Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen

January 5, 1963 · 63 years old

Jiang Wen (born 5 January 1963) is a Chinese film actor, screenwriter, and director. As a director, he is sometimes grouped with the "Sixth Generation" that emerged in the 1990s. Jiang is also well known internationally as an actor, having starred with Gong Li in Zhang Yimou's debut film Red Sorghum…

Known For

14 titles
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016 · 2h 13m · Movie

In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.

7.7
2
New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You

2008 · 1h 43m · Movie

Eleven love stories set in one of the most loved and hated cities of the world: New York City.

6.2
3
Let the Bullets Fly

Let the Bullets Fly

2010 · 2h 12m · Movie

In 1920s China, a bandit arrives in a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, where he faces off against a tyrannical local nobleman.

7.3
4
Red Sorghum

Red Sorghum

1988 · 1h 31m · Movie

When a leprous winery owner in 1930s China dies a few days after his arranged marriage, his young widow is forced to run the winery to make a living while contending with bandits, her drunkard lover, and the invading Japanese army.

7.3
5
In the Heat of the Sun

In the Heat of the Sun

1994 · 2h 14m · Movie

Beijing, 1970s. Now that the CR has driven most adults to the provinces, 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery referred to as "girls."

8.1
6
The Lost Bladesman

The Lost Bladesman

2011 · 1h 49m · Movie

The story of legendary Guan Yu crossing five passes & slaying six generals. He played a major role in the civil war that led to the collapse of Han Dynasty & the establishment of Shu Han of the 3 Kingdoms, making Liu Bei its first...

6.0
7
Warriors of Heaven and Earth

Warriors of Heaven and Earth

2003 · 2h 0m · Movie

A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two warriors might unite to protect the travel...

6.3
8
Hidden Man

Hidden Man

2018 · 2h 17m · Movie

A young swordsman in 1930's China returns home to try and solve a five-year-old murder case. Described as the third installment of the gangster trilogy that includes "Let The Bullets Fly" and "Gone With The Bullets."

6.4
9
The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises

2007 · 1h 56m · Movie

Jiang Wen stars in his third directorial work that boasts a stellar cast including Joan Chen, Anthony Wong and Jaycee Chan. A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus...

7.2
10
Gone with the Bullets

Gone with the Bullets

2014 · 2h 20m · Movie

In 1920s Shanghai, two men create the prestigious Flowers Competition beauty pageant. When Wanyan Ying claims victory at the elite event, it triggers a chain of tragic events altering their fates.

5.8
11
Hibiscus Town

Hibiscus Town

1987 · 2h 44m · Movie

Love, humiliation, and politics play out in a distant village of China during the Cultural Revolution.

8.2
12
The Soong Sisters

The Soong Sisters

1997 · 2h 25m · Movie

The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling (the oldest) married...

6.9
13
The Emperor's Shadow

The Emperor's Shadow

1996 · 2h 10m · Movie

Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.

6.9
14
The Curse of Turandot

The Curse of Turandot

2021 · 1h 51m · Movie

It follows Princess Turandot who is cursed by a mysterious power emanating from three Mazovian bracelets that were given to her as birthday gifts and these bracelets turned the princess to become cruel and she loses her humanity.

4.7