Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi (Chinese: 章子怡; born 9 February 1979) is a Chinese actress. Her first major role was in The Road Home (1999). She later achieved fame for her role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards. In the West, Zhang is best known for her appearances in Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), 2046 (2004) and House of Flying Daggers (2004). Her most critically acclaimed works are Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), which earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role; and The Grandmaster (2013), for which she won 12 different Best Actress awards to become the most awarded actress for a single film.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Fast pacedAction-packedFantastical

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ang Lee
CAST:  Michelle Yeoh  •  Zhang Ziyi  •  Chang Chen  •  Sihung Lung

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ang Lee
CAST:  Michelle Yeoh  •  Zhang Ziyi  •  Chang Chen  •  Sihung Lung

2046 (2004)

Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wong Kar-wai
CAST:  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Zhang Ziyi  •  Faye Wong  •  Takuya Kimura

Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wong Kar-wai
CAST:  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Zhang Ziyi  •  Faye Wong  •  Takuya Kimura

Hero (2002)

BeautifulPowerfulBrainyBrilliant

During China's Warring States period (475 - 221 BC), a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yimou
CAST:  Jet Li  •  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  •  Zhang Ziyi

During China's Warring States period (475 - 221 BC), a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yimou
CAST:  Jet Li  •  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  •  Zhang Ziyi

House of Flying Daggers (2004)

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yimou
CAST:  Takeshi Kaneshiro  •  Zhang Ziyi  •  Song Dandan  •  Andy Lau

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yimou
CAST:  Takeshi Kaneshiro  •  Zhang Ziyi  •  Song Dandan  •  Andy Lau

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

Mind blowingBeautifulEmotionalMysterious

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Marshall
CAST:  Zhang Ziyi  •  Gong Li  •  Youki Kudoh  •  Mako

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Marshall
CAST:  Zhang Ziyi  •  Gong Li  •  Youki Kudoh  •  Mako

The Warrior (2001)

In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sung-soo
CAST:  Jung Woo-sung  •  Ahn Sung-ki  •  Ju Jin-mo  •  Park Yong-woo

In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sung-soo
CAST:  Jung Woo-sung  •  Ahn Sung-ki  •  Ju Jin-mo  •  Park Yong-woo

My Wife Is A Gangster 2 (2003)

Former Scissor Gang leader Eun-jin, who now suffers from amnesia, nevertheless defends Jae-cheol, a restaurateur who employs her, from a gangster who wants his business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chung Hung-soon
CAST:  Park Jun-gyu  •  Jang Se-jin  •  Joo Hyun  •  Ryu Hyun-kyung

Former Scissor Gang leader Eun-jin, who now suffers from amnesia, nevertheless defends Jae-cheol, a restaurateur who employs her, from a gangster who wants his business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chung Hung-soon
CAST:  Park Jun-gyu  •  Jang Se-jin  •  Joo Hyun  •  Ryu Hyun-kyung

Princess Raccoon (2005)

Amechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised as human). This is an operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Mikijiro Hira  •  Federico Aletta

Amechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised as human). This is an operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seijun Suzuki
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Mikijiro Hira  •  Federico Aletta

Rush Hour 2 (2001)

Action-packedAdventurous

It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brett Ratner
CAST:  Chris Tucker  •  Jackie Chan  •  Zhang Ziyi  •  Roselyn Sánchez

It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brett Ratner
CAST:  Chris Tucker  •  Jackie Chan  •  Zhang Ziyi  •  Roselyn Sánchez

Zu Warriors (2001)

King Sky, the sole disciple of the Kun Lun Sect, falls in love with his master Dawn. Dawn is killed when Insomnia destroys the Kin Lun Mountain. King Sky waits for two hundred years and meets Enigma, who is the reincarnation of Dawn, and in love with her again. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin  •  Cecilia Cheung  •  Louis Koo  •  Patrick Tam

King Sky, the sole disciple of the Kun Lun Sect, falls in love with his master Dawn. Dawn is killed when Insomnia destroys the Kin Lun Mountain. King Sky waits for two hundred years and meets Enigma, who is the reincarnation of Dawn, and in love with her again. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin  •  Cecilia Cheung  •  Louis Koo  •  Patrick Tam

TMNT (2007)

After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Munroe
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Chris Evans  •  Sarah Michelle Gellar  •  Mako

After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Munroe
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Chris Evans  •  Sarah Michelle Gellar  •  Mako

