Zhang Yibai

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Zhang Yibai
Chinese name	張一白 (traditional)
Chinese name	张一白 (simplified)
Pinyin	Zhāng Yībái (Mandarin)
Born	1963 Chongqing, People's Republic of China
Occupation	Film director

Zhang Yibai (simplified Chinese: 张一白; traditional Chinese: 張一白) (born 1963, Chongqing, China) is a Chinese film director.

Directorial career

Zhang began his career in television and music videos before directing his debut, Spring Subway in 2002.^[1]

Zhang, like many other modern Chinese directors, has focused primarily on life in modern Chinese cities. Spring Subway, for example, follows its protagonist as he wanders through Beijing's subway system, while the mystery-thriller Curiosity Killed the Cat follows its characters through the central China boomtown of Chongqing (also Zhang's hometown).

Zhang's next two films, 2007's The Longest Night in Shanghai and 2008's Lost, Indulgence have seen the director's exposure and successes extending increasingly overseas. Longest Night, starring Zhao Wei, constitutes one of the first China-Japan coproductions,^[2] while Lost was selected to premiere at New York City's Tribeca Film Festival in 2008.^[3]

Filmography

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Notes
2002	Spring Subway	开往春天的地铁
2005	About Love	关于爱	Directed segment "Shanghai"
2006	Curiosity Killed the Cat	好奇害死猫
2007	The Longest Night in Shanghai	夜上海	Chinese-Japanese coproduction
2008	Lost Indulgence	秘岸
2011	Eternal Moment	将爱

References

↑ Kraicer, Sally (April 2002). "Spring Subway". chinesecinemas.org. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
↑ Kokas, Aynne (2007-07-27). "Shanghai International Film Festival 2007: Capsule Reviews". Asia Pacific Arts Magazine. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
↑ Variety Staff (2008-04-16). "Tribeca 2008 Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 2008-05-08.

External links

Zhang Yibai at the Internet Movie Database
Zhang Yibai at AllRovi
Zhang Yibai at the Chinese Movie Database

v t e Films directed by Zhang Yibai

Spring Subway (2002) About Love (2005) Curiosity Kills the Cat (2006) The Longest Night in Shanghai (2007) Lost Indulgence (2008) Eternal Moment (2011)

Persondata
Name	Zhang, Yibai
Alternative names
Short description	Chinese film director
Date of birth	1963
Place of birth	Chongqing, People's Republic of China
Date of death
Place of death

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