Lu Yang

Early life and education A native of Beijing, Lu Yang graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, where he majored in directing at the Director Department. He once worked in Phoenix Television.

Career He made his directorial debut Suzhou Bridge in 2005. That same year, he also directed Happy Life.

In 2010, he wrote and directed My Spectacular Theatre, which earned his Best Director of the Debut Award at the 28th Golden Rooster Awards and won the Audience Award at the 15th Busan International Film Festival.

In 2014, he wrote and directed the historical action movie Brotherhood of Blades, for which he received Young Director of the Year Award at the China Film Director Association and Best Director of the Debut Award at the 16th Huading Awards, and was nominated for Best Director of the Debut, Best Director, and Best Film Awards at the 15th Chinese Film Media Awards. It starred Chang Chen, Liu Shishi and Wang Qianyuan. It was also produced by Terence Chang, Wang Donghui and Ling Hong. At the same year, he also directed Ex Fighting, starring Lian Kai, Xiong Naijin, Zhu Dan and Ma Yuan. The film was released on October 14, 2014.

In 2017, he wrote and directed Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield, a sequel to Brotherhood of Blades. It starred Chang Chen, Yang Mi and Zhang Yi, and it was produced by Ning Hao and Wang Yibing. The film was released in China on July 19, 2017, and has grossed in China.

Filmography Film Year English Title Chinese title Role Notes 2005 Suzhou Bridge Director Short film 2005 Happy Life Director Short film 2006 Coming Home Director Short film 2006 No Way Out Director TV film 2006 Grey, White and Black Director 2009 Director Documentary 2009 Colored Youth Director 2010 My Spectacular Theatre Director/ screenwriter 2011 Confession Director/ screenwriter Short film 2014 Ex Fighting Director/ screenwriter 2014 Brotherhood of Blades Director/ screenwriter 2017 Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield Director 2020 The Sacrifice Director 2021 A Writer's Odyssey Director 2025 A Writer's Odyssey 2 Director

TV series Year English Title Chinese title Role Notes 2008 Director/ screenwriter 2022The Wind Blows from Longxi''《风起陇西》Director

Film and TV Awards Year Nominated work Category Award Result Notes 2011 My Spectacular Theatre Best Director of the Debut Award 28th Golden Rooster Awards 2015 Brotherhood of Blades Young Director of the Year Award China Film Director Association Young Screenwriter of the Year Award China Film Director Association Best Director of the Debut Award 15th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Director Best Film Best Director 16th Huading Awards