Jia Zhangke Movie Trailers

Citizen Kitano Trailer (2020)

16 October 2020

Takeshi Kitano is an international icon. We know the actor, the multi-award-winning filmmaker, but many ignore his double personality: the crazy TV star, the street kid from Tokyo close to the Yakuza, and the political satirist who blasted taboos! Can we dream of a better guide to introduce us to the cultural history of Japan?

In Public Trailer (2001)

28 April 2001

A fragmentary landscape for a little train station in a suburban area and a bus stop in a mining town.

Made in China Trailer (2005)

01 May 2005

A documentary about the making of Jia Zhangke's film the World.

Shiny Stars, Rusty Red Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

Meet Wang Yuelun, a young and ambitious Chinese who dreams of becoming a film director. Filmmaker Elisabeth O.

Remembrance Trailer (2008)

29 November 2008

Jia Zhangke’s short for Modern Weekly’s special tenth anniversary issue.

Home Trailer (2022)

12 June 2022

The story mainly tells the story of Zhang Mingliang and Bai Jing, a pair of ordinary people born in the 1970s .

Beautiful 2016 Trailer (2016)

23 March 2016

The latest edition of the Beautiful series, commissioned for the Hong Kong International Film Festival, which asks established and acclaimed directors from across Asia to contemplate the idea of what beauty really is in their own distinctive ways.

Untitled Jia Zhangke Film Trailer (2026)

16 May 2026

Jia Zhangke told Deadline that he was set to begin production on his next film in October or November 2024, which will be a “road, travelogue film” following a “female character who will travel from a place that is extremely cold, to a place that is extremely warm.

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema Trailer (2014)

01 October 2014

With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cinema and to share it with the world.

Peacock, Peacock Trailer (2022)

06 March 2022

Yi Yi, a white-collar worker in a lattice room, and Ah Juan, a female worker in a garment factory, are separated by a wall in a Dongguan factory.

Out of Jungle Trailer (2023)

15 September 2023

From the music of Filipino composer Teresa Barrozo, Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke crafts a story that conveys the architectonics of modernization and its effect on those individuals and communities who are forced to navigate shifting landscapes and social norms and expectations.

My Camera Doesn’t Lie Trailer (2003)

19 August 2003

A film about Chinese underground filmmakers who were the first to express their truthful and realistic views on China from 1989 until today.

Dong Trailer (2006)

18 November 2006

Jia Zhangke travels with painter Liu Xiaodong from China to Thailand as they as they meet everyday workers in the throes of social turmoil.

Torino Shadow Trailer (2026)

19 May 2026

A woman travels from southern China to Turin, Italy, to see her husband. But an unexpected departure leaves her to find herself again, and to find cinema.

Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang Trailer (2016)

27 May 2016

Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns to the shooting locations of his films, along with his actors, friends and close collaborators.

This Moment Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

China's first new media (cell phone) movie, including "There" (Jia Zhangke, director, later the same), "A Moment of Silence" (Wang Xiaoshuai), "Watermelon" (Meng Jinghui), "It's Hard to Buy Happiness with Money" (Liu Hao), "I Want to Be Wild About You" (Xiao Jiang), "Starlight Dream Journey" (Sun Xiaoru), "A Little FU Eggs" (Li Hong), and "The Bride" (Jiang Lifen), and other eight 3-minute short films.

Half the Sky Trailer (2018)

11 October 2018

Fidaï Trailer (2014)

29 October 2014

A seventy-year-old veteran of the Algerian War of Independence speaks about his years of struggle as an underground soldier for the National Liberation Front.

Our Time: A Decade of Daring Trailer (2015)

01 January 2015

a documentary series created by Jia Zhangke, with 10 short films about 10 leading figures in various industries in China, exploring the stories of China's decade.

All Tomorrow's Parties Trailer (2003)

31 December 2003

In a future century, after the apocalypse, Gui Dao dynasty controls continental Asia. Zhuai and his younger brother Mian are captured and sent to "Prosperity Camp" for reeducation.

Memories Look at Me Trailer (2012)

07 August 2012

Fang comes back to her parents’ home in Nanjing, to spend some time with them. During her stay, her elder brother’s family comes for a family reunion, she receives a Yengisar knife as a gift and her sister-in-law tries to set her up on a blind date.

Lao Pan's Day and Night Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

Three years ago, a Weibo posted by Pan Shiyi brought PM2.5 into the public eye.In the past three years, he has never stopped paying attention to air quality, and has integrated energy conservation and environmental protection, the Internet, and art into SOHO China's projects.

Stories on Human Rights Trailer (2008)

23 October 2008

20 short films about human rights.

Filipiñana Trailer (2026)

28 August 2026

Isabel feels strangely drawn to Dr. Palanca, the president of the country club where she works. However, after piecing together a violent picture of what lies beneath the club’s pristine surface, she realizes that what began as an innocent infatuation is actually rooted in a sinister shared history.

Jia Zhangke's Dance Trailer (2026)

16 February 2026

Jia Zhangke, in collaboration with Seedance 2.0 a video generation model by Doubao, ponders about the future of cinema with his AI counterpart.

White Building Trailer (2021)

22 December 2021

Samnang, 20, faces the demolition of his lifelong home in Phnom Penh and the pressures from family, friends, and neighbors which arise and intersect in this moment of sudden change.

Du Du Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

One summer day in Beijing, a female college student named Dudu is suddenly overcome by an inexplicable restlessness during a photo shoot.

Number One Trailer (2019)

12 September 2019

In the context of China's urbanization, a young man faces existential difficulties and decides to rewrite his life.

Perfect Life Trailer (2009)

30 January 2009

Perfect Life, the second feature by Emily Tang (Tang Xiaobai), at first revolves around Li Yueying, a young woman in the cold north-east of China.

Black Breakfast Trailer (2008)

23 October 2008

Short-movie from Stories on Human Rights, 2008.

A Song for You Trailer (2020)

01 October 2020

In A Song for You – a road movie and a music industry insider comedy, with lots of songs – young Ngawang leaves behind a nomadic existence on the Tibetan plateau for big city Lhasa nightclubs.

One Night on the Wharf Trailer (2017)

14 October 2017

Han Dong adapts his own 1998 novel, about a group of young poets accidentally caught up in an inexplicable dispute with local hoodlums and security guards.

Close-Up Trailer (2021)

05 June 2021

In Close-Up, Jia explores the counterpart to the wide shot. Four elevated surveillance cameras scan a busy traffic intersection, capturing the steady stream of cars, bikes and pedestrians that cross it.

Great Heat Trailer (2014)

04 September 2014

A fugitive and a street vendor form an unexpected, wordless bond after a pregnant woman is hit by a car in a chance encounter amid the indifferent hustle of urban life.

One Day in Beijing Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

The camera gazes at the crowd in Tiananmen Square. Accompanied by the music of Qigong exercises, the lives passing to and fro seem imbued with an immense weight.

Pan Shiyi Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

Chen Ling Trailer (2015)