China movies

Twin Daggers (2008)

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Genres: Action
Countries: China
Actors: Giles, Rhett | Bero, Veronica | Su, Coco
Directors: Chen, Keun-Hou
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In the 1930s a famous Los Angeles underworld hitman Scholar (Rhett Giles) and a band of trained assassins are hired by the exotic and beautiful Kay (Coco Su) to avenge her parents; death by the hands of her equally stunning twin sister. Traveling to Shanghai Scholar finds the twin sister Sue (Coco Su) has taken over the family fortunes and lifestyle. He finds himself falling for his target. Instead of killing her he chooses to save her from his fellow assassins (Veronica Bero Joey Covington Vasilios Elovalis) by taking them out one-by-one. Torn between his commitment to his paying client and his romantic feelings for her sister Scholar enters into a dangerous liaison with both unable to trust either one and unable to let them go…

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Friday, August 7th, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance
Countries: China | Hong Kong | Taiwan | USA
Actors: Chow, Yun-Fat | Yeoh, Michelle | Zhang, Ziyi | Chang, Chen | Lung, Sihung | Cheng, Pei-pei | Li, Fa Zeng | Gao, Xian | Hai, Yan | Wang, De Ming | Li, Li | Huang, Su Ying | Zhang, Jin Ting
Directors: Lee, Ang
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Li Mu Bai, a great warrior decides to turn in his sword, the Green Destiny to a treasured friend. When the sword is then stolen, it is up to him to retrieve it. At the same time he is trying to avenge his master’s death by the evil Jade Fox. He is joined in his quest by Shu Lien, the un-conceded love of his life. During all of this, they are introduced to Jiao Long Yu, the mysterious and beautiful daughter of a well known family. She is the mysterious link to all these tales. But through all the many subplots, this is in essence, a love story.

The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007)

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Family
Countries: China | Hong Kong | USA
Actors: Chen, Peisi | Johnston, Drake | Lau, Ching Wan | Zhu, Qilong | Leung, Gigi
Directors: Chu, John
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A boy learns the meaning of work after a magic gourd grants him anything he wants.

House of Flying Daggers (2004)

Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: China | Hong Kong
Actors: Kaneshiro, Takeshi | Lau, Andy | Zhang, Ziyi | Song, Dandan | Zhao, Hongfei | Guo, Jun | Zhang, Shu | Wang, Jiusheng | Zhang, Zhengyong | Wang, Yongxin | Liu, Dong | Zi, Qi | Qu, Xuedong | Tian, Liping | Zhao, Hongwei
Directors: Zhang, Yimou
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In the Nineth Century, the Tang Dinasty in China is weak and corrupt, and an army of rebels called “The House of the Flying Daggers”fights against the government military forces, and steals from the rich to give to the poor people. Leo (Andy Lau) and Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro), two captains of the government army, plot a scheme against the rebels using the blind dancer Mei (Zhang Ziyi) to approach their leaders, but their love for Mei leads them to a tragedy.

Children of Huang Shi, The (2008)

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Genres: Drama | History
Countries: Australia | China | Germany
Actors: Rhys Meyers, Jonathan | Mitchell, Radha | Chow, Yun-Fat | Yeoh, Michelle | Li, Guang | Ji, Lin | Walker, Matt | Kolpakova, Anastasia | Su, Ping | Hideaki, Imai | Hashimoto, Sciichiro | Takashima, Shinichi | Mang, Xing | Zhu, Ruixiang | Fang, Yuelong
Directors: Spottiswoode, Roger
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Inspired by true events, THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI is a portrayal both sweeping and intimate of people who, thrown into an unexpected and desperate situation, discover their capacity for love and responsibility. It tells how a young Englishman, George Hogg came to lead sixty orphaned boys on an extraordinary journey of almost a thousand perilous miles across the snow-bound Liu Pan Shan mountains to safety on the edge of the Mongolian desert. And of how, in doing so, he came to understand the true meaning of courage. During his journey, Hogg learns to rely on the support of Chen, the leader of a Chinese partisan group who becomes his closest friend. He soon finds himself falling in love with Lee, a recklessly brave Australian adventurer whom war has turned into an unsentimental nurse on horseback. Along the way Hogg befriends Madame Wang, an aristocratic survivor who has also been displaced by war, who helps the young Englishman, his friends and their sixty war orphans make their way across awesome (and rarely filmed) mountain and desert regions to a place of safety near the western end of the Great Wall of China.

