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Xiaoding Zhao

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Xiaoding Zhao
Xiaoding Zhao is known for House of Flying Daggers (2004), Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) and Shadow (2018).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 28 wins & 35 nominations total

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    Known for

    Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Ziyi Zhang in House of Flying Daggers (2004)
    House of Flying Daggers
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
    Gong Li and Chow Yun-Fat in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
    Curse of the Golden Flower
    7.0
    • Cinematographer(as Zhao Xiaoding)
    • 2006
    Li Sun and Chao Deng in Shadow (2018)
    Shadow
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
    Yifei Liu and Yang Yang in Once Upon A Time (2017)
    Once Upon A Time
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Big Break (2024)
      Big Break
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Guoli Zhang, Hewei Yu, Dongyu Zhou, and Jiayin Lei in Under the Light (2023)
      Under the Light
      5.9
      • director of photography - reshoot parts
      • 2023
    • Full River Red (2023)
      Full River Red
      6.4
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Snipers (2022)
      Snipers
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Cliff Walkers (2021)
      Cliff Walkers
      6.5
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Xiaobao Song in Dreams of Getting Rich (2021)
      Dreams of Getting Rich
      5.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Haocun Liu, Wei Fan, and Yi Zhang in One Second (2020)
      One Second
      7.1
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Xuan Huang and Caiyu Yang in Only Cloud Knows (2019)
      Only Cloud Knows
      6.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • The Terra-Cotta Army of Qin-Dynasty (2019)
      The Terra-Cotta Army of Qin-Dynasty
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Li Sun and Chao Deng in Shadow (2018)
      Shadow
      7.0
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Yifei Liu and Yang Yang in Once Upon A Time (2017)
      Once Upon A Time
      5.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Matt Damon in The Great Wall (2016)
      The Great Wall
      5.9
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Coming Home (2014)
      Coming Home
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Shaofeng Feng and Ni Ni in Love Will Tear Us Apart (2013)
      Love Will Tear Us Apart
      5.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Sicheng Chen, Jiajia Deng, and Dawei Gao in Silent Witness (2013)
      Silent Witness
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013

    Director

    • Limitless Skies
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Dou Po Cangqiong 4: Tao Wang
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Fights Break Sphere 3
      5.0
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Fights Break Sphere 2 (2023)
      Fights Break Sphere 2
      7.3
      • directed by
      • 2023
    • Victor Ma in Fights Break Sphere (2023)
      Fights Break Sphere
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The Terra-Cotta Army of Qin-Dynasty (2019)
      The Terra-Cotta Army of Qin-Dynasty
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Yifei Liu and Yang Yang in Once Upon A Time (2017)
      Once Upon A Time
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2017

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • A Frozen Rage (2024)
      A Frozen Rage
      5.3
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Maggie Cheung, Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Donnie Yen, and Ziyi Zhang in Hero (2002)
      Hero
      7.9
      • camera operator
      • 2002

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Zhao Xiao Ding

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      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2019.

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