List of Chinese films of 2005

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The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2005. There were 260 Chinese feature films produced of which 43 were screened in China in 2005. [1]

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Highest-grossing films

Films released

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
About Love Zhang Yibai,
Yee Chin-yen,
Ten Shimoyama
Wilson Chen,
Mavis Fan,
Yui Ichikawa,
Misaki Ito
RomanceChinese-Japanese-Taiwanese co-production
Beautiful Men Du Haibin Documentary
Before Born Zhang Ming Liao Zhong,
Xu Baihei,
Huang Guangliang
Drama
Before the Flood Yan Yu (director)
Li Yifan
Documentary
China Flower Sang Hua Yang Zi,
Carman Lee,
Wu Xiaomin
Drama
Dam Street Li Yu Liu Rui Drama
Eat Hot Tofu Slowly Gong Feng Gong Feng Comedy
The Ghost Inside Herman Yau Liu Ye,
Barbie Shu,
Gong Beibi
Horror
Gimme Kudos Huang Jianxin Fan Wei,
Wang Zhiwen
Chen Hao
Comedy
Grain in Ear Zhang Lu Liu Lianji Drama
Huayao Bride in Shangrila Zhang Jiarui Cui Zheming,
Zhang Jingchu
Romance
Mongolian Ping Pong Ning Hao Hurichabilike Family
My Fair Son Cui Zi'en Yu Bo
Junrui Wang
Weiming Wang
Guifeng Wang
Ziqiang Li
LGBT-themed drama
On the Mountain of Tai Hang Chen Jian,
Shen Dong,
Wei Lian
Wang Wufu,
Li Shusheng
War2005 Golden Rooster for Best Film
One Foot off the Ground Chen Daming Li Yixiang Comedy
Oxhide Liu Jiayin Drama2005 Dragons and Tigers Award winner
Peacock Gu Changwei Zhang Jingchu,
Gao Weiguo,
Lu Yulai
DramaGrand Jury Prize at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival
Perpetual Motion Ning Ying Hung Huang,
Li Qinqin,
Liu Sola
Drama
The Promise Chen Kaige Cecilia Cheung,
Liu Ye
Jang Dong-gun
Fantasy/Wuxia
Rainbow Gao Xiaosong Chen Daoming Period drama
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Zhang Yimou Ken Takakura Drama
Season of the Horse Ning Cai Ning Cai Drama
Shanghai Dreams Wang Xiaoshuai Gao Yuanyuan
Yao Anlian
DramaPrix du Jury winner at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
Stolen Life Li Shaohong Zhou Xun,
Wu Jun
Drama
Sunflower Zhang Yang Sun Haiying,
Joan Chen
Drama
Taking Father Home Ying Liang Xu YanDrama
A Time to Love Huo Jianqi Zhao Wei Romance
Waiting Alone Dayyan Eng Xia Yu,
Gong Beibi,
Li Bingbing
Romantic comedy
You and Me Ma Liwen Drama

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References

  1. "China Film Industry Report 2012-2013 (In Brief)" (PDF). english.entgroup.cn. EntGroup Inc. p. 7. Retrieved January 31, 2015.