
Little pocket thief Wu never got away from the streets like his friends did. He realises that he is alone, as his old buddy doesn’t invite him for his wedding. Read More »
Tag Archives: Chinese
Wo ai chu fang / Kitchen (1997) Ho Yim, Jordan Chan, Yasuko Tomita, Kar-Ying Law, Drama, Romance

The lives of Louis (Jordan Chan), a hairdresser women, and transgender “mother” (Law Kar-ying) inevitably change with the arrival of a beautiful orphan who will stay at home (Yasuko Tomita). Read More »
The Heroic Ones (1970) Cheh Chang, David Chiang, Han Chin, Lung Ti, Action, Drama, History, War

A Mogul king decides to take stealthy action to help overpower his greatest rivals. He chooses nine out thirteen of his loyal generals (who he treats as sons) to embark on the mission. Read More »
Invincible Shaolin (1978) Cheh Chang, Feng Lu, Sheng Chiang, Chien Sun, Action, Drama

Three North Shaolin teachers (Lu Feng, Chang Sheng, and Sun Chien) are called on by the Manchus to teach their soldiers and are urged to challenge the current South Shaolin teachers. Read More »
Innocent Lust / Chu ge chu nu chu ye qing (1977) Fan Ho, Yen Ho, Fei Ai, Chun-Hao Chen, Drama, Romance, Erotic

Innocent Lust mirrors Hollywood’s current teen flicks where young adolescents go out looking for sex. Read More »
Qin Xianglian / Ping Opera (1955) Suling Xu, Li Zai Wen, Wei Rong Yuan, Chen Shao Fang, Drama

Qing (i.e. Qin) Xianglian was the wife of a man named Chen Shimei, who won the first title of national examination and awarded as husband of the emperor’s daughter. Then Qing (i. e. Qin) sues Chen as a murderer who plans to kill his wife and son. In spite of the royal power, gownsman Bao Zhen settles the lawsuit and sentences Chen to serve his head.
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Qing shao nian nuo zha / Rebels of the Neon God (1992) Ming-liang Tsai, Chao-jung Chen, Chang-bin Jen, Kang-sheng Lee, Crime, Drama

Defying his parents, Hsiao Kang drops out of the local crammer to head for the bright lights of downtown Taipei. He falls in with Ah Tze, a pretty hood and their relationships is a confused mixture of hero-worship and rivalry that soon leads to trouble.
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When We Were Young / Buxiude Shiguang (2016) Yan Ran, Aixinjueluo Qixing, Ziyi Wang, Doudou Zhang, Drama

Autumn of 1982, in a small town on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. A story about two childhood friends staying together through the Cultural Revolution.
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