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Yang Fengliang is a Chinese film director. He is best known for co-directing the Oscar-nominated film Ju Dou (1990) with Zhang Yimou. [1]

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References

  1. "Academy Awards Ceremonies". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 12 September 2015.