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: 54

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

Year	Title	Type	Rating
TBA	Twin Heroes Club	Movie	0.0
2022	Peacock, Peacock	Movie	0.0
2022	Back	Movie	7.9
2021	My Little Wish	Movie	0.0
2016	Beautiful 2016	Movie	0.0
2007	Useless	Movie	8.7

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2024	Caught by the Tides	Movie	6.9
2020	Swimming Out Till The Sea Turns Blue	Movie	7.8
2018	Ash Is Purest White	Movie	7.4
2016	The Hedonists	Movie	6.8
2015	Mountains May Depart	Movie	6.8
2015	Smog Journeys	Movie	0.0
2013	A Touch of Sin	Movie	7.3
2010	I Wish I Knew	Movie	7.4
2009	24 City	Movie	7.4
2008	Cry Me a River	Movie	6.5
2006	Still Life	Movie	6.9
2004	The World	Movie	7.2
2002	Unknown Pleasures	Movie	7.2
2000	Platform	Movie	7.5
1997	Pickpocket	Movie	7.1
1995	Xiaoshan Going Home	Movie	5.0

Year	Title	Type
TBA	Imperial Exam	Movie
TBA	Heaven and Hell	Movie
2020	The Calming	Movie

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2024	A River without Tears	Movie	0.0
2020	Seeing Nara Again	Movie	7.9

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

Year	Title	Role	Rating
TBA	Measure for Measure Chinese Movie, 0000, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
TBA	Pseudo Idealist Chinese Movie, 0000, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
2024	Out of Order Chinese Movie, 2024, [Guest from Room 622] (Guest Role)	[Guest from Room 622] Guest Role	0.0
2024	Mostly Sunny Chinese Movie, 2024, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
2024	Black Dog Chinese Movie, 2024, Uncle Yao (Support Role)	Uncle Yao Support Role	7.9
2022	The Great Director Chinese Movie, 2022, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
2020	Keep Rolling Hong Kong Movie, 2020, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.7
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	7.8
2016	The Hedonists Chinese Movie, 2016, (Support Role)	Support Role	6.8
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, San Shu [Su Mi's accomplice] (Guest Role)	San Shu [Su Mi's accomplice] Guest Role	7.2
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	7.2