A list of mainland Chinese films released in 1997:
| Title |
Director |
Cast |
Genre |
Notes
|
| Chinese Box |
Wayne Wang |
Gong Li,
Jeremy Irons,
Maggie Cheung,
Rubén Blades
|
Drama |
|
| Colors of the Blind |
Chen Guoxing |
Tao Hong |
Drama |
|
| Concerto of Life |
Xia Gang |
|
Drama |
|
| Dragon Town Story |
Yang Fengliang |
Wu Chien-lien |
Revenge drama |
|
| Dream Factory |
Feng Xiaogang |
Ge You,
Feng Xiaogang |
Comedy |
|
| Eighteen Springs |
Ann Hui |
Jacklyn Wu, Leon Lai, Anita Mui, Ge You |
Drama |
Hong Kong/Mainland co-production
|
| Fitness Tour |
Liu Guoquan |
|
Comedy |
|
| Frozen |
Wang Xiaoshuai |
Jia Hongsheng |
Drama |
Wang made this film under the name "Wu Ming" or "no name"
|
| Keep Cool |
Zhang Yimou |
Jiang Wen,
Li Baotian |
Black comedy |
|
| Live in Peace |
Hu Bingliu |
Pan Yu |
Drama |
1998 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
|
| Maiden Work |
Wang Guangli |
Ye You,
Lou Ming |
Drama |
|
| The Making of Steel |
Lu Xuechang |
Tian Zhuangzhuang,
Li Liping |
Drama |
|
| The Opium War |
Xie Jin |
|
War/Historical |
1997 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
|
| Out of Phoenix Bridge |
Li Hong |
|
Documentary |
|
| Red River Valley |
Feng Xiaoning |
Ning Jing |
Historical |
|
| Spicy Love Soup |
Zhang Yang |
Gao Yuanyuan |
Romantic drama |
Zhang Yang's directorial debut
|
| Surveillance |
Huang Jianxin |
|
|
Entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival
|
| Warriors of Virtue |
Ronny Yu |
Angus Macfadyen, Mario Yedidia, Chao-Li Chi |
|
Co-produced with U.S.A.
|
| Xiao Wu |
Jia Zhangke |
Wang Hongwei |
Drama |
Jia Zhangke's directorial debut
|
