Chinese films of the 1990s

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This is a list of films produced in mainland China ordered by year of release in the 1990s. For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see Category:Chinese films

1990

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
The Big Mill	Wu Ziniu	Tao Zeru	Drama
Black Snow	Xie Fei	Jiang Wen	Drama	Won the Silver Bear at Berlin
Bumming in Beijing: The Last Dreamers	Wu Wenguang		Documentary
Jiao Yulu	Wang Jixing	Li Xuejian	Biographical	1990 Golden Rooster for Best Film
Ju Dou	Zhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang	Gong Li	Tragedy	First Chinese film nominated for an Academy Award, entered at Cannes
Mama	Zhang Yuan	Qin Yan	Drama	Zhang Yuan's directorial debut

1991

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
Comic Star	Liu Guoquan	Ge You	Drama
Girl of the Times	Liu Guoquan	Ge You, Ding Yi	Drama
Good Morning, Beijing	Zhang Nuanxing		Drama
Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch	Tian Zhuangzhuang	Jiang Wen, Liu Xiaoqing	Biographical	Won an Honourable Mention at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival
Life on a String	Chen Kaige		Drama	Entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
Raise the Red Lantern	Zhang Yimou	Gong Li	Tragedy
The Spring Festival	Huang Jianzhong	Li Baotian, Ge You	Drama
Steel Meets Fire	He Qun, Jiang Hao	Ge You	War
The Swordsman in Double Flag Town	He Ping		Action
Unexpected Passion	Xia Gang	Lu Liping, Fan Yuan	Drama

1992

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
Bell of Purity Temple	Xie Jin	Pu Cunxin, Komaki Kurihara	Drama
Bloody Morning	Li Shaohong		Drama
Divorce Wars	Chen Guoxing	Ge You, Ma Xiaoqing	Drama
Family Portrait	Li Shaohong		Drama
God of the Mountains	Huang Jianzhong	Ge Lili, Wang Fuli, Shen Junyi	Drama
A Lady Left Behind	Hu Xueyang		Drama
Mountains of the Sun	Wu Ziniu		Drama
Once Conned	He Qun, Liu Baolin	Ge You	Comedy
Ripples Across Stagnant Water	Ling Zifeng	Xu Qing	Romantic Drama
San Mao Joins the Army	Zhang Jianya		Comedy
The Story of Qiu Ju	Zhang Yimou	Gong Li	Comedy/Drama	Golden Lion winner of 1992
The Vanished Woman	He Qun, Liu Baolin	Ge You	Drama
Zhou Enlai	Ding Yinnan	Chen Huiliang	Biographical

1993

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
After Separation	Xia Gang	Ge You, Xu Fan	Romance
Beijing Bastards	Zhang Yuan	Cui Jin	Drama
Blood Shedding Over the Yellow Desert	Liu Guoquan	Hao Yan, Jiang Gengchen, Lijing Zhou	Wuxia
The Blue Kite	Tian Zhuangzhuang	Lü Liping	Drama	Grand Prix winner at the 1993 Tokyo International Film Festival
Chatterbox	Liu Miaomiao	Li Lei	Drama
The Days	Wang Xiaoshuai	Liu Shaodong, Yu Hong	Drama	Wang Xiaoshuai's directorial debut
Far Far Place	Teng Wenji		Drama
Farewell My Concubine	Chen Kaige	Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Leslie Cheung	Drama	Palme d'Or winner at Cannes
For Fun	Ning Ying		Comedy/Drama
Mr. Wang: Flames of Desire	Zhang Jianya		Comedy
No More Applause	Xia Gang	Gai Xiaoling	Drama
An Old Man and his Dog	Xie Jin		Drama
Red Beads	He Jianjun
Stand Straight, Don't Bend Over	Huang Jianxin	Gong Feng, Da Shichang	Comedy
Sub Husband	Chen Guoxing		Drama
Sword Brothers	Liu Guoquan	Zhou Lijing	Action/Drama
Temporary Dad	Chen Guoxing	Chen Peisi	Drama
The Trail	Zhou Xiaowen	Jiang Wen	Action/Drama
A Woman from North Shaanxi	Yang Fengliang	Jia Hongsheng Luo Yan	Drama
Woman Sesame Oil Maker	Xie Fei	Siqin Gaowa	Drama	Golden Bear winner at Berlin

