Director
Tian Zhuangzhuang
April 26, 1952 · Beijing, China
Tian Zhuangzhuang (simplified Chinese: 田壮壮; traditional Chinese: 田壯壯; pinyin: Tián Zhuàngzhuàng, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʰi̯ɛ̌n ʈʂu̯ɑ̂ŋʈʂu̯ɑ̂ŋ]; born April 1952 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese film director, producer and actor. Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an amateur photographer and then as an assistant cinematographer at the Beijing Agricultural Film Studio. In 1978 he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, where he formed the so-called Fifth Generation with Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Peng Xiaolan and Wu Ziniu. His films The Horse Thief and The Blue Kite brought him international fame, but also problems with the Chinese censors that kept him from working in China. Lately, Tian is again active as director; his remake of Springtime in a Small Town was shown in Rotterdam in 2003.
Often works with
Li Xuejian
4 titles together
Monk Comes Down the Mountain, The Blue Kite, Love Education
Sylvia Chang
4 titles together
Love Education, No. 7 Cherry Lane, The Go Master
Zhou Dongyu
3 titles together
Us and Them, My People, My Country, Born to Fly
Xin Baiqing
3 titles together
My People, My Country, Springtime in a Small Town, The Shadowless Tower
Chang Chen
2 titles together
Monk Comes Down the Mountain, The Go Master
Huang Bo
2 titles together
My People, My Country, Gone with the Light
Full filmography · 37
Cry of the Birds
Director
Upcoming
The Road Not Taken
cast
2026
Shining for One Thing
as Xe
2023
The Shadowless Tower
as Gu Yunlai
2023
Born to Fly
cast
20236.7
Tian Zhuangzhuang: My Relationship with Films
cast
2022
Nice View
as Uncle Sun
20226.4
Bipolar
as Old Fisherman
2021
Keep Rolling
cast
2020
Gone with the Light
as Tian Zhuangzhuang
20195.9
My People, My Country
as (segment "The Guiding Star")
20196.6
No. 7 Cherry Lane
as Ah Kwok (voice)
20194.8