Asanali Ashimov
Asanali Ashimov is a legendary Kazakh actor, director, screenwriter, and educator. Born on May 8, 1937, in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan, he graduated from the Kurmangazy Kazakh State Conservatory in 1961 with a degree in drama acting. Ashimov gained nationwide fame for his iconic roles in Kazakh cinema, including Kyz-Zhibek (1970) and the End of the Ataman series. He also directed several acclaimed films, such as Legendary Chokan (1985) and Wormwood (1986). Over his career, he has been honored with numerous prestigious awards, including the title of People's Artist of the USSR and Kazakhstan's Hero of Labor. A towering figure in Kazakh culture, Ashimov continues to inspire generations through his work in film, theater, and education.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.423 |
| Birthday | 1937-05-08 |
| Place of Birth | Байкадам, СССР (Казахстан) |
| Also Known As | Асанали Ашимов, |
2001
Purely Kazakh History
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At his father's funeral, the boy meets his uncle, who has been in prison for a long time, an unemployed and drunk man who came to say goodbye to his b...
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Purely Kazakh History
1977
Trans-Siberian Express
6.143/7
An espionage thriller set aboard the train of the title. A group of agents try to thwart the Japanese-Soviet trade agreement by assassinating a Japane...
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Trans-Siberian Express
1976
A Shot or It All Started on Saturday
6.7/3
Based on Kyr Bulychev's Sci-Fi story, a man acquires the ability to throw objects with precision. He tries to become a basketball player.
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A Shot or It All Started on Saturday
2005
The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Saga of the Love of Genghis Khan's Daughter
0/0
The third part of Bulat Mansurov's planned epic film series; “The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars". The film is dedicated to the formation of the Ancient...
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The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Saga of the Love of Genghis Khan's Daughter
2004
The House by the Salt Lake
0/0
The film is based on the complex intersections of human destinies during the Patriotic War. The family of the headmaster of the school, Turlyzhan Zhan...
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The House by the Salt Lake
1997
Ermak
6/3
The story of Ermak Timofeevich, whose campaign for the Ural mountains served to annex the Siberian lands to the Moscow kingdom, in the second half of...
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Ermak
2022
Hostages of War
8.1/8
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Hostages of War
1972
Lady Zhibek
8.5/2
Kyz-Zhibek - Kazakh poetic folk legend of the 16th century, tells about the period in the Kazakh nation when the people suffered from bloody feuds. In...
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Lady Zhibek
1970
The End of Ataman
5.375/8
A Kazakh spy thriller: In 1921, at the height of the civil war, a Soviet officer is assigned to kill the ataman Dutov, a White collaborator. In order...
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The End of Ataman
1976
My Love Is in the Third Year
8/2
The student team arrived to spend their work semester at a virgin land collective farm with the motto of living and working by communal principles. Ho...
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My Love Is in the Third Year
1989
Manchurian Variant
7.5/2
In August 1945 Soviet agent Kasym-khan Chadiyarov (Asanali Ashimov) works undercover in Manchuria, impersonating a Japanese businessman Ishijima. His...
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Manchurian Variant
1981
A Provincial Romance
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A Provincial Romance
1959
On the Wild Coast of the Irtysh
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The builders of the hydroelectric power station face a difficult task: it is necessary to speed up the work in order to provide electricity to a numbe...
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On the Wild Coast of the Irtysh
1961
In One District
8/1
About the secretary of the district committee of the party, Sabyr Bayanov, who at the beginning of his work deservedly won the authority and respect o...
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In One District
1963
Crossroads
5/4
The film tells about the ambulance doctor Galia Ismailova, her worries and joys.
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Crossroads
1965
The Traces Go Beyond the Horizon
9/1
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The Traces Go Beyond the Horizon
1980
The Silver Horn of Ala-Tau
0/0
After a car accident, Kaisar's driver is deprived of his driver's license for five years. The hero gets a job as a gamekeeper, and faces shameless poa...
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The Silver Horn of Ala-Tau
1975
The Choice
0/0
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The Choice
1968
Worrisome Morning
0/0
1918. "I don't know," he said. Commissar Tokhtar Baitenov leads a detachment of Chekists, which is not numerous. The story of the film unfolds quickly...
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Worrisome Morning
1986
Artemisia
0/0
Little Ergesh wants to help his sick grandfather buy expensive medicine. To earn the necessary money, he and the city guy Omash collect wormwood to de...
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Artemisia
1986
Turksib
8/1
A historical drama set during the 1929 construction of the Turkestan–Siberian Railway, contrasting modernization with traditional life in the Kazakh s...
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Turksib
1966
Wings of Song
0/0
Bai Nurtaza hopes to find in the young poet, ambitious and not indifferent to female beauty, a loyal ally in the fight against the Soviet government....
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Wings of Song
1980
The Messengers Hurry
9/1
The film is about the heroic struggle of the Kazakh people against the hordes of bloodthirsty Dzungars and the victory over the Dzungars (XVIII centur...
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The Messengers Hurry
2014
The Old Woman
0/0
An old man and his old woman live in a remote Kazakh village. People call the old man Shorty Kairgali without malice. Kairgali has known his old lady,...
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The Old Woman
1973
The Falls
0/0
Asan works as a bulldozer operator on a road construction project. One day, during an explosion, he saves the geologist Krista from certain death...
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The Falls
2018
Aruah
0/0
In the boundless Kazakh steppe, in a house on a hill, old man Agatai lives. His beloved wife died a long time ago, they had no children, there were no...
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Aruah
1958
Botagoz
0/0
A film is based on the novel by a Kazakh writer Sabit Mukanov. It shows Kazakhstan in 1916-1917 and how people reacted to tough times, the World War I...
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Botagoz
1961
Song Calls
8/1
In the center of the plot of the film is the fate of a young girl Aigul. She works well in the collective farm fields, acts as a leader of the youth,...
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Song Calls
1962
My Boy!
0/0
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My Boy!
1985
Shokan Valikhanov
0/0
A television film about a famous scientist, traveler, and educator of the 19th century. About the life and work of Shokan Valikhanov— the first Kazakh...
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Shokan Valikhanov
1979
A Taste of Bread
5/5
An exploration of “virgin soil” in Kazakhstan through the stories of a party worker, a agronomist, and the director of a state farm.
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A Taste of Bread
2010
Who Are You, Mr. Ka?
8.5/2
After spending years in a notorious Thai prison, an enigmatic old man known as Mr. Ka returns to his homeland. His path crosses with Igor, a young man...
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