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Jiang Wen
Writer 63 years old

Jiang Wen

Tangshan, Hebei, China

Jiang Wen (born 5 January 1963) is a Chinese film actor, screenwriter, and director. As a director, he is sometimes grouped with the "Sixth Generation" that emerged in the 1990s. Jiang is also well known internationally as an actor, having starred with Gong Li in Zhang Yimou's... Read full bio →

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Xie bu ya zheng

Xie bu ya zheng

Jiang Wen 2018 2h 17m

A martial arts-infused spy thriller set in 1937 Beijing. A time when China was lurching between revolution, prosperity, and chaos.

Yi bu zhi yao

Yi bu zhi yao

Jiang Wen 2014 2h 20m

Set in 1920s Shanghai, Ma Zouri and Xiang Feitian establish a notorious beauty pageant called the Flowers Competition. All of the city's elite attend the gala event, but when Wanyan Ying unexpectedly wins, it sets into motion a series of tragic events that change their destinies.

Rang zidan fei

Rang zidan fei

Jiang Wen 2010 2h 12m 7.0

Set in China during the warring 1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter.

Guizi lai le

Guizi lai le

Jiang Wen 2000 2h 19m 8.5

During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners.

Yang guang can lan de ri zi

Yang guang can lan de ri zi

Jiang Wen 1994 2h 21m

Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals with free rein over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."

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