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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Cuo wei
1986 — a.k.a. Dislocation, 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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Amannishahan
1993, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bang piao
1987, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bao bei xiao tou yu dao dao
1991, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bei gao Shangang ye
1994, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bie shu zhai xing
1991, in 0 top lists Check -
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Caofangzi
2000 — a.k.a. Thatched Memories, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ci sha Wang Jingwei
1988 — a.k.a. Assassinating Wang Jingwei, in 0 top lists Check -
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Da chong zhuang
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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Da chuan qi
1988, in 0 top lists Check -
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Da hui mie
1990 — a.k.a. Total Destruction, in 0 top lists Check -
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Da lu
1993, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dai xun zhang de zhou si fan
1988, in 0 top lists Check -
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Di hou wu gong dui
1995, in 0 top lists Check -
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Di xue huang hun
1989, in 0 top lists Check -
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Fen nu de gu dao
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Feng liu jing cha wang ming fei
1988, in 0 top lists Check -
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Feng yu gu yuan
1991, in 0 top lists Check -
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Foreign Moon
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gada Meilin
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ge shou
1997 — a.k.a. The Singer, in 0 top lists Check -
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Guan yu ai de gu shi
1998 — a.k.a. Common People, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hei qi te shi
1988, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hei shan lu
1994, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hei yanjing
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Hong he gu
1997 — a.k.a. Red River Valley, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hong se lian ren
1998 — a.k.a. Shanghai Story, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hong xi fu
1997 — a.k.a. The Red Suit, 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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Jia da xia
1989, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jia you, Zhong Guo dui!
1985, 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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Jian hou chang cheng dong
1990, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jiang hu ba mian feng
1991, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jing du qiu xia
1987 — a.k.a. Soccer Heroes, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jinji pojiang
2000 — a.k.a. Crash Landing, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kaixin dou lai mi
2000, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lan se ai qing
2001 — a.k.a. A Love of Blueness, in 0 top lists Check -
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Li hun da zhan
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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Li hun he tong
1990, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lie huo jin gang
1991, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mei shi tou zhe le
1998 — a.k.a. A Tree in House, in 0 top lists Check -
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Merlin and the Dragons
1991, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mi mi cai fang
1989, in 0 top lists Check -
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'Ming wang xing' xing dong
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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Nu er lo
1985 — a.k.a. Army Nurse, in 0 top lists Check -
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Nu ren de gu shi
1989 — a.k.a. Women's Story, in 0 top lists Check -
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Qi shi feng yun
1990, in 0 top lists Check -
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Quan ji shou
1988, in 0 top lists Check
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