Direction: Tian Zhuangzhuang
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
The Blue Kite
1993 · Movie · 140 min. · China
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang
Cast Lü Liping · Li Xuejian · Yi Tian · Zhang Wenyao
Plot On Dry Well Lane in Beijing in 1953, Chen Shujuan and Lin Shaolong marry. A year later their son, nicknamed Tietou (Iron Head), is born. The Party is everywhere: Mao's...
6.8
248 votes
6.8
248 votes
Springtime in a Small Town
2002 · Movie · 116 min. · China
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang
Cast Jingfan Hu · Wu Jun · Xin Baiqing · Xiao Keng Ye
Plot Liyan and Yuwen live in post-war torpor, childless but with Liyan's school-aged sister. He coughs, imagining he has TB; Yuwan embroiders; they sleep in separate rooms. A surprise visit from...
6.7
226 votes
6.7
226 votes
The Horse Thief
1986 · Movie · 83 min. · China
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang
Cast Daiba · Jiji Dan · Drashi · Jamco Jayang
Plot A visually rich and exotic film about the simultaneous social censure and psychological consolation found in the religious beliefs of a Tibetan man, Rorbu, driven by poverty to steal a...
6.4
305 votes
6.4
305 votes
The Go Master
2006 · Movie · 104 min. · China
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang
Cast Chang Chen · Sylvia Chang · Li Xuejian · Akira Emoto
Plot Based on the life of Wu Qingyuan, the most renowned modern master of "go". A Chinese prodigy who became the undisputed master of this Japanese board game, Wu is torn...
6.2
45 votes
6.2
45 votes
The Warrior and the Wolf
2009 · Movie · 100 min. · China
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang
Cast Maggie Q · Jô Odagiri · Tou Chung-hua
Plot The disillusioned general of an ancient Chinese army regiment finds himself stranded in a village populated by a strange clan with mystical connections to wolves.
4.3
36 votes
4.3
36 votes
Red Elephant
1982 · Movie · 78 min. · China
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang · Xie Xiaojing · Zhang Jianya
Plot In the southwest frontiers of China there lie many luxuriant forests where live a great variety of plants and animals. Three kids of Daizu minority is told by a granny...
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Jiu yue
1984 · Movie · min. · China
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang
Cast Yunhui Jiang · Mingzhi Wang
Plot A teacher of Children's Palace treats everything and everyone with her zeal and sincerity.
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Rock Kids
1988 · Movie · 85 min. · China
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang
Plot Long Xiang resigns from his position as choreographer with a dance troupe and joins Star Fashion Company. He succeeds in winning a first prize, but the loss of his girlfriend,...
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Tea-Horse Road Series: Delamu
2004 · Documentary · 105 min. · China
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang
Cast Wang Kuirong
Plot Winding through variegated landscapes of staggering beauty, Chinese helmer Tian Zhuangzhuang (Blue Kite) accompanies a caravan as it travels down the Tea Horse Road, the highest and most perilous of...
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Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch
1992 · Movie · 110 min. · China
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang
Cast Jiang Wen · Liu Xiaoqing · Xu Fan · Xu Zhu
Plot It tells the story of Li Lianying, a eunuch who wielded power in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty.
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Unforgettable Life
1988 · Movie · 89 min. · China
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang
Cast Ding Jiali · Lei Kesheng · Li Xuejian · Shi Ke
Plot Lu Yun, an anchor of a television program, becomes pregnant before marriage but decides to have an induced abortion. After this induced abortion experience, she realizes the social problem of...
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The Street Players
1987 · Movie · 110 min. · China
Direction Tian Zhuangzhuang
Cast Gong Jinghua · Li Xuejian · Tan Ming-di · Zhu Xu
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