Chen Kaige

Chen Kaige

Director and producer. Born 12 August 1952 in Beijing, China.

4

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 3 directing

53

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

1

BAFTA1 won

Born

12 August 1952, Beijing, China

Active

1987–present

Frequently works with

Huang Jianxin, Dante Lam Chiu-yin, Jackson Yee, Lan Xiaolong, Tsui Hark, Wu Jing, Zhu Yawen

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Chen Kaige — Chen KaigeDick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

26th Tokyo International Film Festival: Chen Kaige 第26回東京国際映画祭チェン・カイコー (2013) — 26th Tokyo International Film Festival: Chen Kaige 第26回東京国際映画祭チェン・カイコー (2013)Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Chen Kaige speaking after a screening of Yellow Earth (1984) at the 50th Hong Kong International Film Festival. (2026) — Chen Kaige speaking after a screening of Yellow Earth (1984) at the 50th Hong Kong International Film Festival. (2026)Fred Cherrygarden, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige. Relevant Chinese filmakers from the Chinese Cinema Fifyh Generation. (2021) — Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige. Relevant Chinese filmakers from the Chinese Cinema Fifyh Generation. (2021)Left = deepskyobject Right = Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Chen Kaige — Chen KaigeImage via TMDB

Chen Kaige — Chen KaigeImage via TMDB

Chen Kaige — Chen KaigeImage via TMDB

Chinese director Chen Kai-Ge (2011) — Chinese director Chen Kai-Ge (2011)alanine, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Fred Cherrygarden, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Left = deepskyobject Right = Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); alanine, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.