5th Generation Project

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All films I have seen in my exploration of the 5th Generation, the most influential cohort of mainland Chinese filmmakers.

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1 - Directors from Beijing Film Academy Class of 1982
1a. Director course (1-151)
Chen Kaige (20), Tian Zhuangzhuang (15), Zhang Jianya* (15), Wu Ziniu (12), Peng Xiaolian (11), Xia Gang (11), Li Shaohong (11), Zhang Junzhao (9), Liu Miaomiao (8), Hu Mei (8), Jin Tao (7), Jiang Haiyang (5), Wang Ziyin (4), Jiang Weihe* (4), Xie Xiaojing* (4), Cui Xiaoqin* (4), Bai Hong (3), Li Ziyu (3), Li Xiaojun* (2), Zhou Wei (2), Ying Qi (1), Li Shaoxu (1), Zhao Jin (1)

1b. Cinematographer course (152-227)
Zhang Yimou (28), Lu Yue (7), Xiao Feng (7), Gu Changwei (7), Mu Deyuan (5), Zhang Li (4), Hou Yong (4), Xing Shumin (3), Wang Xiaolie (3), Liang Ming* (2), Sun Cheng (2), Wang Lianping (1), Zheng Ming (1), Shen Xinghao (1), Zhi Lei (1), Zhao Fei (1)

1c. Art department course (228-277)
Huo Jianqi (13), Feng Xiaoning (11), He Qun (8), Yin Li (6), Zhang Bingjian (2), Ma Huiwu (2), Shi Jiandu (2), Han Gang (1), Liu Yichuan (1), Li Jingsong (1), Hao Bing (1), Jiang Xiaozhen (1), Wang Honghai (1)

1d. Sound design course (278-288)
Ning Ying (11)

1e. Acting course (289-302)
Chen Guoxing* (13), Zhang Tielin (1), Jia Dongshuo (1)

1f. Animation course (303-330)
Ai Weiwei (14), Liu Zuofeng (8), Hu Yihong (3), Chen Sanwei (1), Li Geng (1), Zhang Xiaoan (1)

2 - Other Directors
2a. Associated figures who directed a feature in the 1980s (331-448)
Huang Jianxin (16), Zhou Xiaowen (12), Sun Zhou (11), Xu Geng (9), Mai Lisi & Sai Fu (9), He Ping (8), Zhang Zeming (5), Wang Jixing (5) , Song Jiangbo (5), Yu Xiaoyang (5), Dai Sijie (4), Zhao Weiheng (4), Ye Daying (4), Yang Fengliang* (4), Han Sanping** (2), Chen Lizhou (2), Xie Hong (2), Chen Guojun (2), Zheng Hua (2), Kang Jianning (2), Cheng Ke (2), Shi Chenfeng* (2) , Guo Fangfang** (2), Pan Peicheng (1), Weng Luming (1), Li Xiaolong (1), Fan Yuan (1), Yan Xiaozhui (1), Chen Lu** (1)

2b. Associated figures who didn’t direct a feature until after the 1980s (449-508)
Feng Xiaogang (18), Yang Yazhou* (9), Jiang Wen (6), Lei Xianhe* (4), Chen Peisi (3), Qi Jian (3), Gu Rong (2), Wang Xingjun (2), Lu Xiaowei (2), Zheng Xiaolong (2), Dong Zhenye (2), Liu Baolin** (2), Song Zhao (1), Zhang Xiaomin (1), Li Xian (1), Guo Lin (1), Wang Xinsheng (1), Lu Wei (1), Wang Shuo (1), Zeng Nianping (1), Zhu Shimao (1), Zhang Rui (1), Yi Huhewula (1), Jiang Hao** (1)

3 - One-off films related to the movement
3a. Related narrative films (509-510)
- The Last Emperor (1987, Bernardo Bertolucci)
- Buddha’s Lock (1987, Yim Ho)

3b. Documentaries about the Fifth Generation movement or specific Fifth Generation films (511-516)
- New Chinese Cinema (1989, Tony Rayns)
- Arena: Zhang Yimou (1993, Christopher Bruce)
- Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" (2018, Wang Peng)
- A New Appreciation of Chinese Cinema: Tony Rayns on Red Sorghum (2018, Gu Pengyuan)
- The Movie For The Next Century: Tony Rayns on The Horse Thief (2019, Gu Pengyuan)
- An Innovative Feature Film Debut: Tony Rayns on The Black Cannon Incident (2019, Gu Pengyuan)

4. Television series / adjacent filmmakers working only in television (517-529)
- Zhen San (1986, Lin Danqing, 10 episodes)
- The Temptation of Tibet (1988, Liu Lang, feature)
- A Native of Beijing in New York (1993, Feng Xiaogang & Zheng Xiaolong, 21 episodes)
- Haier Brothers (1995, Liu Zuofeng, 212 episodes)
- Yongzheng Dynasty (1999, Hu Mei, 44 episodes)
- Palace of Desire (2000, Li Shaohong, 40 episodes)
- Towards the Republic (2001, Zhang Li, 60 episodes)
- The Emperor in Han Dynasty (2005, Hu Mei, 58 episodes)
- Ming Dynasty 1566 (2007, Zhang Li, 46 episodes)
- Golden Wedding (2007, Zheng Xiaolong, 50 episodes)
- Empresses in the Palace (2011, Zheng Xiaolong, 76 episodes)
- Red Sorghum (2014, Zheng Xiaolong, 60 episodes)
- Palace of Devotion (2021, Li Shaohong, 61 episodes)

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* at least one film in this list from this director appears in another section due to having multiple 5th gen directors
** all films shown in this list are co-directed by another list director, so this director doesn’t have their own section

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Information on this list about directors is more trustworthy than the info on IMDb. If you’re wondering why a director is absent, it’s likely because they are actually a fourth generation director.

