Tian Zhuangzhuang
Known For
Directing
Born
1952-04-26 in Beijing, China
Biography
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.
Most Known For
The Grand Mansion Gate
as 田木
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
My People, My Country
as (segment "The Guiding Star")
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
as Self
Us and Them
as Jianqing's Father
Born to Fly
HER
as Luo Lao
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
as Peng Xiaowen
Nice View
as Uncle Sun
Bipolar
as Old Fisherman
No. 7 Cherry Lane
as Ah Kwok (voice)
Nightfall
as Former prison guard
Keep Rolling
Love Education
as Yin Xiaoping
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
as Self
The Shadowless Tower
as Gu Yunlai
Gone with the Light
as Tian Zhuangzhuang
New Chinese Cinema
