A teenager called Li Li, always got the same dream. In the dream, she falls in love with a scholar. Read More »
Tag Archives: Mandarin
Hold You Tight AKA Yue kuai le, yue duo luo (1998) Stanley Kwan, Chingmy Yau, Sunny Chan, Eric Tsang
A man comes to Hong Kong and becomes deeply in love with a girl. Read More »
Martial Arts of Shaolin AKA Nan bei Shao Lin (1986) Chia-Liang Liu, Jet Li, Jianqiang Hu, Qiuyan Huang
Jet Li weasels out of the north Shaolin temple to assassinate a despotic ruler Read More »
The Magic Blade AKA Tien ya ming yue dao (1976) Yuen Chor, Lung Ti, Lieh Lo, Li Ching
Two rival swordsmen, the heroic Fu Hung Hsieh and the wealthy Yen Nan-Fei Read More »
The Winter of Three Hairs AKA San Mao liu lang ji (1949) Gong Yan, Ming Zhao, Mo Cheng, Longji Wang, Long Gongboan
San mao was an orphan in old Shanghai. He ate poster paste, slept in garbage truck, kept warm in ragged sacks in winter. Read More »
Dear Tenant (2020) Yu-Chieh Cheng, Morning Tzu-Yi Mo, Shu-Fang Chen, Run-yin Bai
For the past five years, Lin has been looking after the son (Yo-yu) Read More »
Dead Souls (2018) Bing Wang
A dozen aging survivors are interviewed from Jiabiangou Read More »
Summer Heat AKA Kuang lian shi (1968) Kô Nakahira, Jenny Hu, Han Chin, Fan Yang
Two brothers lust after the same girl in the summer scene of 60’s. Read More »
Torrent of Desire AKA Yiu yan kuang liu (1969) Chen Lo, Jenny Hu, Chuang Chiao, Fan Yang
David (Qiao Zhuang) and Mona (Yu Qian) are a spoiled brother-and-sister Read More »
Temptress of a Thousand Faces AKA Qian mian mo nu (1969) Chang-hwa Jeong, Tina Chin-Fei, Liang Chen, Pat Ting Hung
The Temptress of the title attempts to take over the world. Read More »
Growing Up AKA Xiao Bi de gu shi (1983) Kun-Hou Chen, Chun-Fang Chang, Cheng-Kuo Yen, Doze Niu
Growing Up was the film that “first attracted broad critical and popular attention to the movement” known as New Taiwan Cinema. Read More »
Personal Tailor AKA Si ren ding zhi (2013) Xiaogang Feng, Baihe Bai, Nathaniel Boyd, Bingkun Cao
A story centered on a company that grants wishes to people looking for a day away from their ordinary lives. Read More »
Drunken Master III AKA Jui kuen III (1994) Chia-Liang Liu, Andy Lau, Ka-Kui Ho, Michelle Reis
Set around the turn of the century in China, the White Lotus Society plots to put the next Emperor on the throne. Read More »
Stage Sisters AKA Wutai jiemei (1964) Jin Xie, Fang Xie, Yindi Cao, Nan Deng
Chronicles the fortunes of two actresses in pre-revolutionary China, who are separated by money and politics. Read More »
Visa to Hell AKA Sha ru di yu (1991) Dick Wei, Kara Wai, Wai Lam
Lam Wai goes in hell to hunt Dick Wei and avenge his dead wife. Read More »