Asanali Ashimov

Acting

Asanali Ashimov

Born 1937-05-08 · Байкадам, СССР (Казахстан)

Asanali Ashimov is a legendary Kazakh actor, director, screenwriter, and educator. Born on May 8, 1937, in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan, he graduated from the Kurmangazy Kazakh State Conservatory in 1961 with a degree in drama acting. Ashimov gained nationwide fame for his iconic roles in Kazakh cinema, including Kyz-Zhibek (1970) and the End of the Ataman series. He also directed several acclaimed films, such as Legendary Chokan (1985) and Wormwood (1986). Over his career, he has been honored with numerous prestigious awards, including the title of People's Artist of the USSR and Kazakhstan's Hero of Labor. A towering figure in Kazakh culture, Ashimov continues to inspire generations through his work in film, theater, and education.

Acting credits

Song Calls poster
8.0

In the center of the plot of the film is the fate of a young girl Aigul. She works well in the collective farm fields, acts as a leader of the youth, dreams of creating her own folk theater in her native collective farm. The famous singer Dosai Nurlanov, by a misunderstanding, gets into the "Singing village" (this is the playful name of the collective farm) and becomes a witness to the growing culture of the village. This inspires him to become the head of the people's theater...

Song Calls

1961

Lady Zhibek poster
8.5

Kyz-Zhibek - Kazakh poetic folk legend of the 16th century, tells about the period in the Kazakh nation when the people suffered from bloody feuds. In those times each province of the Kazakh nation had its own Khan and each tried to supersede the other. The love story of Tolegen, the brave warrior, and the beauty Zhibek ends tragically because of inter-family strife. Tolegen is foully murdered by Bekejan (the batyr, or nobleman, of the rival family), who earlier strived for the hand of Zhibek. Zhibek commits suicide after learning about the death of Tolegen.

Lady Zhibek

1972

In One District poster
8.0

About the secretary of the district committee of the party, Sabyr Bayanov, who at the beginning of his work deservedly won the authority and respect of people, and then, having become arrogant, he lost his sense of responsibility and turned into a bureaucrat.

In One District

1961

Trans-Siberian Express poster
6.1

An espionage thriller set aboard the train of the title. A group of agents try to thwart the Japanese-Soviet trade agreement by assassinating a Japanese businessman.

Trans-Siberian Express

1977

Crossroads poster
5.0

The film tells about the ambulance doctor Galia Ismailova, her worries and joys.

Crossroads

1963

The Messengers Hurry poster
9.0

The film is about the heroic struggle of the Kazakh people against the hordes of bloodthirsty Dzungars and the victory over the Dzungars (XVIII century).

The Messengers Hurry

1980

Botagoz poster
NR

A film is based on the novel by a Kazakh writer Sabit Mukanov. It shows Kazakhstan in 1916-1917 and how people reacted to tough times, the World War I and the ideas of the revolution and Bolshevism. Botagoz is a girl who never stopped believing in justice, despite numerous trials. She performed a heroic act and contributed to the battle against the White Guardsmen (Belogvardeytsi)

Botagoz

1958

Aruah poster
NR

In the boundless Kazakh steppe, in a house on a hill, old man Agatai lives. His beloved wife died a long time ago, they had no children, there were no relatives left. But Agatai does not give up, his life is full of worries and labors. He takes care of his modest household and, as best he can, protects and protects the expanse of the steppe, which he considers his homeland. And another good deed is done by an old man: he adopts a child who ran away from an orphanage, who accidentally wandered into a house on a hill.

Aruah

2018

The Old Woman poster
NR

An old man and his old woman live in a remote Kazakh village. People call the old man Shorty Kairgali without malice. Kairgali has known his old lady, Kulpash, since high school. So they've been together for forty years. And maybe even more. Shorty also has two restless friends: Baybet and Saskebai, who were once in love with Kulpash. And then one day…

The Old Woman

2014

Hostages of War poster
8.1

No synopsis available yet.

Hostages of War

2022

Who Are You, Mr. Ka? poster
8.5

After spending years in a notorious Thai prison, an enigmatic old man known as Mr. Ka returns to his homeland. His path crosses with Igor, a young man who becomes his accidental companion. Little did they know that this chance encounter would pull them into a web of dangerous international intrigue. To survive and protect Igor, Mr. Ka must use his lethal skills and sharp mind to unravel a deadly conspiracy, forcing his enemies to fall into their own traps.

Who Are You, Mr. Ka?

2010

Worrisome Morning poster
NR

1918. "I don't know," he said. Commissar Tokhtar Baitenov leads a detachment of Chekists, which is not numerous. The story of the film unfolds quickly, it is a typical "Ostern" — an oriental action movie: shooting, chase, dancing of beautiful girls, but at the same time, along the film line, there is a smell of mysterious gossip and repression with characters.

Worrisome Morning

1968

On the Wild Coast of the Irtysh poster
NR

The builders of the hydroelectric power station face a difficult task: it is necessary to speed up the work in order to provide electricity to a number of other industrial facilities in the region. Construction managers are taking different paths to solving this problem.

