Huang Jianxin (; born 1954) is a Chinese
film director. He is normally considered part of the fifth generation of
Chinese filmmakers (a group that includes
Chen Kaige,
Zhang Yimou and
Tian Zhuangzhuang), due to shared traits in his works, although he was not a strictly a member of the inaugural 1982 class of the
Beijing Film Academy. Additionally, Huang's films are distinguished from his contemporaries in that they focused on urban contemporary life, as contrasted to historical period dramas, as well as for their
satirical observations of the Chinese
bureaucracy.