---
name: "Gu Changwei"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gu-changwei"
fi1m_id: "gu-changwei"
imdb_id: "nm0345146"
tmdb_id: 66169
wikidata_id: "Q716018"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "12 December 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T01:32:17.785970+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Gu Changwei

## Identity

Gu Changwei

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gu-changwei
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gu-changwei
- **IMDb ID:** nm0345146
- **TMDB ID:** 66169
- **Wikidata ID:** Q716018
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu_Changwei, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q716018, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0345146/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66169

Cinematographer. Born 12 December 1957 in Xi'an, Shanxi Province, China.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 12 December 1957, Xi'an, Shanxi Province, China
- **Active:** 1988–1993
- **Also known as:** Gu Chang-Wei, Gu Chang Wei
- **Frequently works with:** [Gong Li](https://film.one/person/gong-li.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 1990s 85 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu_Changwei, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q716018, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0345146/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66169

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Farewell My Concubine*](https://film.one/film/farewell-my-concubine.md) (85)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gu Changwei is a Chinese cinematographer and film director. He was born on 12 December 1957 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He trained at the Beijing Film Academy, graduating in 1982, and began his career as a photography assistant at Xi'an Film Studio.

He is known for his work as director of photography on films including *Red Sorghum* (1988), *Ju Dou* (1990), *Farewell My Concubine* (1993), *In the Heat of the Sun* (1994), *The Gingerbread Man* (1998), *Autumn in New York* (2000) and *Devils on the Doorstep* (2001). He has also directed features such as *Peacock* (2005). He is married to actress Jiang Wenli.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Farewell My Concubine* (1993), Fi1m 85, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/farewell-my-concubine.md)
- *Red Sorghum* (1988), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/red-sorghum.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Hedgehog* (2024), Director, Presenter, Writer
- *Fate Express* (2018), as Brother Si
- *Nice to Meet You* (2018), as Policeman A · Director, Producer, Screenplay
- *Love On The Cloud* (2014), Director
- *Longtou* (2012), Director
- *Beautiful 2012* (2012), Director
- *Love for Life* (2011), Producer, Director of Photography, Writer, Director
- *Together* (2010), Actor
- *And the Spring Comes* (2007), Director, Producer
- *All the Invisible Children* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Peacock* (2005), Director
- *Devils on the Doorstep* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Autumn in New York* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Crazy English* (1999), Actor
- *知识改变命运* (1999), Director
- *Hurlyburly* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Gingerbread Man* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Last Chance Love* (1997), Director of Photography
- *In the Heat of the Sun* (1994), Director of Photography
- *The Trail* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Farewell My Concubine* (1993), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/farewell-my-concubine.md)
- *Life on a String* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Ju Dou* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Codename Cougar* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Red Sorghum* (1988), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/red-sorghum.md)
- *King of the Children* (1987), as Secretary Wu · Director of Photography
- *The Magic Braid* (1986), Director of Photography
- *At the Beach* (1984), Director of Photography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1994: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Farewell My Concubine*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Silver Frog 1993: Silver Frog (won), for *Farewell My Concubine*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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