Tian Zhuangzhuang
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 26, 1952
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Beyond the river
Beyond the river TBA
Executive Producer
- Wake Me Up
Wake Me Up TBA
Executive Producer
盲女与花猫 TBA
Producer
Cry of the Birds TBA
Director
- 在那里
在那里 TBA
Art Direction
The Sound of Flames TBA
as Meng
The Road Not Taken 2026
Actor
The Time of a Flower 2024
Executive Producer
Shining for One Thing 2023
as Xe
The Shadowless Tower 2023
as Gu Yunlai
Born to Fly 2023
Actor
No. 7 Cherry Lane 2022
as Ah Kwok (voice)
Tian Zhuangzhuang: My Relationship with Films 2022
Actor
Nice View 2022
as Uncle Sun
Knock Knock 2021
Executive Producer
Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache 2021
Editor
Bipolar 2021
as Old Fisherman, Editorial Consultant
Keep Rolling 2020
Actor
Gone with the Light 2019
as Tian Zhuangzhuang
My People, My Country 2019
as (segment "The Guiding Star")
- The Outsiders
The Outsiders 2019
Actor
The Crossing 2018
Executive Producer
Us and Them 2018
as Jianqing's Father
Love Education 2017
as Yin Xiaoping
Hema Hema 2016
Editor
Lady of the Dynasty 2015
Production Design, Co-Director
Monk Comes Down the Mountain 2015
as Peng Xiaowen
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema 2014
as Self
Nightfall 2012
as Former prison guard
A Grandson from America 2012
Producer
The Bride 2009
Thanks
The Warrior and the Wolf 2009
Director, Screenplay
The Go Master 2007
Director
Boy in Cage 2007
Consulting Producer
South of the Clouds 2004
Actor
Jasmine Women 2004
Producer
Tea-Horse Road Series: Delamu 2004
Director
- 冬至
冬至 2003
Producer
Springtime in a Small Town 2002
Director
So Close to Paradise 1998
Producer
The Making of Steel 1997
Actor, Executive Producer
The Winner 1996
Producer
The Blue Kite 1994
Director
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch 1991
Director
New Chinese Cinema 1989
Actor
- Special Operating Room
Special Operating Room 1988
Director
Rock Kids 1988
Director
Unforgettable Life 1988
Director
King of the Children 1987
Original Music Composer
The Street Players 1987
Director, Writer
The Horse Thief 1986
Director
On the Hunting Ground 1984
Director
September 1984
Director of Photography, Director
The Red Elephant 1982
Director
The Courtyard 1980
Director
Our Corner 1980
Director
Credits from TMDB.