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name: "Wang Yu"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/wang-yu-997118"
fi1m_id: "wang-yu-997118"
imdb_id: "nm0911094"
tmdb_id: 997118
wikidata_id: "Q7967741"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "28 March 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T16:50:07.745767+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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# Wang Yu

## Identity

Wang Yu

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/wang-yu-997118
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** wang-yu-997118
- **IMDb ID:** nm0911094
- **TMDB ID:** 997118
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7967741
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Yu_(filmmaker), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7967741, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911094/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/997118

Cinematographer. Born 28 March 1944.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 28 March 1944
- **Also known as:** Yu Wang, 王昱
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Yu_(filmmaker), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7967741, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911094/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/997118

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms*](https://film.one/film/creation-of-the-gods-i-kingdom-of-storms.md) (65)

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## Biography

Wang Yu, also credited as Yu Wang or 王昱, is a Chinese cinematographer and director. He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and began working in the industry in the early 1990s, initially as an assistant on Lou Ye's Weekend Lover (1993). His first credit as director of photography was on Lou Ye's Suzhou River (2000).

He has collaborated frequently with directors including Lou Ye, Jia Zhangke, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Ann Hui. Notable credits as cinematographer include The Go Master (2006), Lost in Beijing (2007), 24 City (2008) and The Golden Era (2014). He served as director of photography on Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023) and its sequel Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force (2025).

Wang Yu has received several awards for his cinematography, including the Golden Goblet at the Shanghai International Film Festival for The Go Master and the Hong Kong Film Award for The Golden Era. He also directed the 2019 feature The Guilty Ones.

*Sources: red.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, baike.baidu.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms* (2023), Fi1m 65, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/creation-of-the-gods-i-kingdom-of-storms.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *Intermission* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/creation-of-the-gods-i-kingdom-of-storms.md)
- *The Guilty Ones* (2019), Director
- *A Tale of Three Cities* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Golden Era* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Crazy Dinner Party* (2012), Director of Photography
- *My Own Swordsman* (2011), Camera Department Manager
- *Cinderella Moon* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Warrior and the Wolf* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Lost Indulgence* (2008), Director of Photography
- *24 City* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Cry Me a River* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Lost in Beijing* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Go Master* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Colour Blossoms* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Tea-Horse Road Series: Delamu* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Purple Butterfly* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Zhou Yu's Train* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Unknown Pleasures* (2002), First Assistant Director
- *Quitting* (2001), Director of Photography
- *All the Way* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Suzhou River* (2000), Director of Photography
- *A Lingering Face* (1999), Director of Photography

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