On the Wild Coast of the Irtysh

1959

The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Saga of the Love of Genghis Khan's Daughter poster
NR

The third part of Bulat Mansurov's planned epic film series; “The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars". The film is dedicated to the formation of the Ancient Russian state and Eurasian culture under the rule of Genghis Khan.

The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Saga of the Love of Genghis Khan's Daughter

2005

The Traces Go Beyond the Horizon poster
9.0

Zhaukhaz leaves her father's house, as custom dictates and her stepmother wishes. Zhaukhaz does not love her future husband, but she does not dare to break the old custom. Zhaukhaz, along with her husband and his parents, lives in a remote high-altitude pasture. The entire family tends a flock of collective farm sheep. The daily life of the shepherd's family is harsh, and the work is monotonous: cleaning the kennels, feeding the sheep, and, on sunny and quiet days, taking them out for grazing. The winter house is surrounded by silence. Sometimes it seems scary. On one of those days, when she fell in love with a young machine operator from Tanabay's neighboring brigade, Zhauhaz realized how vast life was and how fragile the bonds of old customs that tied her to an unloved man were.

The Traces Go Beyond the Horizon

1965

The End of the Ataman poster
5.4

A Kazakh spy thriller: In 1921, at the height of the civil war, a Soviet officer is assigned to kill the ataman Dutov, a White collaborator. In order to get close to the ataman he infiltrates his gang.

The End of the Ataman

1970

Artemisia poster
NR

Little Ergesh wants to help his sick grandfather buy expensive medicine. To earn the necessary money, he and the city guy Omash collect wormwood to deliver to the pharmacy.

Artemisia

1986

My Love Is in the Third Year poster
8.0

The student team arrived to spend their work semester at a virgin land collective farm with the motto of living and working by communal principles. However, even in a limited space and time, this proved to be challenging.

My Love Is in the Third Year

1976

Manchurian Variant poster
7.5

In August 1945 Soviet agent Kasym-khan Chadiyarov (Asanali Ashimov) works undercover in Manchuria, impersonating a Japanese businessman Ishijima. His mission is to prepare forthcoming Soviet operations against the Japanese Kwantung Army.

Manchurian Variant

1989

Shokan Valikhanov poster
NR

A television film about a famous scientist, traveler, and educator of the 19th century. About the life and work of Shokan Valikhanov— the first Kazakh scholar-educator, historian, ethnographer, and folklorist.

Shokan Valikhanov

1985

My Boy! poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

My Boy!

1962

The Silver Horn of Ala-Tau poster
NR

After a car accident, Kaisar's driver is deprived of his driver's license for five years. The hero gets a job as a gamekeeper, and faces shameless poaching. A young huntsman comes into the confidence of criminals and, having warned the police, organizes a hunt for them.

The Silver Horn of Ala-Tau

1980

Wings of Song poster
NR

Bai Nurtaza hopes to find in the young poet, ambitious and not indifferent to female beauty, a loyal ally in the fight against the Soviet government. Taking advantage of Musa's weakness, unable to resist temptations, he completely subordinates him to his influence...

Wings of Song

1966

A Taste of Bread poster
5.0

An exploration of “virgin soil” in Kazakhstan through the stories of a party worker, a agronomist, and the director of a state farm.

A Taste of Bread

1979

Behind the camera

Artemisia poster
NR

Little Ergesh wants to help his sick grandfather buy expensive medicine. To earn the necessary money, he and the city guy Omash collect wormwood to deliver to the pharmacy.

Artemisia

1986

Manchurian Variant poster
7.5

In August 1945 Soviet agent Kasym-khan Chadiyarov (Asanali Ashimov) works undercover in Manchuria, impersonating a Japanese businessman Ishijima. His mission is to prepare forthcoming Soviet operations against the Japanese Kwantung Army.

Manchurian Variant

1989

Shokan Valikhanov poster
NR

A television film about a famous scientist, traveler, and educator of the 19th century. About the life and work of Shokan Valikhanov— the first Kazakh scholar-educator, historian, ethnographer, and folklorist.

Shokan Valikhanov

1985

Shokan Valikhanov poster
NR

A television film about a famous scientist, traveler, and educator of the 19th century. About the life and work of Shokan Valikhanov— the first Kazakh scholar-educator, historian, ethnographer, and folklorist.

Shokan Valikhanov

1985

The Year of the Dragon poster
8.0

About the tragic defeat of the popular uprising led by the young dzhigit Akhtam and the young beauty Mayimkhan. Events are developing at the beginning of the liberation struggle of the Uighur people against the Manchurian-Chinese enslavers. The middle of the XIX century.

The Year of the Dragon

1982

The House by the Salt Lake poster
NR

The film is based on the complex intersections of human destinies during the Patriotic War. The family of the headmaster of the school, Turlyzhan Zhanakov, with their participation and care for disadvantaged people, show the high moral values inherent in Kazakhs. The house by the salt lake became a home for immigrants and evacuees and became a kind of Noah's Ark for the post-war future.

The House by the Salt Lake

2004