This is a list of films produced in mainland China ordered by year of release in the 1980s. For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see Category:Chinese films
Title | Chinese Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Evening Rain | 巴山夜雨 | Wu Yonggang, Wu Yigong | Drama | Co-winner of the first Golden Rooster for best picture in 1981 | |
Kith and Kin | 亲缘 | Teng Wenji Wu Tianming | Li Weixin, Liu Dong | Drama | |
Legend of Tianyun Mountain | 天云山传奇 | Xie Jin | Drama | Co-winner of the first Golden Rooster for best picture in 1981 | |
Romance on Lushan Mountain | 庐山恋 | Huang Zumu | Drama | ||
Title | Chinese Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Awakening | 苏醒 | Teng Wenji | Joan Chen, Xu Huanshan | Romance | Also known as 'Revival' |
A Deer of Nine Colors | 九色鹿 | Animated short | Shanghai Animation Film Studio | ||
Drive to Win | 沙鸥 | Zhang Nuanxin | Drama | Title literally means 'sand gull' and is the name of the lead character | |
Longing for My Native Country | 乡情 | Hu Bingliu, Wang Jin | Huang Jinchang, Ren Yexiang | Drama | Entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival |
Neighbors | 邻居 | Zheng Dongtian, Xu Guming | Drama | ||
Regret for the Past | 伤逝 | Shui Hua | Wang Xingang, Huang Zhongluo | Drama | |
Ren Shen Guo | 人參果 | Animation | Shanghai Animation Film Studio | ||
The True Story of Ah Q | 阿Q正传 | Fan Cen | Yan Shunkai | Drama | Entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival |
Title | Chinese Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Countering Lights | 逆光 | Ding Yinnan | Guo Kaimin, Wu Yuhua | Romance | |
The Deer's Bell | 鹿铃 | Wu Qiang, Tang Cheng | Animated short | Winner of the third Golden Rooster for Best Animation in 1983. Shanghai Animation Film Studio | |
The Herdsman | 牧马人 | Xie Jin | Zhu Shimao, Liu Qiong | Drama | Screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival |
My Memories of Old Beijing | 城南旧事 | Wu Yigong | Shen Jia, Zhang Fengyi, Zheng Zhenyao | Drama | Winner of the third Golden Rooster for Best Director, Best Music and Best Supporting Actress in 1983 |
Red Elephant | 红象 | Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Jianya, Xie Xiaojing | Yan Jiao, Zi Ge | Children/Family | |
Rickshaw Boy | 骆驼祥子 | Ling Zifeng | Siqin Gaowa, Zhang Fengyi | Drama | Golden Rooster for Best Film in 1983 |
Strange Friends | 陌生的朋友 | Lei Xu | Li Ling, Zhang Chao | Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival | |
Title | Chinese Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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The Candidate | 候补队员 | Wu Ziniu | Jiang Shuo, Liu Weiping | Drama | |
One and Eight | 一个和八个 | Zhang Junzhao | Tao Zeru, Chen Daoming, Lu Xiaoyan | War | One of the first "Fifth Generation" films, cinematography by Zhang Yimou |
River Without Buoys | 没有航标的河流 | Wu Tianming | Li Wei, Song Baosen, Tao Yuling | Drama | |
Thunderstorm | 雷雨 | Sun Daolin | Sun Daolin, Gu Yongfei | Drama | Based on the play Thunderstorm |
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Blue Flowers | Shui Hua, Ma Bingyu | Guo Kaimin | Drama | |
The Border Town | Ling Zifeng | Feng Hanyuan | Drama | Golden Rooster Award for Best Director |
September | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Drama | ||
Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain | Xie Jin | War | ||
Yellow Earth | Chen Kaige | Wang Xueqi | Drama | Chen Kaige's directorial debut |
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Army Nurse | Hu Mei, Li Xiaojun | Romance | ||
The Black Cannon Incident | Huang Jianxin | Black comedy | Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival | |
Dove Tree | Wu Ziniu | War | First Fifth Generation film to be banned | |
Liangjia funu | Huang Jianzhong | Drama | ||
Monkey King Conquers the Demon | ||||
