The head of an international spy ring tries to steal a formula that stimulates rapid growth in plants. Read More »
Tag Archives: Mandarin
King Drummer (1967) Umetsugu Inoue, Lily Ho, Yun Ling, Fan Yang
A talented but reckless young longshoreman Sun Chi-Chiang from the wrong side of the docks gets Read More »
Let the Bullets Fly (2010) Wen Jiang, Chow Yun-Fat, You Ge
In 1920s China, a bandit arrives in a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, where he faces off against a tyrannical local nobleman. Read More »
Task Force (1997) Patrick Leung
Patrick Leung (Beyond Hypothermia, Somebody Up There Likes Me) directed this Hong Kong action-crime comedy-drama Read More »
Three Sisters / San zimei (2012) Bing Wang
Three sisters live alone in a small village family house in the high mountains of the Yunan region. Read More »
Walking on the Wild Side / 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 »
Election 2 / Hak se wui: Yi woo wai kwai (2006) Johnnie To, Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung
As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Yam) faces competition from his godsons. Read More »
Mercenaries from Hong Kong / Lie mo zhe (1982) Jing Wong, Lung Ti, Yue Wong, Michael Wai-Man Chan
A gang of ex-military guys are hired by a mysterious dame who wants Read More »
June Bride / Liu yue xin niang (1960) Huang Tang, Grace Chang, Yang Chang, Roy Chiao
To marry her fiance Dong Jifang, Wang Danlin and her father Zhuoran take the cruise home to Hong Kong. Read More »
The Magnificent Trio (1966) Cheh Chang, Ping Chin, Margaret Tu Chuan, Fanny Fan
A group of poor farmers kidnaps the daughter of a city official, hoping he’ll lower their taxes in exchange for her safe return. Read More »