2005 "Qian Li Zou Dan Ji" ("Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles")
2004 "Shi Mian Maifu" ("House of Flying Daggers")
2002 "Ying Xiong" ("Hero") - won the Alfred Bauer Award of the Berlin International Film Festival (2003) and nominated the Best Foreign Language Film award at Academy Award
1999 "Yi Ge Dou Bu Neng Shao" ("Not One Less") - won the Golden Lion, the Laterna Magica Prize, the Sergio Trasatti Award and the UNICEF Award of Venice Film Festival
1999 "Wo De Fuqin Muqin" ("The Road Home") - won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Competition and the Silver Berlin Bear of Berlin International Film Festival
1995 "Yao A Yao Yao Dao Waipo Qiao" ("Shanghai Triad") - nominated for the Best Cinematography Award at Academy Award (1995) and the Best Foreign Language Film of Golden Globe (1996)
1994 "Huo Zhe" ("To Live") - won the Best Actor, the Grand Prize of the Jury and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury of Cannes Film Festival (1994) and nominated for the Golden Palm of Cannes Film Festival (1994) and the Best Foreign Language Film Award at Golden Globe (1995)
1992 "Qiu Ju Da Guansi" ("Qiu Ju Goes to Court")
1991 "Da Hong Denglong Gao Gao Gua" ("Raise the Red Lantern")
1990 "Ju Dou" - nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award at Academy Award (1991) and the Golden Palm of Cannes Film Festival (1990)
1987 "Hong Gaoliang" ("Red Sorghum") - won Golden Berlin Bear of Berlin International Film Festival (1988)