List of Chinese films of 1997

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