Tian Zhuangzhuang

Tian Zhuangzhuang (Chinese: 田壮壮; born April 1952) is a Chinese movie director, producer and actor.

Tian Zhuangzhuang
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Born (1952-04-23) 23 April 1952 (age 72)
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
OccupationFilm director, producer, actor and professor at Beijing Film Academy
Years active1980-present
Parent(s)Tian Fang (father)
Yu Lan (mother)
AwardsTokyo Grand Prix
1993 The Blue Kite
San Marco Prize
2002 Springtime in a Small Town
Jin Jue for Best Director
2007 The Go Master
Tian Zhuangzhuang
Traditional Chinese 田壯壯
Simplified Chinese 田壮壮

Tian's early career were mainly avant-garde documentary movies such as On the Hunting Ground (1985) and The Horse Thief (1986). His movie The Blue Kite (1993), was so controversial he was forced to exile from the movie business.[1][2] He later directed The Go Master (2006) and the historical action movie The Warrior and the Wolf (2009).

References

  1. "Banned In Beijing" 1994. Chicago Tribune.
  2. Yang, p. 91-92.