What is the best Zhang Yimou movie of all time?
From intimate period dramas drenched in color to breathtaking martial arts epics, Zhang Yimou has redefined what Chinese cinema can be on the world stage. Which film is his masterpiece?
Raise the Red Lantern
A young woman becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy lord, entering a household of rigid ritual, jealousy, and quiet cruelty.
Hero
A nameless warrior claims he has defeated three deadly assassins threatening the King of Qin, unfolding his story in dazzling, color-coded episodes.
House of Flying Daggers
A police captain goes undercover to infiltrate a rebel group by escorting a beautiful dancer, but his loyalties soon become dangerously complicated.
Red Sorghum
A young woman is carried to a remote winery against her will, eventually finding unexpected freedom and love in Zhang Yimou's bold debut feature.
Ju Dou
A forbidden romance between a woman and her husband's nephew in a 1920s textile mill leads to tragedy in this visually ravishing forbidden-love story.
To Live
A Chinese family survives decades of historical upheaval — civil war, the Cultural Revolution, the Great Leap Forward — through resilience and quiet love.
Shadow
A king uses a secret body double to wage a covert war, rendered in stunning black-and-white ink-wash visuals that look like a painting come to life.
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