Zhang Fengyi
Zhang Fengyi (张丰毅) is a Chinese actor born on September 1, 1956. He is most famous for his role in Farewell My Concubine, as a Chinese stage actor dealing with China's changing political climate and the affections of his singing partner. Other notable roles have been his interpretations of the would-be assassin Jing Ke in the film The Emperor and the Assassin and the warlord Cao Cao in the two-part film Red Cliff. Zhang was born in Changsha, Hunan province. His ancestor was from Tanghe, Henan province. When he was merely one month old, he moved with his father, a veteran, to Dongchuan, Yunnan province. He left high school without completing study in 1971, and entered Chinese Opera team of art group in Dongchuan. He transferred to Singing and Dancing team in 1973. In 1978, he was enrolled into the acting department of Beijing Film Academy with excellent grades. In 1980, when he was a sophomore, he was selected by Hong Kong Phoenix Studio and acted as Xin Dalei in the movie Treasure Hunting in Desert, which was his debut in movie industry. In 1981, acting as Xiangzi, he gave excellent performance in Rickshaw Boy, adapted from Lao She's masterpiece and directed by Ling Zifeng. Ever since, he became a renowned young actor in China.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 9.486 |
Birthday | 1956-09-01 |
Place of Birth | Changsha, Hunan Province, China |
Also Known As | Zhang Feng-Yi, Zhang fengyi, Zhang Feng Yi, Fengyi Zhang, |
1998
The Emperor and the Assassin
6.956/80
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mo...
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The Emperor and the Assassin
2008
Red Cliff
7.145/808
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to...
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Red Cliff
2009
Red Cliff II
7.295/441
The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the ki...
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Red Cliff II
1993
The Assassin
6.444/9
A poor farmer who loves a woman he is forbidden to associate with becomes a hardened mercenary, and is hired by a local warlord as a professional assa...
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The Assassin
1994
21 Red List
0/0
China, 1915. A secret and unequal treaty that would increase Japan's dominance over China is about to be signed unwillingly but not before external fo...
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21 Red List
1993
Temptation of a Monk
6.1/10
Near the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in 7th century China, General Shi Yan-sheng is tricked into leaving the crown prince unguarded. The crown prin...
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Temptation of a Monk
1994
The Great Conqueror's Concubine
7.7/6
Insurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join...
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The Great Conqueror's Concubine
1993
Farewell My Concubine
7.954/578
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troubles...
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Farewell My Concubine
2010
Sacrifice
6/53
For generations the Zhao family has wielded power, until their mortal enemy TU’AN GU slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influenc...
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Sacrifice
1994
西楚霸王II 楚漢爭霸
0/0
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西楚霸王II 楚漢爭霸
1983
My Memories of Old Beijing
7.7/24
It is the late 1920s when six-year-old Yingzi and her family move to Beijing. As Yingzi explores the busy streets and alleys, she befriends a widow wh...
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My Memories of Old Beijing
1994
The Blue Kite
7.22/59
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.
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The Blue Kite
1999
乾隆痛失郑板桥
0/0
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乾隆痛失郑板桥
1984
Sea Scooper
0/0
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Sea Scooper
2023
Beautiful World
0/0
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Beautiful World
1995
Police Confidential
0/0
A Hong Kong policeman (Simon Yam) seeks honesty and loyalty amid corruption, crime and violence.
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Police Confidential
1995
Sun Valley
5.3/3
The Avenger, a brooding swordsman armed with a blade marked "Slayer of 1000 Armies" claims he's waiting for a long-missing friend, at an outpost in No...
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Sun Valley
1987
Jing du qiu xia
0/0
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Jing du qiu xia
2012
White Deer Plain
6/23
In the White Deer Village in Shaanxi Province the two most important families - Bai and Lu - and their sons have always lived together in peace. But t...
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White Deer Plain
1988
Xue hun
10/1
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Xue hun
1990
南行记
0/0
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南行记
1991
No Regrets About Youth
0/0
Zheng Jianong, a bulldozer driver, has been suffering from illness for years and his wife leaves him
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No Regrets About Youth
1982
Rickshaw Boy
8.5/13
Xiang Zi is a rickshaw boy who has always had a desire to excel and a thirst for freedom. He married Hu Niu who died of dystocia later. After her deat...
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Rickshaw Boy
1982
Cut Throat Struggle For An Invaluable Treasure
6/1
In the early days of Republic of China, Buddhist monks from Shanhua Temple of Shanxi Province escort an important Buddhist relic to the Shaolin Temple...
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Cut Throat Struggle For An Invaluable Treasure
1997
The Hunted Hunter
5/2
The Hunted Hunter is a Hong Kong Crime movie starring Yuen Biao
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The Hunted Hunter
The Legend of Nezha
0/0
Nezha gets into trouble and implicates his parents who are punished by the heavens along with him. He bravely steps up and admits his fault, which tou...
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The Legend of Nezha
1983
Road
0/0
The story of a group of unemployed young people headed by Qiu Hua and the creation of woolen sweaters to overcome their difficulties
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Road
1995
One and a Half
0/0
After getting out of prison, Ma returns home to find his wife Ji Ha remarried and his son apparently dead. He kidnaps Siu Ching, Ji Ha's new son, and...
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One and a Half
1994
Revanchist
6.2/2
Brothers Fay and Fong arrive in Shanghai dreaming of a future. They end up in the Horng Men gang, and Fong is sentenced to prison while his brother ri...
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Revanchist
1990
龙年警官
6/1
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龙年警官
1989
Business Circles
0/0
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Business Circles
2012
New Year's In-Laws
4/2
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New Year's In-Laws
1996
Velvet Gloves
0/0
Women train to become members of a SWAT team.
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Velvet Gloves
1995
Flying Tigers
6.5/2
Before the breakout of the Sino-Japanese War, Hong, Wang, and Peng were best friends. Hong and Wang secretly joined the local guerrillas after the Ja...
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Flying Tigers
1987
鸽子迷的奇遇
0/0
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