Zhang Zhizhi

Acting

Zhang Zhizhi

Born — Died

1901-01-01 — 1970-10-29

Place of birth

Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

Known for

Acting

Credits

23 titles

Known for

Film credits

1930s · 16 titles

The Goddess poster
7.8

A young prostitute, who is trying to give her infant son a good start in life, must contend with a coercive pimp and the prejudices of others.

The Goddess

1934

Walking Dead in Old House poster
7.0

A zombie appears in the Bao family in Hangzhou, claiming to be the ancestor of the Bao family and asking the family to move out immediately. The family is confused and calls their children and grandchildren to discuss the matter. After the departure of the old family member, Feng Lao, the vampire has become even more aggressive, and the orphaned man, Yisheng, who has been taken in by the family, is scared to death by the vampire, so the three daughters, Peifen, write a letter to ask their friend, Zhuji Jianping, to come and help them. At the request of a man in black, the family moves out, leaving only Yat-sang and Cheung Tai-hon behind.

Walking Dead in Old House

1938

Because I Am Your Elder Brother poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Because I Am Your Elder Brother

1930

Heartache poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Heartache

1931

Waves Wash the Sand poster
6.0

Returning home from a long voyage overseas, a man finds his wife and child living with another man. Fuelled by anger, he murders the other man and is forced to flee justice, until he faces death on a deserted island.

Waves Wash the Sand

1936

The Big Road poster
6.2

Six young men from the city take jobs building roads for the Chinese Army

The Big Road

1935

Peace After Storm poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Peace After Storm

1931

Empress Wu Zetian poster
6.3

Historical film based on the life of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history

Empress Wu Zetian

1939

Businessmen in a War poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Businessmen in a War

1935

Women of the Wild River Episode 6 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Women of the Wild River Episode 6

1930

Wild Rose poster
5.6

A wild country girl moves to Shanghai with her painter boyfriend and experiences exploitation and poverty.

Wild Rose

1932

Sable Cicada poster
6.0

Diaochan (aka Diau Charn and Sable Cicada), one of the Four Beauties of China, is supposed to be so stunningly lovely that the moon was shamed to hide behind clouds. Despite being the only Beauty among the four who is not a real historical figure but one conjured by storytelling imagination and embellished by public fascination, her story was nonetheless incorporated by author Luo Guangzhong into his popular and influential novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Her tale is one of Machiavellian intrigue, in which she schemes with her godfather Wang Yun to restore moral order to the land, sowing discord between the corrupt Minister Dong Zhuo and his adopted son Lu Bu, a man of martial and military prowess.

Sable Cicada

1938

Return to Nature poster
NR

General Zhou organized a boat trip with his family and friends, but a storm struck and they were all drifted to a deserted island.

Return to Nature

1936

Lin Chong, the Outlaw poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Lin Chong, the Outlaw

1939

Mulan Joins the Army poster
7.3

This movie is based on the famous Chinese folklore that is more than one and a half millennium old. The same folklore was what the Disney animation Mulan is based on, and similarly, it was what many Chinese movies/operas/plays based on.

Mulan Joins the Army

1939

Rouge Tears poster
NR

This sound film remake of The Goddess (1934) was headlined by Hu Die, who found stardom at the same time as Ruan Lingyu. Henry Lai Hang and Zhang Zhizhi reprised their roles from the earlier film. The first half of the story follows The Goddness but the second half references Bu Wanchang’s Love and Duty (1931) and King Vidor’s American film Stella Dallas (1937) with additional plots of the heroine’s post-prison story. After years of separation, she hesitates whether to reunite with her son. This new version poses a bigger challenge to a mother’s love and pushes towards the completion of her fate. The characters use dialogue to express their pain and connection, which strengthens the dramatic dilemma and makes the film more straightforward than its predecessor. Hu Die possesses a sort of allure that shows the sadness, shame, and will of a common woman from middle age to old age.

Rouge Tears

1938