Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen is one of those rare filmmakers who genuinely does it all — acting, directing, writing — and pulls off each with this overwhelming, almost reckless confidence that you either love or find completely exhausting. I love it. His debut film In the Heat of the Sun is a coming-of-age masterpiece that feels totally unlike anything else out of 1990s Chinese cinema, and Devils on the Doorstep, which won him the Grand Prix at Cannes, is sharp, dark, and genuinely unforgettable. Let the Bullets Fly became a massive commercial smash on top of the critical respect, proving he could work at any scale. He even showed up in Rogue One and somehow held his own in a Hollywood blockbuster without losing an ounce of that particular Jiang Wen swagger. A complete original.

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Name (English)

Jiang Wen

Name (Japanese)

姜文

Reading

ちあん・うぇん

Born

January 5, 1963 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

Tangshan, People's Republic of China

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / film director / film actor / singer

Awards & achievements

• 1996 Golden Horse Award for Best Director
• China Film Director's Guild Award for Best Director
• 2001 Prix France Culture Cinéma
• 1987 Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor
• 1998 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
• Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang%20Wen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A7%9C%E6%96%87
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q716069

Tags

• actor
• screenwriter
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-02

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