Yujing Liang and Yimou Zhang in The Old Well (1987)

Christian Bale and Yimou Zhang in The Flowers of War (2011)

Yimou Zhang in A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)

Chow Yun-Fat, Yimou Zhang, Ye Liu, Jay Chou, and Junjie Qin in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

Kwok-Leung Gan with Zhang Yimou & Andy Lau Tak Wah & Alexander Wong (from left to right).

Gong Li, Yimou Zhang, Ye Liu, Jay Chou, and Junjie Qin in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

Gong Li and Yimou Zhang in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

Takeshi Kaneshiro, Yimou Zhang, and Ziyi Zhang in House of Flying Daggers (2004)

Yimou Zhang, Benshan Zhao, and Jie Dong in Happy Times (2000)

Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Andy Lau, Yimou Zhang, and Tian Jing at an event for The Great Wall (2016)

Yimou Zhang and Zhao Zhang at an event for Coming Home (2014)

Gong Li and Yimou Zhang at an event for Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

Yimou Zhang at an event for Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)