In which movie did Zhang Yimou play the leading role instead of the photographer?

Didn't play the leading role. Zhang Yimou, 1950 was born in Xi, Shaanxi Province on April 2, 1950. He is a film director in China, one of the representatives of the "fifth generation directors", a famous director and photographer. His works cover many fields, such as movies, plays and operas, but Zhang Yimou didn't play the leading role in any of them.