The Road Home (1999)

Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yimou
CAST:  Zhang Ziyi  •  Zheng Hao  •  Yulian Zhao  •  Sun Honglei

Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yimou
CAST:  Zhang Ziyi  •  Zheng Hao  •  Yulian Zhao  •  Sun Honglei

Touching Starlight (1996)

Touching Starlight is a true story about a young girl, Chen Wei, an aspiring dancer whose hopes and dreams for the future are dashed when her leg is amputated due to cancer. To encourage others to overcome their handicaps and to live successful and productive lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sun Wenxue
CAST:  Zhang Ziyi

Touching Starlight is a true story about a young girl, Chen Wei, an aspiring dancer whose hopes and dreams for the future are dashed when her leg is amputated due to cancer. To encourage others to overcome their handicaps and to live successful and productive lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sun Wenxue
CAST:  Zhang Ziyi

Purple Butterfly (2003)

Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami, an ex-lover and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Ye
CAST:  Zhang Ziyi  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Li Bingbing  •  Feng Yuanzheng

Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami, an ex-lover and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Ye
CAST:  Zhang Ziyi  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Li Bingbing  •  Feng Yuanzheng

My Lucky Star (2013)

My Lucky Star is a 2013 Chinese romance film directed by Dennie Gordon and starring Zhang Ziyi and Leehom Wang. The film also serves as a prequel to the 2009 film Sophie's Revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennie Gordon
CAST:  Zhang Ziyi  •  Ruby Lin  •  Yao Chen  •  Singh Hartihan Bitto

My Lucky Star is a 2013 Chinese romance film directed by Dennie Gordon and starring Zhang Ziyi and Leehom Wang. The film also serves as a prequel to the 2009 film Sophie's Revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennie Gordon
CAST:  Zhang Ziyi  •  Ruby Lin  •  Yao Chen  •  Singh Hartihan Bitto

Better and Better (2013)

Sun Xiangcheng, a self-styled professional fan organiser, is called from his home village of West Well Valley by his mother Yuanfang. Thinking he's highly connected with celebrities, she asks him to help organise the village's New Year celebrations  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yibai  •  Xie Dongshen
CAST:  Huang Jue  •  Sandra Ng Kwun-Yu  •  Aaron Kwok  •  Wang Baoqiang

Sun Xiangcheng, a self-styled professional fan organiser, is called from his home village of West Well Valley by his mother Yuanfang. Thinking he's highly connected with celebrities, she asks him to help organise the village's New Year celebrations  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yibai  •  Xie Dongshen
CAST:  Huang Jue  •  Sandra Ng Kwun-Yu  •  Aaron Kwok  •  Wang Baoqiang

Dangerous Liaisons (2012)

Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hur Jin-ho
CAST:  Zhang Ziyi  •  Cecilia Cheung  •  Jang Dong-gun  •  Shawn Dou

Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hur Jin-ho
CAST:  Zhang Ziyi  •  Cecilia Cheung  •  Jang Dong-gun  •  Shawn Dou

The Grandmaster (2013)

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wong Kar-wai
CAST:  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Zhang Ziyi  •  Song Hye-kyo  •  Chang Chen

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wong Kar-wai
CAST:  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Zhang Ziyi  •  Song Hye-kyo  •  Chang Chen

Love for Life (2011)

Set in a small Chinese village where HIV virus is spreading rapidly as a result of illicit blood trade, Mo shu wai zhuan revolves around De Yi and Qinqin are both estranged from their respective family because of their disease and unexpectedly find love with each ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gu Changwei
CAST:  Aaron Kwok  •  Jiang Wenli  •  Pu Cunxin  •  Wang Baoqiang

Set in a small Chinese village where HIV virus is spreading rapidly as a result of illicit blood trade, Mo shu wai zhuan revolves around De Yi and Qinqin are both estranged from their respective family because of their disease and unexpectedly find love with each ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gu Changwei
CAST:  Aaron Kwok  •  Jiang Wenli  •  Pu Cunxin  •  Wang Baoqiang

The Founding of a Republic (2009)

The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Han Sanping  •  Huang Jianxin
CAST:  Tang Guoqiang  •  Zhang Guoli  •  Ning Jing  •  Zhang Ziyi

The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Han Sanping  •  Huang Jianxin
CAST:  Tang Guoqiang  •  Zhang Guoli  •  Ning Jing  •  Zhang Ziyi
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