Mountain's Daughter | Chen Shengli | Ge You | Drama | |
On the Hunting Ground | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Drama | ||
Sacrifice of Youth | Zhang Nuanxin | Li Fengxu | Drama | |
Stories of the Voyage | Liu Miaomiao | Drama | ||
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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The Big Parade | Chen Kaige | Wang Xueqi | Drama | |
Dislocation | Huang Jianxin | Liu Zifeng | Comedy/Science fiction | |
A Girl from Hunan | Xie Fei | Naren Hua | Drama | Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival |
A Great Wall | Peter Wang | |||
Hibiscus Town | Xie Jin | Liu Xiaoqing, Jiang Wen | Drama | |
The Horse Thief | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Drama | Named by Martin Scorsese as his favorite film of the 1980s | |
The Last Day of Winter | Wu Ziniu | |||
Old Well | Wu Tianming | Zhang Yimou | Drama | |
Trapped in a Frozen River | Zhang Jianya | Drama/Thriller | Also known as Ice River | |
The Tribulations of an Old Master | Wu Yigong, Zhang Jianya | Rosalind Chao, Chen Peisi | Drama | |
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Death Visits the Living | Huang Jianzhong | Drama | ||
Desperation | Zhou Xiaowen, Shi Chengfeng | Thriller | Also known as The Last Frenzy | |
Far From War | Hu Mei | |||
In Their Prime | Zhou Xiaowen, Guo Fangfang | Drama | ||
King of the Children | Chen Kaige | Chen Shaohua | Drama | Entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival |
Red Sorghum | Zhang Yimou | Gong Li | Drama/War | Early Zhang Yimou effort, Golden Bear winner at Berlin |
Street Players | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Drama | Also known as Drum Singers | |
Sun Yatsen | Ding Yinnan | Biographical | ||
Women on the Long March | Liu Miaomiao | War | ||
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Between Life and Death | Wu Ziniu | Drama | ||
The Boxer | Liu Miaomiao | Liu Shangxian | Drama | |
Evening Bell | Wu Ziniu | Chong Peipei, Tao Zeru, Ge Yaming | War | Silver Bear-Jury Grand Prix winner at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival |
Feeling from Mountain and Water | Te Wei | Animated short | ||
The Filmmakers | Ding Yinnan | Siqin Gaowa | Drama | |
Joyous Heroes | Wu Ziniu | Drama | ||
Kidnapping Karajan | Zhang Jianya | Comedy | ||
King of Chess | Teng Wenji | Drama | ||
Mutiny | He Qun | War | ||
Obsession | Zhou Xiaowen | Drama | Also known as The Price of Frenzy | |
Rock 'n' Roll Kids | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Drama | Also known as Rock Kids | |
Samsara | Huang Jianxin | Jia Hongsheng | ||
Savage Land | Ling Zifeng | Liu Xiaoqing | Drama | |
The Troubleshooters | Mi Jiashan | Zhang Guoli, Ge You | Comedy | |
We Are the World | He Ping | Drama | ||
Widow Village | Wang Jin | Hao Jialing, Tao Zeru | Drama | Also known as The Village of Widows |
A Woman For Two | Ling Zifeng | Liu Xiaoqing | Drama | |
Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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Ballad of the Yellow River | Teng Wenji | Ge You | Drama | |
Codename Cougar | Zhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang | Gong Li, Ge You | Action/Thriller | |
Kawashima Yoshiko | He Ping | Biographical | ||
The Shining Arc | Zhang Junzhao | Entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival | ||
Unforgettable Life | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Drama | Also known as Special Operating Room and Illegal Lives | |
Westbound Convict Train | He Qun | Action/Thriller | ||
Year | Total Films [1] |
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1980 | 83 |
1981 | 105 |
1982 | 114 |
1983 | 127 |
1984 | 143 |
1985 | 127 |
1986 | 125 |
1987 | 146 |
1988 | 158 |
1989 | 136 |
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