Diamond Dogs (2007)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure
Countries: Canada | China
Actors: Lundgren, Dolph | Zuren, Xue | Shriver, William | Vasilev, Raicho | Sha, Hu | MacIsaac, Gregory | Chunnian, Zhang | Huriga | Heping, Wang | Xinmin, Wang | Lusha, Wang | Carrillo, Gabriel Alejandro | Senggerenqing | Gangzhaorige | Slavov, Slavi
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“Diamond Dogs” is the story of a group of American fortune hunters, who come to China looking for a long-lost-treasure. During the Soviet crack-down on religion in the 1930’s, a priceless Buddhist artifact, a Tangka was taken across the border to China and hidden in the mountains. The diamonds alone, decorating this huge gold-inlaid textile, are thought to be worth $50 million. The fortune hunters need a guide and protection on the trip, so they hire an American ex-pat, Ronson. He’s ex-Army and living an existence in Inner-Mongolia of drinks, women and bare-knuckle fights. The group takes off into the Mongolian mountains on a trek that will change their lives forever. For not only is this Tangka wanted by ruthless Russian mercenaries, but it’s also protected by something much more sinister. Something that even Ronson can’t imagine…

My Blueberry Nights (2007)

Friday, April 25th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: China | France | Hong Kong
Actors: Jones, Norah | Law, Jude | Strathairn, David | Portman, Natalie | Leguillow, Hector A. | Weisz, Rachel | Bynum, Nate | Davis, Chad R. | Dee, Trent | Falk, Geoff | Hollis, Bill | Kanes, Benjamin | Pipkin, Miller | Seaberry, Markus | Walker, Kenon
Directors: Wong, Kar Wai
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A young woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way.

Hero (2002)

Friday, March 14th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama
Countries: China | Hong Kong
Actors: Li, Jet | Leung Chiu Wai, Tony | Cheung, Maggie | Zhang, Ziyi | Chen, Daoming | Yen, Donnie | Yuan, Liu Zhong | Yong, Zheng Tia | Qin, Yan | Xiao Yang, Chang | Ya Kun, Zhang | Hua, Ma Wen | Ming, Jin | Hua, Xu Kuang | Xin, Wang Shou
Directors: Zhang, Yimou
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In ancient China, before the reign of the first emperor, warring factions throughout the Six Kingdoms plot to assassinate the most powerful ruler, Qin. When a minor official defeats Qin’s three principal enemies, he is summoned to the palace to tell Qin the story of his surprising victory.

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance
Countries: China | Hong Kong
Actors: Chow, Yun-Fat | Gong, Li | Chou, Jay | Liu, Ye | Ni, Dahong | Qin, Junjie | Li, Man | Chen, Jin
Directors: Zhang, Yimou
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China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou). His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li), this seems disingenuous. For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye), her stepson, have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped, Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan (Li Man), the Imperial Doctor’s daughter. Meanwhile, Prince Jai, the faithful son, grows worried over the Empress’s health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed down an ominous path? The Emperor harbors equally clandestine plans; the Imperial Doctor (Ni Dahong) is the only one privy to his machinations. When the Emperor senses a looming threat, he relocates the doctor’s family from the Palace to a remote area. While they are en route, mysterious assassins attack them. Chan and her mother, Jiang Shi (Chen Jin) are forced back to the palace. Their return sets off a tumultuous sequence of dark surprises. Amid the glamour and grandeur of the festival, ugly secrets are revealed. As the Imperial Family continues its elaborate charade in a palatial setting, thousands of golden armored warriors charge the palace. Who is behind this brutal rebellion? Where do Prince Jai’s loyalties lie? Between love and desire, is there a final winner? Against a moonlit night, thousands of chrysanthemum blossoms are trampled as blood spills across the Imperial Palace.

Kung fu (2004)

Monday, January 28th, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Fantasy
Countries: China | Hong Kong
Actors: Chow, Stephen | Feng, Xiaogang | Yuen, Wah | Zhi Hua, Dong | Chan, Kwok Kuen | Lam, Chi Chung | Yuen, Qiu | Tin, Kai Man | Jia, Kang Xi | Fung, Stephen | Huang, Sheng Yi | Lam, Suet | Yuen, Cheung-Yan | Chiu, Chi Ling | Xing, Yu
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Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves around a hapless wannabe gangster who aspires to become a member of the notorious “Axe Gang.” Other characters include an obnoxious landlady and her apparently frail husband who exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.