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Kaige Chen(I)

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  • Director
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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 (1993), 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
      • 60 wins & 71 nominations total

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    Known for

    Farewell My Concubine (1993)
    Farewell My Concubine
    8.1
    • Director
    • 1993
    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

    • Water Gate Bridge (2022)
      Water Gate Bridge
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2022
    • The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
      The Battle at Lake Changjin
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Something Just Like This (2020)
      Something Just Like This
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • The Eight (2020)
      The Eight
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Together (2002)
      Together
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Gong Li in The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
      The Emperor and the Assassin
      7.2
      • producer
      • 1998

    Director

    • Volunteer Army 3
      • Director
      • Completed
    • Swan Song
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Shao Nian Shi Dai
      • Director
      • Completed
    • Jing Wu, Bai Qing Xin, Yanhui Wang, Zifeng Zhang, Yang Xiao, Yilong Zhu, and Arthur Chen in The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death (2024)
      The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Volunteers: To the War (2023)
      The Volunteers: To the War
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Water Gate Bridge (2022)
      Water Gate Bridge
      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, Song Jia, 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 Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)
      Legend of the Demon Cat
      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
    • Yuanyuan Gao in Caught in the Web (2012)
      Caught in the Web
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Sacrifice (2010)
      Sacrifice
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Forever Enthralled (2008)
      Forever Enthralled
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2008
    • To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
      To Each His Own Cinema
      6.7
      • 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 Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)
      Legend of the Demon Cat
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan in Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015)
      Monk Comes Down the Mountain
      5.5
      • screenplay
      • 2015
    • Yuanyuan Gao in Caught in the Web (2012)
      Caught in the Web
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 2012
    • Forever Enthralled (2008)
      Forever Enthralled
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • 2008
    • The Promise (2005)
      The Promise
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Together (2002)
      Together
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Gong Li in The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
      The Emperor and the Assassin
      7.2
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Gong Li and Leslie Cheung in Temptress Moon (1996)
      Temptress Moon
      6.6
      • story
      • 1996
    • Life on a String (1991)
      Life on a String
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 1991
    • King of the Children (1988)
      King of the Children
      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)
    • Publicity listings
      • 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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