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Kaige Chen(I)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Kaige Chen at an event for The Cooler (2003)
Since his Farewell Concubine (1993 Palme d'Or winner), Director Chen Kaige once again presents the audiences with an enchanting film which tells the love, passion and loneliness of the legendary Peking opera singer, Mei Lanfang.
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Kaige Chen was born on 12 August 1952 in Beijing, China. He is a producer and director, known for Farewell My Concubine (1992), The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) and Yellow Earth (1984). He has been married to Hong Chen since 1996. They have two children.
BornAugust 12, 1952
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    • BornAugust 12, 1952
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 54 wins & 61 nominations total

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    Known for:

    Farewell My Concubine (1992)
    Farewell My Concubine
    8.1
    • Director
    • 1992
    The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
    The Battle at Lake Changjin
    5.5
    • Producer
    • 2021
    Yellow Earth (1984)
    Yellow Earth
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1984
    Together (2002)
    Together
    7.4
    • Producer
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Chang jin hu zhi shui men qiao (2022)
      Chang jin hu zhi shui men qiao
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2022
    • The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
      The Battle at Lake Changjin
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2021
    • We Are Young (2020)
      We Are Young
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Min chu qi ren zhuan (2020)
      Min chu qi ren zhuan
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Together (2002)
      Together
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2002
    • The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
      The Emperor and the Assassin
      7.2
      • producer
      • 1998

    Director

    • Swan Song
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • The Volunteers: To the War (2023)
      The Volunteers: To the War
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Sophie Zhang, Haoran Liu, Vicky Chen, and Arthur Chen in Wo de shao nian shi dai (2023)
      Wo de shao nian shi dai
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Chang jin hu zhi shui men qiao (2022)
      Chang jin hu zhi shui men qiao
      5.6
      • Director (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
      The Battle at Lake Changjin
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Shuzhen (2020)
      Shuzhen
      3.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • You Ge, Jing Wu, Yili Ma, Jia Song, Huang Bo, Yi Zhang, Liya Tong, Haoran Liu, Jiang Du, and Arthur Chen in My People, My Country (2019)
      My People, My Country
      6.3
      • general director (segment The Guiding Star)
      • 2019
    • Sandrine Pinna in Kûkai (2017)
      Kûkai
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2017
    • China's Megatomb Revealed (2016)
      China's Megatomb Revealed
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan in Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015)
      Monk Comes Down the Mountain
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Sou suo (2012)
      Sou suo
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Zhao shi gu er (2010)
      Zhao shi gu er
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Mei Lanfang (2008)
      Mei Lanfang
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2008
    • To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
      To Each His Own Cinema
      6.8
      • Director (segment Zhanxiou Village)
      • 2007
    • The Promise (2005)
      The Promise
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Together (2002)
      Together
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2002

    Writer

    • Shuzhen (2020)
      Shuzhen
      3.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Sandrine Pinna in Kûkai (2017)
      Kûkai
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan in Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015)
      Monk Comes Down the Mountain
      5.5
      • screenplay
      • 2015
    • Sou suo (2012)
      Sou suo
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 2012
    • Mei Lanfang (2008)
      Mei Lanfang
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • 2008
    • The Promise (2005)
      The Promise
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Together (2002)
      Together
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
      The Emperor and the Assassin
      7.2
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Gong Li and Leslie Cheung in Feng yue (1996)
      Feng yue
      6.7
      • story
      • 1996
    • Life on a String (1991)
      Life on a String
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 1991
    • Hai zi wang (1988)
      Hai zi wang
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 1988
    • Yellow Earth (1984)
      Yellow Earth
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 1984

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Chen Kai Ge
    • Born
      • August 12, 1952
      • Beijing, China
    • Spouse
      • Hong Chen1996 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Directed the music video for Duran Duran's "Do You Believe in Shame" (1989)
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      • 5 Interviews
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

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      Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival 1989
    • Quotes
      For me, the project I would most like to do someday would be about the Cultural Revolution. I've never bothered to come up with a story because no film on that subject would ever be sanctioned today. But tomorrow things might be different.

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