Chen Kaige

Director

Born: August 12, 1952 (73 years old)

Place of birth: Beijing, China

Biography

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.

Filmography (29)

• The Grand Mansion Gate (2001, ★ 8.9)
• Farewell My Concubine (1993, ★ 7.9)
• The Volunteers: Peace at Last (2025, ★ 7.9)
• The Emperor and the Assassin (1998, ★ 6.9)
• Together (2002, ★ 6.9)
• The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven (2012, ★ 7.4)
• The Last Emperor (1987, ★ 7.6)
• Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002, ★ 6.8)
• To Each His Own Cinema (2007, ★ 6.5)
• Life on a String (1991, ★ 6.9)
• Yellow Earth (1984, ★ 7.2)
• The Founding of a Republic (2009, ★ 5.3)
• The Promise (2005, ★ 5.5)
• Killing Me Softly (2002, ★ 5.6)
• Forever Enthralled (2008, ★ 6.2)
• Temptress Moon (1996, ★ 6.6)
• Caught in the Web (2012, ★ 6.6)
• King of the Children (1987, ★ 7)
• The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge (2022, ★ 6.3)
• The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021, ★ 6.2)
• Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998, ★ 4.9)
• Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015, ★ 5.1)
• Sacrifice (2010, ★ 6)
• The Big Parade (1986, ★ 5.2)
• China's Megatomb Revealed (2016, ★ 5.8)
• The Volunteers: To the War (2023, ★ 6)
• Legend of the Demon Cat (2017, ★ 6.2)
• The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death (2024, ★ 6.3)
• My People, My Country (2019, ★ 6.7)