FrameThrower · Actors · Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun
2 films · 135 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2000–2012
Born 18 October 1974 · Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Zhou Xun is a Chinese actress and singer. She is regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China. She gained international fame for her roles in Suzhou River and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 135 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2000–2012
- China Film Director's Guild Award for Best Actress2024
- Magnolia Award for Best Actress in a Television Series2024
- China Film Director's Guild Award for Best Actress2022
- Magnolia Award for Best Actress in a Television Series2015
- Asian Television Award for Best Actress2015
- Champions of the Earth2010
- Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress2009
- Asian Film Award for Best Actress2009
- Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Actress2009
- Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actress2009
- Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Supporting Actress2007
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress2007
How their films are shot
Measured across 135 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Zhou takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 50% of their frames are night, 50% low key — the look of the work Zhou takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 135 frames from Zhou Xun's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.