Zhi Yitong

Acting

Zhi Yitong

Born 1932-12-01 · Beijing, China

Acting credits

Farewell My Concubine poster
7.9

In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.

Farewell My Concubine

1993

A Symphony of Cooking Utensils poster
NR

A new young manager in a state-run restaurant finds his non-traditional approach to management is not popular with the older managers. Life has been frustrating for refreshment company worker Niu Hong, whose troubles only seem to double when he factors in his responsibilities as manager of the Chun City Restaurant. With help from his employees, Niu Hong vows to reform the business. But in the process, he ends up writing a whole new chapter into his otherwise humdrum life. Sun Chun and Yin Tingru co-star in foreign-language drama from director Teng Wenji.

A Symphony of Cooking Utensils

1983

The Birth of New China poster
6.1

In the spring and summer of 1949, the People's Liberation Army launched an offensive under the orders of Mao Zedong and Zhu De, they crossed the Yangtze River and Nanjing was liberated on April 23 which signaled the fall of the KMT regime, Chiang Kai-Shek fled to Taiwan; on October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong standing on the rostrum of Tiananmen, solemnly declared the foundation of the People's Republic of China.

The Birth of New China

1989

The Peach Blossom Fan poster
NR

Based on the Qing dynasty musical play that recounts the death of the Ming dynasty through the love story of its two main characters, young scholar Hou Fangyu and a courtesan named Li Xiangjun.

The Peach Blossom Fan

1963

Decisive Engagement: Beiping-Tianjin Campaign poster
8.0

Winner of the Golden Rooster for Best Film in 1992

Decisive Engagement: Beiping-Tianjin Campaign

1992

Stand Straight, Don't Bend Over poster
8.1

Writer Gao moves into a new apartment neighboring rude Zhang and his wife. The Zhangs have already forced four neighbor families to leave for different disputes. Now they are clashing with cadre Liu because of a dog issue.

Stand Straight, Don't Bend Over

1993

The Xi'an Incident poster
7.7

Marshal Zhang Xueliang, Commander of the North Eastern Army, grows progressively disillusioned by Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek's policy to engage the Chinese Communist Party rather than fight the Japanese invaders which are occupying Manchuria. Despite numerous pleas, Chiang does not budge. After discussing with fellow general Yang Hucheng, the two take events into their own hands and place Chiang Kai-shek under arrest on December 12, 1936, forcing Chiang into a coalition with the CCP.

The Xi'an Incident

1981

The Secret Service in Action poster
7.0

Set in the days of Anti-Japanese War. Doctors of Humanity Hospital save a wounded patriot, but the event is informed to Japanese secret service. How can the wounded be rescued finally?

The Secret Service in Action

1981

Dai li shi zhang poster
8.0

During the economic reforms, in the early 80s, oversea chinese Xiao Ziyun comes back to China.

Dai li shi zhang

1985

After the Final Battle poster
8.5

The life of senior Kuomintang generals inside the Gongdelin Prison in Beijing after losing the civil war.

After the Final Battle

1991

Lan se de hai wan poster
8.0

The construction of Langwan port in 1974 is hampered by followers of the Gang of Four.

Lan se de hai wan

1978

Meeting of the Two Heroes, Part 1 poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Meeting of the Two Heroes, Part 1

1984

Einstein and Einstein poster
7.2

A 13-year-old girl deals with the issues brought about by her family's high-priced son.

Einstein and Einstein

2018

延安游击队 poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

延安游击队

1961

Lan sha xing poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Lan sha xing

1989

Dinglong Town poster
NR

A Nationalist spy is operating in Dinglong, China, a Communist-held area, after World War II.

Dinglong Town

1978

红军留下的儿子 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

红军留下的儿子

1985

十三号地区 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

十三号地区

1984

Awakening poster
10.0

A disillusioned and lonely young man working for a foreign trade company finds his enthusiasm for life revived when he meets a young woman who seems to reflect the ideals and ambitions he once had.

Awakening

1981

The Shining Arc poster
7.0

On a cold night, psychology student Liu Kai took Jing Huan, a paranoid schizophrenia patient, to a mysterious frozen lake she had often dreamed of. The lake reflected an “8” shape, causing Jing Huan’s expression to change, unsettling Liu Kai. During an internship at a psychiatric hospital, Liu Kai’s classmate Xie Ni, who was in a relationship with him, became interested in Jing Huan, a former factory cashier who developed mental illness after embezzling funds. Xie Ni wanted to study Jing Huan’s condition for a thesis and asked Liu Kai to help her, even arranging for Jing Huan to stay at her home.

The Shining Arc

1989

Da xue sheng yi shi poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Da xue sheng yi shi

1987

The Thrill of Life poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Thrill of Life

1979

肝胆相照 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

肝胆相照

1999

The Kinship poster
9.0

Chen Yunxuan and his daughter Xiujuan escape from China to Taiwan in 1949 but leave Chen's pregnant wife behind. 30 years later Xiujuan meets her mother and a brother she never knew.

The Kinship

1980