- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 9, 1963
- Place of Birth
- Chongqing, China
Zhang Yibai
Zhang Xiaoling, better known by his stage name Zhang Yibai (simplified Chinese: 张一白; traditional Chinese: 張一白) (born 14 April 1963, in Chongqing, China) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and producer. Zhang began his career in television and music videos before directing his debut, Spring Subway in 2002. 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). His 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…
Filmography
movieInvictus
2026 · Executive Producer
movieThe Sun Rises on Us All
2025 · Thanks
movieYou're Here Anyway
2024 · Writer
movieReturn to Dust
2022 · Executive Producer
movieThe Day We Lit Up The Sky
2021 · Director
movieDetective Chinatown 3
2021 · Head of Village
movieMy People, My Homeland
2020 · Associate Producer, Production Designer
tvRun for Young
2020 · Director
tvMy People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
2019 · Self
movieMy People, My Country
2019 · Director
movieMidnight Diner
2019 · Boxing Coach
movieKill Mobile
2018 · Executive Producer
movieAsh Is Purest White
2018 · First Man in Fengjie Restaurant
movieUs and Them
2018 · Producer
movieI Belonged to You
2016 · Director
movieLove O2O
2016 · Man in Car, Producer
movieFinding Mr. Right 2
2016 · Jiao's father
movieRun for Love
2016 · Director
movieMr. Nian
2016 · 校长 (voice)
movieEverybody's Fine
2016 · Scammer Playing Erhu
movieFleet of Time
2014 · Producer, Director
movieBut Always
2014 · Producer
movieForgetting to Know You
2013
movieBetter and Better
2013 · Director
movieGuns and Roses
2012 · Producer
movieSleepless Fashion
2011
movieLove on Credit
2011 · Producer
movieEternal Moment
2011 · Director, Producer
movieLooking for Jackie
2009 · Glasses Assistant Director
movieLost Indulgence
2008 · Director, Writer
movieThe Longest Night in Shanghai
2007 · Writer, Director
movieCuriosity Kills the Cat
2006 · Writer, Director
movieAbout Love
2005 · Director
movieKung Fu Hustle
2004 · Inspector Chan
movieMy Father and I
2003 · Male negotiator
movieSpring Subway
2002 · Director
tv开心就好
2000 · Director
tvCherish Our Love Forever
1998 · Director