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Chen Kaige

DIRECTOR · FROM BEIJING, CHINA

Chen Kaige

Born 1952 · 74 years old37 credits since 19843 coming up

Period pieceMelancholicEpicThought provokingTense

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In the pictureFarewell My Concubine

ABOUT CHEN

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born12 August 1952

BirthplaceBeijing, China

Known forDirecting

On Cineora26 of 35 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Chen from.

Farewell My Concubine poster

Movie

Farewell My Concubine

1993IMDb8.1

Killing Me Softly poster

Movie

Killing Me Softly

2002IMDb5.4

The Promise poster

Movie

2005IMDb5.6

The Emperor and the Assassin poster

Movie

The Emperor and the Assassin

1998IMDb7.2

To Each His Own Cinema poster

Movie

To Each His Own Cinema

2007IMDb6.7

The Battle at Lake Changjin poster

Movie

The Battle at Lake Changjin

2021IMDb5.5

Together poster

Movie

2002IMDb7.4

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet poster

Movie

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

2002IMDb7.1

Legend of the Demon Cat poster

Movie

Legend of the Demon Cat

2017IMDb6.2

Yellow Earth poster

Movie

1984IMDb7.1

Sacrifice poster

Movie

2010IMDb6.2

My People, My Country poster

Movie

My People, My Country

2019IMDb6.3

Coming up

What Chen is working on next.

Swan SongDirectorDate to be announced
Flowers from the AshesDirectorDate to be announced
风禾尽起张居正DirectorDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 26
Average IMDb: 6.4
Highest rated: Farewell My ConcubineIMDb 8.1
Working since: 1984

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

37 credits

The 2020s

7 titles · IMDb 5.7 on average

The Volunteers: Peace at Last poster

Movie

The Volunteers: Peace at Last

2025IMDb6.0

Director · Writer

The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death poster

Movie

The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death

2024IMDb5.9

Director · Writer

The Volunteers: To the War poster

Movie

The Volunteers: To the War

2023IMDb5.7

Director

The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge poster

Movie

The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge

2022IMDb5.6

Director · Producer

The Battle at Lake Changjin poster

Movie

The Battle at Lake Changjin

2021IMDb5.5

Director · Executive Producer

Not on Cineora

Something Just Like This

2020

Producer · 47 episodes

Not on Cineora

Shu Zhen

2020

Director

The 2010s

6 titles · IMDb 6.1 on average

My People, My Country poster

Movie

My People, My Country

2019IMDb6.3

Director

Legend of the Demon Cat poster

Movie

Legend of the Demon Cat

2017IMDb6.2

Director · Writer

Not on Cineora

China's Megatomb Revealed

2016

Director

Monk Comes Down the Mountain poster

Movie

Monk Comes Down the Mountain

2015IMDb5.5

Director · Screenplay

Caught in the Web poster

Movie

Caught in the Web

2012IMDb6.5

Director · Writer

Sacrifice poster

Movie

2010IMDb6.2

Director · Screenplay

The 2000s

10 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Forever Enthralled poster

Movie

Forever Enthralled

2008IMDb6.7

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Turandot di Giacomo Puccini

2008

Director

Not on Cineora

One 2008th

2008

Director

To Each His Own Cinema poster

Movie

To Each His Own Cinema

2007IMDb6.7

Director

The Promise poster

Movie

2005IMDb5.6

Director · Writer

Together poster

Movie

2002IMDb7.4

Director · Screenplay

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet poster

Movie

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

2002IMDb7.1

Director

Not on Cineora

100 Flowers Hidden Deep

2002

Director

The 1990s

4 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

The Emperor and the Assassin poster

Movie

The Emperor and the Assassin

1998IMDb7.2

Director · Writer · Producer

Temptress Moon poster

Movie

1996IMDb6.6

Director · Story

Farewell My Concubine poster

Movie

Farewell My Concubine

1993IMDb8.1

Director

Life on a String poster

Movie

Life on a String

1991IMDb6.9

Director · Screenplay

The 1980s

4 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

King of the Children poster

Movie

King of the Children

1987IMDb7.1

Director · Writer

Not on Cineora

The Big Parade

1986

Director

Not on Cineora

Forced Take-off

1984

Director

Yellow Earth poster

Movie

1984IMDb7.1

Director · Screenplay

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Chen’s titles.

Zhu YawenThe Battle at Lake Changjin, The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge and 3 more

Wang XueqiYellow Earth, Sacrifice and 3 more

Zhao JipingComposer · Farewell My Concubine, The Emperor and the Assassin and 3 more

Chen HongThe Promise, Together and 2 more

Huang JianxinWriter · The Battle at Lake Changjin, The Founding of a Republic and 2 more

Zhang KeWriter · My People, My Country, The Volunteers: To the War and 2 more

Arthur ChenSacrifice, The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death and 1 more

Wu JingThe Battle at Lake Changjin, The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge and 1 more

Zhang ZifengThe Volunteers: To the War, The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death and 1 more

Gong LiFarewell My Concubine, The Emperor and the Assassin and 1 more