Chen Kaige

Biography

Chen Kaige (陈凯歌) is a Chinese film director born on born August 12, 1952. He is a leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese cinema. His films are known for their visual flair and epic storytelling.

Directed

1. Farewell My Concubine (1993) — Director
2. Killing Me Softly (2002) — Director
3. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — Director
4. The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) — Director
5. The Promise (2005) — Director
6. Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015) — Director
7. Legend of the Demon Cat (2017) — Director
8. The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge (2022) — Director
9. The Emperor and the Assassin (1998) — Director
10. My People, My Country (2019) — Director
11. Together (2002) — Director
12. Yellow Earth (1984) — Director
13. Sacrifice (2010) — Director
14. Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) — Director
15. Temptress Moon (1996) — Director
16. Caught in the Web (2012) — Director
17. Forever Enthralled (2008) — Director
18. King of the Children (1987) — Director
19. The Volunteers: To the War (2023) — Director
20. The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death (2024) — Director
21. Life on a String (1991) — Director
22. The Volunteers: Peace at Last (2025) — Director
23. China's Megatomb Revealed (2016) — Director
24. The Big Parade (1986) — Director
25. Forced Take-off (1984) — Director
26. Swan Song — Director
27. Flowers from the Ashes — Director
28. Shu Zhen (2020) — Director
29. One 2008th (2008) — Director
30. Turandot di Giacomo Puccini (2008) — Director
31. 100 Flowers Hidden Deep (2002) — Director
32. 吕布与貂蝉 (2001) — Director
33. 风禾尽起张居正 — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Last Emperor (1987) — Captain of Imperial Guard
2. The Emperor and the Assassin (1998) — Lu Buwei
3. The Founding of a Republic (2009) — Feng Yuxiang
4. Together (2002) — Professor Yu
5. The Grand Mansion Gate (2001) — 府衙差官
6. The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven (2012) — 东海龙王
7. Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998) — Self
8. Everybody Stand By (2019)
9. A Special Day (2012) — Self
10. Action (2021)
11. My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes (2019) — Self
12. Changjin, Changjin (2022) — Self
13. New Chinese Cinema (1989)
14. Shiny Stars, Rusty Red (2003) — Himself
15. Voice (2012)
16. 首届CMG中国电影盛典 (2026) — 艺术长青特别贡献