Missing at present:
Lugu Lake (1993, Kang Jianning)

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  1. 155 new

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
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    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
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    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  4. 152 new

    Hong gao liang

    1988 — a.k.a. Red Sorghum, in 11 top lists Check
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    Huang tu di

    1984 — a.k.a. Yellow Earth, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 30 new

    Lan feng zheng

    1993 — a.k.a. The Blue Kite, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 156 new

    Qiu Ju da guan si

    1992 — a.k.a. The Story of Qiu Ju, in 8 top lists Check
  8. 474 new

    Guizi lai le

    2000 — a.k.a. Devils on the Doorstep, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 158 new

    Huo zhe

    1994 — a.k.a. To Live, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 25 new

    Dao ma zei

    1986 — a.k.a. The Horse Thief, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 164 new

    Ying xiong

    2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check
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    Ju Dou

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 165 new

    Shi mian mai fu

    2004 — a.k.a. House of Flying Daggers, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 473 new

    Yang guang can lan de ri zi

    1994 — a.k.a. In the Heat of the Sun, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 161 new

    Yi ge dou bu neng shao

    1999 — a.k.a. Not One Less, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 3 new

    Hai zi wang

    1987 — a.k.a. King of the Children, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 31 new

    Xiao cheng zhi chun

    2002 — a.k.a. Springtime in a Small Town, in 3 top lists Check
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    Bian zou bian chang

    1991 — a.k.a. Life on a String, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 32 new

    Cha ma gu dao xi lie

    2004 — a.k.a. Tea-Horse Road Series: Delamu, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 167 new

    Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia

    2006 — a.k.a. Curse of the Golden Flower, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 166 new

    Qian li zou dan qi

    2005 — a.k.a. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 162 new

    Wo de fu qin mu qin

    1999 — a.k.a. The Road Home, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 181 new

    Zhao xiansheng

    1998 — a.k.a. Mr. Zhao, in 2 top lists Check
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    Chang jin hu

    2021 — a.k.a. The Battle at Lake Changjin, in 1 top list
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  25. 19 new

    Chang jin hu zhi shui men qiao

    2022 — a.k.a. Water Gate Bridge, in 1 top list
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    Da yue bing

    1986 — a.k.a. The Big Parade, in 1 top list Check
  27. 358 new

    Ermo

    1994, in 1 top list Check
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    Fang hua

    2017 — a.k.a. Youth, in 1 top list
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    Feng yue

    1996 — a.k.a. Temptress Moon, in 1 top list Check
  30. 173 new

    The Great Wall

    2016, in 1 top list Check
  31. 9 new

    He ni zai yi qi

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  32. 331 new

    Hei pao shi jian

    1985 — a.k.a. The Black Cannon Incident, in 1 top list Check
  33. 86 new

    Hong fen

    1995 — a.k.a. Blush, in 1 top list Check
  34. 7 new

    Jing Ke ci Qin Wang

    1998 — a.k.a. The Emperor and the Assassin, in 1 top list Check
  35. 195 new

    Kong que

    2005 — a.k.a. Peacock, in 1 top list Check
  36. 24 new

    Lie chang zha sha

    1984 — a.k.a. On the Hunting Ground, in 1 top list Check
  37. 476 new

    Rang zi dan fei

    2010 — a.k.a. Let the Bullets Fly, in 1 top list Check
  38. 455 new

    Shou ji

    2003 — a.k.a. Cell Phone, in 1 top list Check
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    Shuang Qi Zhen dao ke

    1991 — a.k.a. The Swordsman in Double Flag Town, in 1 top list Check
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    Wo he wo de zu guo

    2019 — a.k.a. My People, My Country, in 1 top list
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    Wo shi ni ba ba

    2000 — a.k.a. Baba, in 1 top list Check
  42. 33 new

    Wu Qingyuan

    2006 — a.k.a. The Go Master, in 1 top list Check
  43. 163 new

    Xing fu shi guang

    2000 — a.k.a. Happy Times, in 1 top list Check
  44. 159 new

    Yao a yao, yao dao wai po qiao

    1995 — a.k.a. Shanghai Triad, in 1 top list Check
  45. 95 new

    Yi ge he ba ge

    1983 — a.k.a. One and Eight, in 1 top list Check
  46. 160 new

    You hua hao hao shuo

    1997 — a.k.a. Keep Cool, in 1 top list Check
  47. 185 new

    1 Dimension

    2013, in 0 top lists
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    1921

    2021, in 0 top lists
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  49. 238 new

    1980 nian dai de ai qing

    2015 — a.k.a. Love in the 1980s, in 0 top lists
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    Across the Plateau

    2007, in 0 top lists
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