Yang Zhanjia

Películas

Fearless - Sin miedo
Art Designer
China durante la primera década del siglo XX. El país sufre de corrupción y de la invasión extranjera. Huo Yuanjia es un legendario maestro de artes marciales. Profundamente humillado por la muerte de su padre en un duelo público, el joven Huo decide convertirse en el mejor luchador posible. Pero muy pronto pierde a dos de sus seres más queridos, por culpa de sus increíbles habilidades, cuando matan a su familia por venganza. Loco de dolor y de vergüenza, Huo Yuanjia huye sin importarle la muerte ni la vida...
Fearless - Sin miedo
Art Direction
China durante la primera década del siglo XX. El país sufre de corrupción y de la invasión extranjera. Huo Yuanjia es un legendario maestro de artes marciales. Profundamente humillado por la muerte de su padre en un duelo público, el joven Huo decide convertirse en el mejor luchador posible. Pero muy pronto pierde a dos de sus seres más queridos, por culpa de sus increíbles habilidades, cuando matan a su familia por venganza. Loco de dolor y de vergüenza, Huo Yuanjia huye sin importarle la muerte ni la vida...
Ripples Across Stagnant Water
Art Direction
With few other real options, when the young village woman in this story is offered an arranged marriage with a kindly but mildly retarded shopkeeper who lives in a nearby town, she readily accepts. Once she has settled into her new home, she becomes involved with her new husband’s patron, a man involved in some underworld trading activities.
Elixir of Love
Art Direction
Heung, a fishwerwoman, is determined to help Kai, an amateur aromatherapist, find the ultimate elixir for the princess who has a bad case of body odour. Although Kai's initial aim is to find the cure and win the princess' heart, he and Heung draw closer every day in the quest for the ultimate cure.
Memory of the Youth
Art Direction
Fang es una chica alegre y encantadora de Qingdao, ella encuentra una violeta que pertenece a un pequeño caballero, Yao. Una verdadera amistad comienza a desarrollarse entre ellos después de este encuentro destinado, sin embargo la madre de Fang quiere que se case, y para evitarlo decide escapar a Europa. Antes de su partida, los dos jóvenes finalmente se dan cuenta de que el amor ya había florecido entre ellos hace mucho tiempo...
Chinese Odyssey 2002
Art Direction
The Emperor is desperate for the free-spirited life of a wanderer, and tries to escape from the royal palace with his sister, the Princess. He's caught and returned to his angry mother by the royal guards, but the Princess, disguised as a man, manages to escape. Meanwhile, King Bully has returned to his hometown, where he is widely despised for his bullying ways, to run a restaurant with his tomboy sister, Phoenix. They have a very close relationship. In fact, King Bully mistakenly believes that he can read his sister's mind. When the Princess arrives in town, King Bully finds himself drawn to her, but, believing she's a man, decides that his attraction is some kind of empathy with Phoenix.
Tigre y dragón
Supervising Art Director
China del año 43 (1779) y ambientada en la historia de la Dinastía Quing. Li Mu Bai, un virtuoso de las artes marciales, tiene en su poder una espada mágica conocida como "Destino Verde". Éste no quiere seguir siendo un guerrero, por lo que decide darle la espada a su mejor amigo, Sir Te. Antes de que llegue el momento de entregarla, se la confía a su enamorada, la guerrera Yu Shu Lien, quien será la encargada de llevarla a la ciudad de Pekín, donde se encuentra su compañero. Sin embargo, una noche, un enmascarado entra en la casa de Sir Te y roba la espada. Así, Mu Bai y Shu Lien se lanzarán en la búsqueda de "Destino Verde", despertando, con ello, viejos fantasmas del pasado.
The Soong Sisters
Art Direction
The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.
Temptation of a Monk
Art Direction
Near the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in 7th century China, General Shi Yan-sheng is tricked into leaving the crown prince unguarded. The crown prince is murdered by one of his brothers who then becomes emperor. Shi retreats to a monastery, perhaps to hide, perhaps to plan a coup. When his loyal troops as well as the princess he desires are slain, he seeks refuge in a remote, abandoned monastery where an aged abbot schools him with practical, earthy teachings. The emperor's forces pursue Shi: first a woman, then a general seek to overpower him with lust and might. Over the course of the film, the reds of battle give way to blues of meditation.
Adiós a mi concubina
Art Direction
China, 1925. Los militares gobiernan Pekín y, aunque en la ciudad la situación política es inestable, hay una constante en la vida cotidiana: la ópera, un espectáculo donde incluso los personajes femeninos deben ser representados por hombres. Entre los nuevos muchachos destinados a ser estrellas de la ópera de Pekín se encuentran el delicado Douzi y Shitou, que le toma bajo su protección. Ambos forjan una gran amistad, y Douzi se enamora profundamente del chico mayor. Como Douzi tiene la belleza de una mujer, le forman en papeles femeninos, mientras que al atlético Shitou le entrenan principalmente para papeles militares. Entre las óperas que estudian se encuentra "Adiós a mi concubina"...
A Dream of Red Mansions
Production Design
A Chinese serial feature film, released in 6 parts (8 episodes) between 1988 and 1989. The film adapts the major events and incidents of the novel of the same name, depicting the fate of Jia family.
The Savage Land
Art Direction
Hu escapes from prison after 8 years, only to find that his father was killed by the landlord and his fiancee Jin Zi was married to the landlord's son. The blind, widowed mother-in-law is a termagant. Hu plots his revenge.