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Tag Archives: Mandarin
Linger AKA Hu die fei (2008) Johnnie To, Vic Chou, Bingbing Li, Maggie Siu
A woman is revisited by the ghost of her ex-boyfriend, three years after a car crash took his life. Read More »
Once Upon a Time in China and America AKA Wong fei hung VI: Sai wik hung see (1997) Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Xin Xin Xiong
The story is set in both Hong Kong and the U.S. So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Read More »
The Pirate AKA Da hai dao (1973) Cheh Chang, Hsueh-Li Pao, Wu Ma, Lung Ti, David Chiang, Ching Tien
Toward the end of the Ching Dynasty, the South China Sea was swarming Read More »
The Wheel of Life AKA Da lunhui (1983) King Hu, Hsing Lee, Ching-Jui Pai, Hsueh-Fen Peng, Huo-Yen Chiang, Chun Shih
This 3-parter uses the same 3 leads in each of its parts. Read More »
Zhou Yu’s Train AKA Zhou Yu de huo che (2002) Zhou Sun, Li Gong, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Honglei Sun
Zhou Yu, a ceramic decorative artist, travels twice a week from her hometown of San Ming to Chongyang Read More »
Prince of Tears AKA Lei wangzi (2009) Yonfan, Hsiao-chuan Chang, Xuan Zhu, Wing Fan
It happened in 1950s Taiwan, during the period known as White Terror Read More »
The Story of Qiu Ju AKA Qiu Ju da guan si (1992) Yimou Zhang, Li Gong, Peiqi Liu, Liuchun Yang
A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village Read More »
Life AKA Ren sheng (1984) Tian-Ming Wu, Lijing Zhou, Yufang Wu, Baocheng Gao
Adapted from the novel with the same title. This is a tragedy that occurs in modern China. Read More »
Beijing Rocks AKA Bak Ging lok yue liu (2001) Mabel Cheung, Daniel Wu, Le Geng, Shu Qi
A rock and roll story that portrays the decay of political Read More »
Walking on the Wild Side AKA Lai xiao zi (2006) Jie Han, Peijiang Bai, Qiang Guo, Jing Hou
Three young men go on the run from their dying mining town in Shanxi when they Read More »
A Confucian Confusion AKA Du li shi dai (1994) Edward Yang, Li-Mei Chen, Shiang-chyi Chen, Yi-wen Chen
After firing a colleague, the head of a PR company begins to question her lifestyle and values. Read More »
King of Kings AKA Jian wang zhi wang (1969) Joseph Kuo, Chun Yang, Ching-Ching Chang, Chi Ma
A boy and girl watch as their dad is killed by someone in disguise. Read More »
Whiplash AKA Hu bian zi (1974) Shan-Hsi Ting, Pei-Pei Cheng, Yuan Yi, Ying Ku
The Empress Dowager flees when the allied forces descend upon the capital. Read More »
Blue Skies AKA Yan yang tian (1967) Chun Hsieh, Peter Chen Ho, Pei-Pei Cheng, Margaret Tu Chuan
Hsiao Yun’s rise to fame all results from a lucky break, as she’s forced to substitute for another singer at the last second. Read More »