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Cinema of China 
List of Chinese films 1905–1919 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s This is a list of films produced in mainland China ordered by year of release in the 1980s. For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see Category:Chinese films
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1980
Title Director Actors Genre Notability Evening Rain Wu Yonggang,
Wu YigongDrama Co-winner of the first Golden Rooster for best picture in 1981 Kith and Kin Teng Wenji
Wu TianmingLi Weixin,
Liu DongDrama Legend of Tianyun Mountain Xie Jin Drama Co-winner of the first Golden Rooster for best picture in 1981 Romance on Lushan Mountain Huang Zumu Drama 1981
Title Director Actors Genre Notability Awakening Teng Wenji Joan Chen Romance Call of the Home Valley Wang Jin,
Hu BingliuDrama A Deer of Nine Colors Animated short Drive to Win Zhang Nuanxin Drama Longing for My Native Country Hu Bingliu,
Wang JinHuang Jinchang,
Ren YexiangDrama Entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival Neighbor Zheng Dongtian,
Xu GumingDrama Regret for the Past Shui Hua Huang Zhongluo Drama The True Story of Ah Q Fan Cen Yan Shunkai Drama Entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival 1982
Title Director Actors Genre Notability Countering Lights Ding Yinnan Romance The Deer's Bell Wu Qiang,
Tang ChengAnimated short Winner of the third Golden Rooster for Best Animation in 1983 The Herdsman Xie Jin Zhu Shimao,
Liu QiongDrama Screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival My Memories of Old Beijing Wu Yigong Shen Jia,
Zhang FengyiDrama Winner of the third Golden Rooster for Best Director, Best Music and Best Supporting Actress in 1983 Red Elephant Tian Zhuangzhuang,
Zhang Jianya,
Xie XiaojingChildren/Family Rickshaw Boy Ling Zifeng Siqin Gaowa,
Zhang FengyiDrama Golden Rooster for Best Film in 1983 Strange Friends Lei Xu Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival 1983
Title Director Actors Genre Notability The Candidate Wu Ziniu Drama One and Eight Zhang Junzhao Chen Daoming War One of the first "Fifth Generation" films, cinematography by Zhang Yimou River Without Buoys Wu Tianming Drama Thunderstorm Sun Daolin Drama 1984
Title Director Actors Genre Notability Blue Flowers Shui Hua,
Ma BingyuGuo Kaimin Drama The Border Town Ling Zifeng Feng Hanyuan Drama Golden Rooster Award for Best Director September Tian Zhuangzhuang Drama Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain Xie Jin War Yellow Earth Chen Kaige Wang Xueqi Drama Chen Kaige's directorial debut 1985
Title Director Actors Genre Notability Army Nurse Hu Mei,
Li XiaojunRomance Dove Tree Wu Ziniu War First Fifth Generation film to be banned Liangjia funu Huang Jianzhong Drama Mountain's Daughter Chen Shengli Ge You Drama On the Hunting Ground Tian Zhuangzhuang Drama Sacrifice of Youth Zhang Nuanxin Li Fengxu Drama Stories of the Voyage Liu Miaomiao Drama 1986
Title Director Actors Genre Notability The Big Parade Chen Kaige Wang Xueqi Drama The Black Cannon Incident Huang Jianxin Black comedy Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival Dislocation Huang Jianxin Liu Zifeng Comedy/Science fiction A Girl from Hunan Xie Fei Na Renhua Drama Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival A Great Wall Peter Wang Hibiscus Town Xie Jin Liu Xiaoqing,
Jiang WenDrama The Horse Thief Tian Zhuangzhuang Drama Named by Martin Scorsese as his favorite film of the 1980s The Last Day of Winter Wu Ziniu Old Well Wu Tianming Zhang Yimou Drama Trapped in a Frozen River Zhang Jianya Drama/Thriller Also known as Ice River The Tribulations of an Old Master Wu Yigong,
Zhang JianyaRosalind Chao,
Chen PeisiDrama 1987
Title Director Actors Genre Notability Death Visits the Living Huang Jianzhong Drama Desperation Zhou Xiaowen,
Shi ChengfengThriller Also known as The Last Frenzy Far From War Hu Mei In Their Prime Zhou Xiaowen,
Guo FangfangDrama King of the Children Chen Kaige Chen Shaohua Drama Entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival Red Sorghum Zhang Yimou Gong Li Drama/War Zhang Yimou's directorial debut, Golden Bear winner at Berlin Street Players Tian Zhuangzhuang Drama Also known as Drum Singers Sun Yatsen Ding Yinnan Biographical Women on the Long March Liu Miaomiao War 1988
Title Director Actors Genre Notability Between Life and Death Wu Ziniu Drama The Boxer Liu Miaomiao Liu Shangxian Drama Evening Bell Wu Ziniu Chong Peipei,
Tao Zeru,
Ge YamingWar Silver Bear-Jury Grand Prix winner at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival Feeling from Mountain and Water Te Wei Animated short The Filmmakers Ding Yinnan Siqin Gaowa Drama Joyous Heroes Wu Ziniu Drama Kidnapping Karajan Zhang Jianya Comedy King of Chess Teng Wenji Drama Mutiny He Qun War Obsession Zhou Xiaowen Drama Also known as The Price of Frenzy Rock 'n' Roll Kids Tian Zhuangzhuang Drama Also known as Rock Kids Samsara Huang Jianxin Jia Hongsheng Savage Land Ling Zifeng Liu Xiaoqing Drama The Troubleshooters Mi Jiashan Zhang Guoli,
Ge YouComedy We Are the World He Ping Drama Widow Village Wang Jin Hao Jialing,
Tao ZeruDrama Also known as The Village of Widows A Woman For Two Ling Zifeng Liu Xiaoqing Drama 1989
Title Director Actors Genre Notability Ballad of the Yellow River Teng Wenji Ge You Drama Codename Cougar Zhang Yimou,
Yang FengliangGong Li, Ge You Action/Thriller Kawashima Yoshiko He Ping Biographical Unforgettable Life Tian Zhuangzhuang Drama Also known as Special Operating Room and Illegal Lives Westbound Convict Train He Qun Action/Thriller See also
- Cinema of China
- Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures as chosen by the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards
External links
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