For those of you who might not remember, Zhang Yimou was once engaged in an extramarital affair with the real Gong Li. To this day, neither Zhang Ziyi nor Zhang Yimou has confirmed these salacious ...

Veteran Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou will receive both the Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2023 Highest-Grossing Asian Film Award for his last feature Full River Red at this week's Asian Film ...

In ancient China, a nameless warrior is asked to recount his battles against three of the king's most dangerous enemies. In 12th-century China, an ambassador is killed and a letter meant for the ...

For an aspiring filmmaker, it would be hard to find a more difficult path to success than the one faced by Zhang Yimou. Born soon after China’s civil war to a family who supported the losing ...

BEIJING--Renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou is promising a simpler opening ceremony for next month's Beijing Winter Games with a bold and unprecedented way of lighting the Olympic flame.

Director Zhang Yimou is widely considered one of the world’s greatest filmmakers. He began his film career at the Beijing Film Academy in 1978, joining a prestigious group of students who would go on ...