Skip to content
224,677 profiles ranked

Li Yang

Chinese film director · China · On the map · Directors · Born 1959 · age 67

Li Yang is a Chinese writer-director. Though often grouped with the so-called Sixth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, he is in fact closer in age to the Fifth Generation and in interviews has denied membership with either group, claiming that such labels are only artificial differentiations.

Li Yang is read about 24 times a day, in 9 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 20 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare Claim

A life in dates

2025Mostly SunnyFilm, Lin Li2023FirestormFilm, DirectorNever Say NeverFilm, 2023Principal Chen2017Blind WayFilm, Director, Writer2014My Legendary Grandmother and ISeriesThe Taking of Tiger MountainFilm, 2014Writer2007Blind MountainFilm, Director, Writer2003Golden Horse Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayAwardSilver Bear for Outstanding Artistic ContributionAwardBlind ShaftFilm, 2003Director, Writer1996边关烟雨Series, Director, WriterThe WakeFilm, 1996Director1994Happy Swan SongFilm, Director1991Women's KingdomFilm, Director1959Born

People around Li

Close ties

  • Blind Mountain 2007
  • Blind Shaft 2003
  • The Taking of Tiger Mountain 2014

Filmography 10

23 credits on file

Television 2

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Golden Horse Award for Best Adapted Screenplay2003
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution2003

About this person

Country
China
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1959 · age 67