# Lu Yang

Lu Yang (Chinese: 路阳; born 1979) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter best known for his works My Spectacular Theatre, Brotherhood of Blades and Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield.

## 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 CN¥131 million in China.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English Title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Suzhou Bridge | 《苏州桥》 | Director | Short film |
| 2005 | Happy Life | 《幸福生活》 | Director | Short film |
| 2006 | Coming Home | 《回家》 | Director | Short film |
| 2006 | No Way Out | 《黑白对抗》 | Director | TV film |
| 2006 | Grey, White and Black | 《灰白黑》 | Director | |
| 2009 | | 《遍路》 | Director | Documentary |
| 2009 | Colored Youth | 《着色的青春》 | Director | |
| 2010 | My Spectacular Theatre | 《盲人电影院》 | Director/ screenwriter | |
| 2011 | Confession | 《告白》 | Director/ screenwriter | Short film |
| 2014 | Ex Fighting | 《房车奇遇》 | Director/ screenwriter | |
| 2014 | Brotherhood of Blades | 《绣春刀》 | Director/ screenwriter | |
| 2017 | Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield | 《绣春刀：修罗战场》 | Director | |
| 2020 | The Sacrifice | 《金刚川》 | Director | |
| 2021 | A Writer's Odyssey | | Director | |

### TV series

| Year | English Title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | | 《天堑·1949》 | Director/ screenwriter | |
| 2022 | The Wind Blows from Longxi | 《风起陇西》 | Director | |

## Film and TV Awards

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