Tian Zhuangzhuang
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.
Movie Appearances
The Shadowless Tower
as Gu Yunlai
2023
Born to Fly
2023
South of the Clouds
2004
Tian Zhuangzhuang: My Relationship with Films
2022
The Making of Steel
1997
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
as Self
2014
Nightfall
as Former prison guard
2012
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
as Peng Xiaowen
2015
Love Education
as Yin Xiaoping
2017
Us and Them
as Jianqing's Father
2018
New Chinese Cinema
1989
My People, My Country
as (segment "The Guiding Star")
2019
No. 7 Cherry Lane
as Ah Kwok (voice)
2019
Gone with the Light
as Tian Zhuangzhuang
2019
The Outsiders
2019
Bipolar
as Old Fisherman
2021
Keep Rolling
2020
Nice View
as Uncle Sun
2022
明天，会更好
TBA
