Where to watch Zhang Yimou in the UK
Find every Zhang Yimou film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 1 August 2026.
Zhang Yimou (born November 14, 1950 or 1951) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum. Zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with Best Foreign Film nominations for Ju Dou in 1990 and Raise the Red Lantern in 1991, Silver Lion and Golden Lion prizes at the Venice Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. One of Zhang's recurrent themes is…
Zhang Yimou films streaming in the UK
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Zhang Yimou TV shows streaming in the UK
Selected TV credits featuring Zhang Yimou.
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- Hero (2002) Director
- The Grand Mansion Gate (2001) as 李莲英
- Golden Horse Awards (1962) as Self
- Celebrity Talk Show (1989) as 张艺谋
- The Great Wall (2016) Director
- The Lead (2026) Executive Producer
- The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up (2018) as Self
- To Live (1994) Director
- Thirteen Talks (2016) Cast
- CMG Spring Festival Gala (1983) Cast
- Red Sorghum (1988) Director
- The Flowers of War (2011) Director
- House of Flying Daggers (2004) Director
- The First Shot (2024) Producer
- Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) Director
- Raise the Red Lantern (1991) Director
- One And Eight (1983) Director of Photography
- Shanghai Triad (1995) Director
- The Road Home (1999) Director
- 激荡·1978-2008 (2008) Cast
- Shadow (2018) Director
- Yellow Earth (1984) Director of Photography
- Scare Out (2026) Director
- Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010) Director
- Ju Dou (1990) Director
- Cliff Walkers (2021) Director
- Not One Less (1999) Director
- The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) Director
- Full River Red (2023) Director
- A Terra-Cotta Warrior (1989) as General Meng Tianfang
- My People, My Homeland (2020) Producer
- Beijing 2022 (2023) Executive Producer
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) Director
- Forced Take-off (1984) Cinematography
- Stories Through 180 Lenses (2014) Director
- Trespassing Bergman (2013) as Self
- Lady of the Dynasty (2015) Co-Director
- Coming Home (2014) Director
- Article 20 (2024) Writer
- Snipers (2022) Director
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Most-watched Zhang Yimou films currently: Hero (2002), The Great Wall (2016), To Live (1994), Red Sorghum (1988), The Flowers of War (2011).
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Selected TV credits: The Grand Mansion Gate (2001), Golden Horse Awards (1962), Celebrity Talk Show (1989), The Lead (2026), The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up (2018).
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