Cai Shangjun

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Cai Shangjun was born in Beijing and graduated from the Literature Department of the Central Academy of Drama in 1992. Afterwards he focused on writing screenplays for such films as SPICY LOVE SOUP (1997) and SHOWER (1999). In 2006, he made his directorial debut with THE RED AWN, which received the Golden Alexander Award for Best Film at the 48th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, as well as the FIPRESCI Award at the 2007 Busan International Film Festival. In 2011, his sophomore feature PEOPLE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE SEA premiered as the "surprise film" at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, the fourth Chinese-language film to play there under such billing; in a subsequent upset, the film won the festival's Silver Lion for Best Direction.

Most Popular Cai Shangjun Trailers

Total trailers found: 7

Spicy Love Soup Trailer (1999)

08 November 1999

Six different episodes about different generations' relationships. Love can be sweet, sour, or spicy.

The Sun Rises on Us All Trailer (2025)

07 November 2025

He sacrificed himself for love, taking the blame for a crime she committed. Unable to repay him for the sacrifice he made, she leaves to start a new life.

Shower Trailer (1999)

13 September 1999

An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers.

The Conformist Trailer (2017)

11 September 2017

Wang Hai Bo, a lineman living in a small town on the Sino-Russian border, has been immersed in the bottom of society for many years, relying on selling intelligence for a living.

The Red Awn Trailer (2007)

08 December 2007

A father and son meet after five years of the father's absence and they go on a trip to rebuild their relationship.

People Mountain People Sea Trailer (2012)

03 August 2012

A story of vengeance set in China’s wild Southwest, where brutality can be the norm rather than the exception.

Sunflower Trailer (2005)

10 September 2005

Sunflower is the story of the Zhang family in Beijing father, mother and son across three decades, centering on the tensions and misunderstandings between father and son.