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

• 首届CMG中国电影盛典 — 艺术长青特别贡献
• 2025The Volunteers: Peace at Last — Director, Writer
• 2024The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death — Director, Writer
• 2023The Volunteers: To the War — Director
• 2022The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge — Producer, Director
• Action
• 2021The Battle at Lake Changjin — Executive Producer, Director
• 2020Shu Zhen — Director
• Something Just Like This — Producer
• Everybody Stand By
• 2019My People, My Country — Director
• 2017Legend of the Demon Cat — Director, Writer
• 2016China's Megatomb Revealed — Director
• 2015Monk Comes Down the Mountain — Screenplay, Director
• 2012Caught in the Web — Director, Writer
• 2012The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven — 东海龙王
• Voice
• 2010Sacrifice — Director, Screenplay
• 2009The Founding of a Republic — Feng Yuxiang
• 2008Forever Enthralled — Director, Screenplay
• 2008One 2008th — Director
• 2008Turandot — Stage Director
• 2008Turandot di Giacomo Puccini — Director
• 2007To Each His Own Cinema — Director
• 2005The Promise — Director, Writer
• 2002100 Flowers Hidden Deep — Director
• 2002Killing Me Softly — Director
• 2002Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet — Director
• 2002Together — Professor Yu, Screenplay, Director
• The Grand Mansion Gate — 府衙差官
• 吕布与貂蝉 — Director
• 1998The Emperor and the Assassin — Lu Buwei, Director, Writer, Producer
• 1996Temptress Moon — Director, Story
• 1993Farewell My Concubine — Director
• 1991Life on a String — Director, Screenplay
• 1989New Chinese Cinema
• 1987King of the Children — Director, Writer
• 1987The Last Emperor — Captain of Imperial Guard
• 1986The Big Parade — Director
• 1984Forced Take-off — Director
• 1984Yellow Earth — Director, Screenplay
• Flowers from the Ashes — Director
• Swan Song — Director
• 风禾尽起张居正 — Director

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 2022Changjin, Changjin — Self
• My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes — Self
• 2012A Special Day — Self
• 2003Shiny Stars, Rusty Red — Himself
• 1998Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema — Self