debussy12 wrote:my personal favorite Chinese movie director is Wong Kar-Wai. You should see his movies they whould give you some idea.
I don't suggest him. His movie is rooted deeply in Hongkong culture, not necessarily "Chinese".
I would suggest Feng Xiaogang, extremely popular mainland director, who happens to focus on China of this present age ( Unlike Zhang Yimou, whose feat lies mostly in the past, imaginary or not)
Also, an excellent director of the new generation, who strives to represent the difficulties and problems of modern China to the greatest extent.
There are no real gangster movies which present the real face of Chinese gangsters, for reasons you might understand.