1994

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
The Accused Uncle Shangang	Fan Yuan	Rentang Li		1995 Golden Rooster for best film, best actor, and best directorial debut
Back to Back, Face to Face	Huang Jianxin
Black Mountain	Zhou Xiaowen	Ailiya	Romance/War
Blush	Li Shaohong	He Saifei, Wang Ji	Drama	Silver Bear at the 1995 Berlin International Film Festival
Born Coward	Yan Xiaozhui	Ge You	Crime
Country Teachers	He Qun	Li Baotian, Wang Xueqi	Drama	1994 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
Cradle on Wheels	Mi Jiashan	Wang Xueqi	Drama
Dirt	Guan Hu	Kong Lin	Drama
Drowning	Hu Xueyang	Hu Xueyang	Drama	Also known as Neglected Youth
Ermo	Zhou Xiaowen	Ailiya	Drama/Comedy
Family Scandal	Liu Miaomiao, Cui Xiaoqin	Li Wannian, Wang Zhiwen	Drama
Fools in Love	Chen Guoxing		Comedy
Gone Forever with My Love	Feng Xiaogang	Guo Tao, Xu Fan	Drama
In the Heat of the Sun	Jiang Wen	Xia Yu, Ning Jing	Drama
Narrow Escape	Zhang Jianya		Drama
Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker	He Ping	Ning Jing	Drama
A Soul Haunted by Painting	Huang Shuqin	Gong Li	Biographical
Sparkling Fox	Wu Ziniu
The Square	Zhang Yuan		Documentary
Story of Yunnan	Zhang Nuanxing
To Live	Zhang Yimou	Gong Li, Ge You	Drama	Won three awards at Cannes
The Wooden Man's Bride	Huang Jianxin	Wang Lan, Chang Shih	Romantic drama	First Mainland film to be financed entirely by Taiwanese backers

1995

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
The Conqueror	Teng Wenji		Drama
Don't Cry, Nanking	Wu Ziniu	Rene Liu	War/Drama
Goldfish	Wu Di		Drama	Dragons and Tigers Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival
A Mongolian Tale	Xie Fei	Tengger, Naranhua	Drama
On the Beat	Ning Ying	Li Zhanhe	Comedy/Drama
Postman	He Jianjun	Feng Yuanzheng	Drama
Red Cherry	Ye Daying	Guo Keyu, Xu Xiaoling	War/Drama	1996 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
Shanghai Triad	Zhang Yimou	Gong Li, Li Baotian	Historical/Drama/Triad	Won the Technical Grand Prize at Cannes
Surveillance	Huang Jianxin, Yang Yazhou	Gong Feng, Ten Rujun	Comedy
Weekend Lover	Lou Ye	Jia Hongsheng, Wang Xiaoshuai	Drama	Lou Ye's directorial debut
The Winner	Huo Jianqi	Ning Jing, Shao Bing, Geng Le	Sports
Xiao Shan Going Home	Jia Zhangke	Wang Hongwei	Short/Drama
Yesterday's Wine	Xia Gang		Drama

1996

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
Cello in a Cab	Guan Hu	Geng Le, Kong Lin	Drama	Also known as The Street Rhapsody
East Palace, West Palace	Zhang Yuan	Hu Jun, Si Han	Drama	One of the first Chinese films to address LGBT issues, screened at Cannes
The Emperor's Shadow	Zhou Xiaowen	Ge You, Jiang Wen	Historical/Drama
Farewell Our 1948	Guan Hu		Drama
The King of Masks	Wu Tianming	Zhu Xu	Drama
Living Dream	Hu Xueyang		Drama
Penitentiary Angel	Xie Jin	Zhao Wei	Drama	Also known as Behind the Wall of Shame
Rain Clouds over Wushan	Zhang Ming		Drama	Also known as In Expectation
Signal Left, Turn Right	Huang Jianxin, Yang Yazhou	Ding Jiali	Comedy
The Singer	Huo Jianqi
Sons	Zhang Yuan		Docudrama	Tiger Award winner at the 1996 International Film Festival Rotterdam
A Story of Xiangxiang	Teng Wenji		Drama
The Strangers in Beijing	He Qun		Drama
Sun Valley	He Ping	Zhang Fengyi	Drama/Western
Temptress Moon	Chen Kaige	Gong Li, Leslie Cheung	Historical/Drama/Romance	Entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival

