Zhang Ke Jia

Jia Zhang Ke

  • Name: Jia Zhang Ke
  • Native name: 贾樟柯
  • Also Known as: Jia Zhangke, Gaa Zoeng O, Gu Zeong O, 賈樟柯
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 24, 1970
  • Age: 53
Jia Zhang Ke is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. He is generally regarded as a leading figure of the "Sixth Generation" movement of Chinese cinema, a group that also includes such figures as Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye, Wang Quan'an and Zhang Yuan.

Born in Fenyang, Shanxi, and graduated from Beijing Film Academy. His debut feature Xiao Wu (1998) won numerous awards from international film festivals, including the New Currents Award at BIFF. Since then, he has gained international recognition and became a leading filmmaker of contemporary Chinese cinema. He received the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for Still Life (2006) and the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival for A Touch of Sin (2013). His major works include Xiao Wu (1998), Platform (2000), Unknown Pleasures (2002), 24 City (2008), Mountains May Depart (2015), and Ash is Purest White (2018).

(Source: BIFF & WIkipedia) Edit Biography
Director
Year Title Type Rating
TBA Twin Heroes Club
Movie
0.0
2022 Peacock, Peacock
Movie
0.0
2022 Back
Movie
7.9
2016 Beautiful 2016
Movie
0.0
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
2024 Caught by the Tides
Movie
0.0
2020 Swimming Out Till The Sea Turns Blue
Movie
8.0
2018 Ash Is Purest White
Movie
7.5
2016 The Hedonists
Movie
0.0
2015 Mountains May Depart
Movie
6.9
2013 A Touch of Sin
Movie
7.3
2010 I Wish I Knew
Movie
7.9
2009 24 City
Movie
7.5
2008 Cry Me a River
Movie
6.7
2006 Still Life
Movie
7.0
2004 The World
Movie
7.2
2002 Unknown Pleasures
Movie
7.4
2000 Platform
Movie
7.5
1997 Pickpocket
Movie
7.5
1995 Xiaoshan Going Home
Movie
5.0
Producer
Year Title Type Rating
TBA Imperial Exam
Movie
0.0
TBA Heaven and Hell
Movie
0.0
2020 The Calming
Movie
0.0
Executive Producer
Year Title Type Rating
TBA Rage
Movie
0.0
2020 Seeing Nara Again
Movie
8.0
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2022 Da Shi Jie Niu Dan Ji
Chinese Drama, 2022, 14 eps
{The Great Director} (Main Role)
14
{The Great Director}
Main Role
7.2
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
TBA Pseudo Idealist
Chinese Movie, 0000,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
2022 The Great Director
Chinese Movie, 2022,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
2020 Keep Rolling
Hong Kong Movie, 2020,
(Support Role)
Support Role
8.0
2020 The Best Is Yet to Come
Chinese Movie, 2020,
[Coal mine owner] (Support Role)
[Coal mine owner]
Support Role
7.3
2020 Swimming Out Till The Sea Turns Blue
Chinese Movie, 2020,
Jia Zhang Ke [Interviewer] (Main Role)
Jia Zhang Ke [Interviewer]
Main Role
8.0
2016 The Hedonists
Chinese Movie, 2016,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
2016 Everybody's Fine
Chinese Movie, 2016,
[Macau gangster boss] (Guest Role)
[Macau gangster boss]
Guest Role
7.5
2014 Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Taiwanese Movie, 2014,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.0
2014 Continent
Chinese Movie, 2014,
Su Mi's uncle (Support Role)
Su Mi's uncle
Support Role
7.3
2013 Boundless
Hong Kong Movie, 2013,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
6.0
2013 A Touch of Sin
Chinese Movie, 2013,
[Man at a brothel] (Guest Role)
[Man at a brothel]
Guest Role
7.3
2006 Karmic Mahjong
Chinese Movie, 2006,
[Mobster] (Guest Role)
[Mobster]
Guest Role
4.0
2002 Unknown Pleasures
Chinese Movie, 2002,
[Man singing in street] (Guest Role)
[Man singing in street]
Guest Role
7.4
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2002 A Date with Lu Yu
Chinese TV Show, 2002, 1 eps
(Guest)
1
Guest
9.0
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  • First Name: Zhang Ke
  • Family Name: Jia
  • Native name: 贾樟柯
  • Also Known as: Jia Zhangke, Gaa Zoeng O, Gu Zeong O, 賈樟柯
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 24, 1970
  • Age: 53

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