Where to watch Zhang Yimou in the UK
Find every Zhang Yimou film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
Zhang Yimou (born November 14, 1950 or 1951) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum. Zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with Best Foreign Film nominations for Ju Dou in 1990 and Raise the Red Lantern in 1991, Silver Lion and Golden Lion prizes at the Venice Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. One of Zhang's recurrent themes is…
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- Golden Horse Awards (1962) as Self
- Raise the Red Lantern (1991) Director
- Hero (2002) Director
- The Grand Mansion Gate (2001) as 李莲英
- CMG Spring Festival Gala (1983) Cast
- Thirteen Talks (2016) Cast
- The Great Wall (2016) Director
- The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up (2018) as Self
- Celebrity Talk Show (1989) as 张艺谋
- The First Shot (2024) Producer
- To Live (1994) Director
- House of Flying Daggers (2004) Director
- The Flowers of War (2011) Director
- Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) Director
- Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) Director
- Shadow (2018) Director
- Scare Out (2026) Director
- Cliff Walkers (2021) Director
- Full River Red (2023) Director
- Red Sorghum (1988) Director
- 激荡·1978-2008 (2008) Cast
- The Road Home (1999) Director
- My Country, My Parents (2021) as TV Station Director (segment "Duck Prophet")
- The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) Director
- 极：《悬崖之上》电影纪录片 (2021) Cast
- Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010) Director
- A Terra-Cotta Warrior (1989) as General Meng Tianfang
- Shanghai Triad (1995) Director
- Ju Dou (1990) Director
- Coming Home (2014) Director
- Suddenly Seventeen (2016) Producer
- My People, My Homeland (2020) Producer
- Article 20 (2024) Writer
- Lady of the Dynasty (2015) Co-Director
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) Director
- Trespassing Bergman (2013) as Self
- Not One Less (1999) Director
- The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I (1994) Producer
- One Second (2020) Director
- Making of "The Flowers of War" (2011) Cast
- Keep Cool (1997) Director
- Under the Light (2023) Director
- Happy Times (2000) Director
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony (2008) Director
- A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009) Director
- Yellow Earth (1984) Director of Photography
- Snipers (2022) Director
- Lumière & Company (1995) Director
- 主角 Executive Producer
- Dragon Town Story (1997) Producer
- Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director's Cut (2022) as Self
- Codename Cougar (1989) Director
- Bergman: A Year in a Life (2018) as Self
- Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" (2018) as Self
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony (2008) Director
- Old Well (1986) Director of Photography
- The Big Parade (1986) Director of Photography
- A Documentary About The Movie One Second (2020) as Himself
- Sunshine Thief Executive Producer
- Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2017) as Self
- 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece (2004) as Self
- Zhang Yimou's 2008 (2009) Cast
- Making of House of Flying Daggers (2004) Writer
- 奥运档案 (2009) as Self
- Cause: The Birth of Hero (2002) as Himself
- The Red Elephant (1982) Director of Photography
- Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' (2007) as Self
- New Chinese Cinema (1989) Cast
- 知识改变命运 (1999) Cast
- 60th Anniversary Of Founding Of The People's Republic Of China (2009) Director
- 最忆是杭州 (2016) Director
- Beijing 2022 (2023) Executive Producer
- Forced Take-off (1984) Cinematography
- One And Eight (1983) Director of Photography
- Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing (1999) Director
- Cliff Walkers 2 Director
- Big Fish in China (1994) as Self
- Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony (2022) Director
- Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony (2022) Director
- 图兰朵：法兰西体育场 (2005) Director
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Most-watched Zhang Yimou films currently: Raise the Red Lantern (1991), Hero (2002), The Great Wall (2016), To Live (1994), House of Flying Daggers (2004).
What TV shows has Zhang Yimou appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Golden Horse Awards (1962), The Grand Mansion Gate (2001), CMG Spring Festival Gala (1983), Thirteen Talks (2016), The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up (2018).
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