1950 - Today
Zhang Yimou ([ʈʂáŋ î.mǒʊ]; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer. He is a part of the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, Honorary Doctorate of Boston University and Yale University, and Distinguished Professor of Beijing Film Academy. He made his directorial debut in 1988 with Red Sorghum.Zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with three Academy Awards nominations for Best Foreign Language Film for Ju Dou in 1990, Raise the Red Lantern in 1991, and Hero in 2003; a Silver Lion, two Golden Lion prizes and the Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the Venice Film Festival; Grand Jury Prize, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Technical Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival; the Golden Bear, the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Berlin International Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Yimou has received more than 1,916,553 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Zhang Yimou is the 85th most popular film director (up from 124th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from China (up from 206th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Film Director.
Zhang Yimou is a Chinese film director, producer, and writer. He is best known for directing the films Raise the Red Lantern, To Live, and Hero.
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Among film directors, Zhang Yimou ranks 85 out of 1,581. Before him are Dario Argento, Alan Parker, David Lean, Sergei Parajanov, Carl Theodor Dreyer, and Alain Resnais. After him are Carlos Saura, Satyajit Ray, René Clair, Christopher Nolan, Fred Zinnemann, and Andrzej Żuławski.
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 79
1944 - 2020
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 80
1908 - 1991
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 81
1924 - 1990
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 82
1889 - 1968
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 83
1922 - 2014
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 84
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 85
1932 - 2023
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 86
1921 - 1992
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 87
1898 - 1981
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 88
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 89
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 90
1940 - 2016
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 91
Among people born in 1950, Zhang Yimou ranks 16. Before him are Stevie Wonder, Vicente del Bosque, Anne, Princess Royal, Goran Bregović, Richard Branson, and Robbie Coltrane. After him are Gilles Villeneuve, Ed Harris, Jim Mattis, Ron Perlman, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and Joe Hisaishi.
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 10
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 11
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 12
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 13
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 14
1950 - 2022
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 15
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 16
1950 - 1982
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 17
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 18
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 19
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 20
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 21
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 22
Among people born in China, Zhang Yimou ranks 145 out of 1,392. Before him are Songtsen Gampo (604), Emperor Hui of Han (-210), King Wen of Zhou (-1112), Bai Qi (-250), Li Keqiang (1955), and Luo Guanzhong (1330). After him are Zhengde Emperor (1491), Wang Wei (699), Faxian (340), Mo Yan (1955), Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641), and Wen Jiabao (1942).
604 - 650
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 139
210 BC - 188 BC
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 140
1112 BC - 1050 BC
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 141
250 BC - 257 BC
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 142
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 143
1330 - 1400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 144
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 145
1491 - 1521
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 146
699 - 759
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 147
340 - 418
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 148
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 149
1641 - 1674
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 150
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 151
Among film directors born in China, Zhang Yimou ranks 1. After him are John Woo (1946), Wong Kar-wai (1958), Terence Young (1915), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), Chen Kaige (1952), Lo Wei (1918), Edward Yang (1947), King Hu (1932), Ann Hui (1947), Chang Cheh (1923), and Chloé Zhao (1982).
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 1
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 2
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 3
1915 - 1994
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 4
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 5
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 6
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 7
1947 - 2007
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 8
1932 - 1997
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 10
1923 - 2002
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 11
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 12