About

Known credits:
48
Birthday:
1962-05-30
Place of birth:
Yanbian, Jilin, China
Website:
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Zhang Lu

Overview

Zhang Lü (Chinese: 张律; pinyin: Zhāng Lǜ; Korean: 장률; born May 30, 1962; Yanbian, Jilin) is a Chinese-Korean filmmaker. Zhang was originally a novelist before embarking on a career in cinema. His arthouse films have mostly focused on the disenfranchised, particularly ethnic Koreans living in China; these include Grain in Ear (2006), Desert Dream (2007), Dooman River (2011), Scenery (2013), and Gyeongju (2014). Zhang Lü is a third-generation ethnic Korean born in Yanbian, Jilin, China in 1962. He first became known in his native land China as a respected author of novels and short stories, such as Cicada Chirping Afternoon (1986). Zhang moved to South Korea in 2012, and began teaching at Yonsei University.

Zhang was then a 38-year-old professor of Chinese Literature at Yanbian University when an argument with a film director friend led him to take a bet that "anyone can make a film." With no technical training but with the support of film industry friends such as Lee Chang-dong, he set out to direct his first short film Eleven (2001), a fourteen-minute nearly silent vignette of an eleven-year-old boy's encounter with a group of soccer players his own age set in a post-industrial wasteland. Eleven was invited to compete at the 58th Venice International Film Festival and several other international film festivals, and this unexpected success made Zhang decide to become a full-time filmmaker.

Known for

Directing
2023 The Shadowless Tower Directing Director 59
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2022 Yanagawa Directing Director 59
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2020 Fukuoka Directing Director 59
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2018 Ode to the Goose Directing Director 59
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2016 A Quiet Dream Directing Director 59
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2015 Love And... Directing Director 59
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2014 Gyeongju Directing Director 59
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2013 Scenery Directing Director 59
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2013 Strangers Directing Director N/A
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2013 Over There Directing Director N/A
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2010 Dooman River Directing Director 59
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2008 Chongqing Directing Director 59
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2008 Iri Directing Director 59
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2007 Desert Dream Directing Director 58
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2005 Grain in Ear Directing Director 59
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2003 Tang Poetry Directing Director 59
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2000 Eleven Directing Director 58
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Writing
2023 The Shadowless Tower Writing Writer 59
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2023 The Shadowless Tower Writing Screenplay 59
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2022 Yanagawa Writing Writer 59
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2020 Fukuoka Writing Writer 59
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2018 Ode to the Goose Writing Writer 59
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2016 A Quiet Dream Writing Writer 59
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2015 Love And... Writing Writer 59
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2014 Gyeongju Writing Writer 59
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2013 Scenery Writing Writer 59
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2013 Jury Writing Writer 59
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2010 Dooman River Writing Writer 59
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2010 神探狄仁杰前传 Writing Writer N/A
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2008 Chongqing Writing Writer 59
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2008 Iri Writing Writer 59
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2007 Desert Dream Writing Writer 58
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2005 Grain in Ear Writing Writer 59
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2003 Tang Poetry Writing Writer 59
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Production
2022 The Element of Hope Production Producer N/A
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2022 Usu Production Producer 59
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2020 Fukuoka Production Producer 59
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2019 Vanishing Days Production Consulting Producer 58
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2018 Ode to the Goose Production Producer 59
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2014 Gyeongju Production Producer 59
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2012 Don't Expect Praises Production Producer 59
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2011 Lost in the Mountain Production Producer 59
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2011 Winter Vacation Production Producer 59
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2008 Routine Holiday Production Producer 59
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Sound
2015 Love And... Sound Original Music Composer 59
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Crew
2023 The Shadowless Tower Crew Presenter 59
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Editing
2003 Tang Poetry Editing Editor 59
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