
*Yang Fengliang, Chinese film director in the 1980s and 1990s.
*Ye Daying
*Yin Li
*Yin Lichuan (born 1973), female director.
*Ying Liang (born 1976), independent film director.
*Youxin Yang, Chinese female director.
*Yuan Muzhi (1909–1978), actor and director who gained prominence in the 1930s.

Z

*Zhang Guoli (born 1955), actor turned director.
*Zhang Junxiang (1911–1996)
*Zhang Nuanxing (1941–1995), female Chinese director, best known for her work "Sacrifice of Youth" (1985).
*Zhang Shichuan (1890–1954)
*Zhang Yang (born 1967)
*Zhang Yibai (born 1963)
*Zhang Yimou (born 1951), one of the most successful Fifth Generation directors, Zhang's more recent films reflect a shift towards big budget historical epics.
*Zhang Yuan (born 1963), major figure of the Sixth Generation
*Zheng Junli (1911–1969)
*Zheng Zhengqiu (1889–1935), often considered one of the founding fathers of Chinese cinema, associated with the Mingxing Film Company.
*Zhou Xiaowen (born 1954), Fifth Generation director.
*Zhu Shilin (1899–1967)
*Zhu Wen, (born 1969) Sixth Generation Director.


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