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Famed film director Zhang Yimou is facing a $164 million lawsuit for violating Chinas one-child policy, according to a report published today in China Daily. Zhang last week admitted to fathering three children with his wife and one child with his ex-wife, following speculation that he had fathered up to seven children with several women. In a statement released last week, the director of House of Flying Daggers and Flowers of War expressed his heartfelt apologies for violating the law, saying he and his wife were willing to cooperate with an ongoing investigation into the matter. The lawyers are seeking 500 million yuan for punitive damages and another 500 million yuan for compensation for public resources. China Daily reports that the lawyers want to use Zhangs case as an example of Chinas unequal law enforcement, though it remains unclear whether the court will agree to hear the case.