Actor

Tian Zhuangzhuang

Directing

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Movies: 47Series: 5Crew credits: 31

TMDB ID: 583343

IMDb ID: nm0862514

Known for: Directing

Born: April 26, 1952

Age: 73

Place of birth: Beijing, China

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1980 - 2025

Years active: 46

Average TMDB rating: 6.42

Wikidata: Q532645

Other jobs

Director (16)Producer (5)Executive Producer (4)Consulting Producer (1)Director of Photography (1)Editor (1)Editorial Consultant (1)Original Music Composer (1)

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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.