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Born 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.

The Warrior and the Wolf
2009

The Go Master
2007

Tea-Horse Road Series: Delamu
2004

Springtime in a Small Town
2002

The Blue Kite
1994

Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
1991

Rock Kids
1988

Unforgettable Life
1988
Special Operating Room
1988

The Street Players
1987

The Horse Thief
1986

On the Hunting Ground
1984

September
1984

The Red Elephant
1982

Our Corner
1980

The Courtyard
1980

Cry of the Birds

The Shadowless Tower
2023

Born to Fly
2023

Tian Zhuangzhuang: My Relationship with Films
2022

Nice View
2022

Bipolar
2021

Keep Rolling
2020

Gone with the Light
2019

My People, My Country
2019

No. 7 Cherry Lane
2019
The Outsiders
2019

Us and Them
2018

Love Education
2017

Monk Comes Down the Mountain
2015

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014

Nightfall
2012

South of the Clouds
2004

The Making of Steel
1997

New Chinese Cinema
1989