Legendary Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou’s period thriller Full River Red — the world’s biggest blockbuster of 2023, so far, with $644 million and counting at China’s theatrical box office ...

Arguably the most influential mainland Chinese filmmaker of his generation, Zhang, 71, has earned three Oscars nominations (Ju Dou in 1990, Raise the Red Lantern in 1991 and Hero in 2003) and ...