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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Huang tu di
1984 — a.k.a. Yellow Earth, in 9 top lists Check -
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Da yue bing
1986 — a.k.a. The Big Parade, in 1 top list Check -
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Hai zi wang
1987 — a.k.a. King of the Children, 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 -
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Ba wang bie ji
1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check -
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Feng yue
1996 — a.k.a. Temptress Moon, in 1 top list Check -
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Jing Ke ci Qin Wang
1998 — a.k.a. The Emperor and the Assassin, in 1 top list Check -
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Killing Me Softly
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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He ni zai yi qi
2002, in 1 top list Check -
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Wu ji
2005 — a.k.a. The Promise, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mei Lanfang
2008 — a.k.a. Forever Enthralled, in 0 top lists Check -
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Zhao shi gu er
2010 — a.k.a. Sacrifice, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sou suo
2012 — a.k.a. Caught in the Web, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lie chang zha sha
1984 — a.k.a. On the Hunting Ground, in 1 top list Check -
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Dao ma zei
1986 — a.k.a. The Horse Thief, in 6 top lists Check -
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Yaogun Qingnian
1988 — a.k.a. Rock Kids, in 0 top lists Check -
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Te bie shou shu shi
1988, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lan feng zheng
1993 — a.k.a. The Blue Kite, in 8 top lists Check -
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Xiao cheng zhi chun
2002 — a.k.a. Springtime in a Small Town, in 3 top lists Check -
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Wu Qingyuan
2006 — a.k.a. The Go Master, in 1 top list Check -
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Lang zai ji
2009 — a.k.a. The Warrior and the Wolf, in 0 top lists Check -
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Wan zhong
1989 — a.k.a. Evening Bell, in 0 top lists Check -
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Nan Jing 1937
1995 — a.k.a. Don't Cry, Nanking, in 0 top lists Check -
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Guoge
1999 — a.k.a. National Anthem, in 0 top lists Check -
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Yingxiong Zheng Chengong
2002 — a.k.a. Hero Zheng Chengong, in 0 top lists Check -
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Shanghai jishi
1998 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in Shanghai, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jia zhuang mei gan jue
2002 — a.k.a. Shanghai Women, in 0 top lists Check -
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Meili Shanghai
2004 — a.k.a. Shanghai Story, in 0 top lists Check -
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Shanghai Lunba
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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Zi xin de nan zi han
1985, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hong fen
1995 — a.k.a. Blush, in 1 top list Check -
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Hong xi fu
1997 — a.k.a. The Red Suit, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lian ai zhong de Bao Bei
2004 — a.k.a. Baober in Love, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sheng si jie
2005 — a.k.a. Stolen Life, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jia you, Zhong Guo dui!
1985, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hu guang
1989 — a.k.a. Arc Light, in 0 top lists Check -
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Quan ji shou
1988, in 0 top lists Check -
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Za zui zi
1993 — a.k.a. Chatterbox, in 0 top lists Check -
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Am anderen Ende der Brücke
2002 — a.k.a. On the Other Side of the Bridge, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kong Zi
2010 — a.k.a. Confucius, in 0 top lists Check -
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Duo ming jing hun Shanghai tan
1993, in 0 top lists Check -
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Turning Point 1977
2009, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hong gao liang
1988 — a.k.a. Red Sorghum, in 11 top lists Check -
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Dai hao mei zhou bao
1989 — a.k.a. Codename Cougar, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ju Dou
1990, in 5 top lists Check -
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Da hong denglong gaogao gua
1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check -
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Qiu Ju da guan si
1992 — a.k.a. The Story of Qiu Ju, in 8 top lists Check -
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Hua hun
1994 — a.k.a. Pan Yu Liang, a Woman Painter, in 0 top lists Check -
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Huo zhe
1994 — a.k.a. To Live, in 7 top lists Check -
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Yao a yao, yao dao wai po qiao
1995 — a.k.a. Shanghai Triad, in 1 top list Check
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