Zhang Yibai
Zhang Yibai | |||||||
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![]() Zhang attended the premiere of the film My People, My Country in 2019. | |||||||
Born | Zhang Xiaoling April 14, 1963 | ||||||
Occupation(s) | Film director screenwriter producer | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 张 | ||||||
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Zhang Xiaoling, better known by his stage name Zhang Yibai (simplified Chinese: 张
Directorial career
[edit]Zhang began his career in television and music videos before directing his debut, Spring Subway in 2002.[1]
Zhang, like many other modern Chinese directors, has focused primarily on life in modern Chinese cities. Spring Subway, for example, follows its protagonist as he wanders through Beijing's subway system, while the mystery-thriller Curiosity Killed the Cat follows its characters through the central China boomtown of Chongqing (also Zhang's hometown).
His next two films, 2007's The Longest Night in Shanghai and 2008's Lost, Indulgence have seen the director's exposure and successes extending increasingly overseas. Longest Night, starring Zhao Wei, constitutes one of the first China-Japan coproductions,[2] while Lost was selected to premiere at New York City's Tribeca Film Festival in 2008.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
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2002 | Spring Subway | 开往 |
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2005 | About Love | 关于爱 | Directed segment "Shanghai" |
2006 | Curiosity Killed the Cat | ||
2007 | The Longest Night in Shanghai | Chinese-Japanese coproduction | |
2008 | Lost Indulgence | ||
2011 | Eternal Moment | ||
2013 | Forgetting to Know You | 忘了 |
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2014 | Five Minutes to Tomorrow | as actor | |
2014 | Fleet of Time | ||
2016 | Mr. Nian | as actor | |
2016 | Run for Love | 奔爱 | |
2016 | I Belonged to You | 从你 |
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2019 | My People, My Country | [4] | |
2020 | Leap | 夺冠 | as producer |
Run For Young | 风犬 |
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TBA | Descendants of the Sun [6] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kraicer, Sally (April 2002). "Spring Subway". chinesecinemas.org. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ a b Kokas, Aynne (2007-07-27). "Shanghai International Film Festival 2007: Capsule Reviews". Asia Pacific Arts Magazine. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ a b Variety Staff (2008-04-16). "Tribeca 2008 Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ ""
我 和 我 的 祖国 "七大导演首曝时尚大片 陈凯歌 徐 峥宁浩 管 虎 强强 联手献 礼 建国 70年 ". Mtime (in Chinese). April 25, 2019. - ^ "《风犬
少年 的 天空 》张一白彭昱畅开启新一代青春元年". Netease (in Chinese). December 27, 2019. - ^ a b Ryan, Fergus (July 5, 2016). "Hit Korean TV Drama 'Descendants' to be Remade as Chinese Film". China Film Insider. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Zhang Yibai at IMDb
- Zhang Yibai at AllMovie
- Zhang Yibai at the Chinese Movie Database