1997

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
Chinese Box	Wayne Wang	Gong Li, Jeremy Irons, Maggie Cheung, Rubén Blades	Drama
Colors of the Blind	Chen Guoxing	Tao Hong	Drama
Concerto of Life	Xia Gang		Drama
Dragon Town Story	Yang Fengliang	Wu Chien-lien	Revenge drama
Dream Factory	Feng Xiaogang	Ge You, Feng Xiaogang	Comedy
Fitness Tour	Liu Guoquan		Comedy
Frozen	Wang Xiaoshuai	Jia Hongsheng	Drama	Wang made this film under the name "Wu Ming" or "no name"
Keep Cool	Zhang Yimou	Jiang Wen, Li Baotian	Black comedy
Live in Peace	Hu Bingliu	Pan Yu	Drama	1998 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
Maiden Work	Wang Guangli	Ye You, Lou Ming	Drama
The Making of Steel	Lu Xuechang	Tian Zhuangzhuang, Li Liping	Drama
The Opium War	Xie Jin		War/Historical	1997 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
Out of Phoenix Bridge	Li Hong		Documentary
Red River Valley	Feng Xiaoning	Ning Jing	Historical
Spicy Love Soup	Zhang Yang	Gao Yuanyuan	Romantic drama	Zhang Yang's directorial debut
Xiao Wu	Jia Zhangke	Wang Hongwei	Drama	Jia Zhangke's directorial debut

1998

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
Be There or Be Square	Feng Xiaogang	Ge You, Xu Fan	Romantic comedy
Genghis Khan	Fu Sai, Mai Lisi		Historical/Biographical
Icespeed	Hu Xueyang		Drama/Sports
Mr. Zhao	Lü Yue	Shi Jingming	Drama	Golden Leopard winner at the 1999 Locarno Film Festival
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai	Peng Xiaolian		Drama
Restless	Jule Gilfillan	Catherine Kellner, Josh Lucas, David Wu, Geng Le	Romance	Chinese-American co-production
Rhapsody of Spring	Teng Wenji		Drama
So Close to Paradise	Wang Xiaoshuai		Drama	Also known as Ruan's Song and screened at Cannes
Steal Happiness	Yang Yazhou	Feng Gong	Comedy	Also known as A Tree or A Tree in the House
Sun Bird	Wang Xueqi, Yang Lipin	Wang Xueqi, Yang Liping	Drama
A Time to Remember	Ye Daying	Todd Babcock Leslie Cheung, Mei Ting	Romantic drama

1999

Title	Director	Actors	Genre	Notability
A Beautiful New World	Shi Runjiu	Jiang Wu	Comedy
Crash Landing	Zhang Jianya	You Yong, Xu Fan, Shao Bing	Action/Thriller
Crazy English	Zhang Yuan	Li Yang	Documentary	Film about Li Yang, the founder of Crazy English
The Emperor and the Assassin	Chen Kaige	Gong Li	Historical	Entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival
The House	Wang Xiaoshuai	You Yong	Comedy
Lotus Lantern	Guang Xi Chang	Jiang Wen, Ning Jing	Family/Animation
Lover's Grief over the Yellow River	Feng Xiaoning	Ning Jing	War/Romance	Also known as The Legend of the Yellow River or Grief Over the Yellow River
Lunar Eclipse	Wang Quan'an	Yu Nan	Romantic drama	Wang Quan'an's directorial debut
Men and Women	Liu Bingjian	Yu Bo, Yang Qing	Comedy
My 1919	Huang Jianzhong	Chen Daoming	Historical
National Anthem	Wu Ziniu	Chen Kun	Historical
Not One Less	Zhang Yimou	Wei Minzhi	Drama	Golden Lion winner of 1999
Postmen in the Mountains	Huo Jianqi	Liu Ye Teng Rujun	Drama	1999 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
The Road Home	Zhang Yimou	Zhang Ziyi	Romance	Co-winner of the 2000 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
Roaring Across the Horizon	Chen Guoxing		Drama	Co-winner of the 2000 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
Scenery	He Jianjun		Drama
Seventeen Years	Zhang Yuan	Li Bingbing	Drama
Shower	Zhang Yang	Zhu Xu, Pu Cunxin, Jiang Wu	Comedy	Fipresci Prize winner at the 2000 Toronto Film Festival
Something About Secret	Huang Jianxin	Wang Zhiwen, Jiang Shan	Drama
Sorry Baby	Feng Xiaogang	Fu Biao, Ge You	Comedy

See also

• Cinema of China
• Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures as chosen by the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards

External links

• IMDb list of Chinese films