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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-05-09 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Chongqing, China

Zhang Yibai

Biography:

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-Japan coproductions, while Lost was selected to premiere at New York City's Tribeca Film Festival in 2008.

Known For

Acting

2021

Detective Chinatown 3 as Head of Village

2019

2018

Ash Is Purest White as First Man in Fengjie Restaurant

2016

Love O2O as Man in Car
Everybody's Fine as Scammer Playing Erhu
Finding Mr. Right 2 as Jiao's father
Mr. Nian as 校长 (voice)

2013

2011

2009

Looking for Jackie as Glasses Assistant Director

2004

Kung Fu Hustle as Inspector Chan

2003

My Father and I as Male negotiator

Production

2022

Return to Dust as Executive Producer
Return to Dust as Producer

2020

My People, My Homeland as Associate Producer
My People, My Homeland as Production Designer

2018

Kill Mobile as Executive Producer
Us and Them as Producer

2016

Love O2O as Producer

2014

But Always as Producer
Fleet of Time as Producer

2012

Guns and Roses as Producer

2011

Eternal Moment as Producer
Love on Credit as Producer

Directing

2020

Run for Young as Director

2019

2016

Run for Love as Director
I Belonged to You as Director

2014

Fleet of Time as Director

2013

Better and Better as Director

2011

Eternal Moment as Director

2008

Lost Indulgence as Director

2006

2005

About Love as Director

2002

Spring Subway as Director

2000

开心就好 as Director

1998

Writing