Category: Chinese Movies&TV

Cape No. 7

Cape No. 7 — Hǎijiǎo Qī Hào Cape No. 7 (Chinese: 海角七号; pinyin: Hǎijiǎo Qī Hào) is a 2008 Taiwanese romance comedic music-drama film written and directed by Wei Te-Sheng, his first full-length motion picture. The film is in Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese with significant lines in Japanese. Before its commercial release, the film was world premiered on June 20, 2008 at the 2008 Taipei Film Festival as the opening film. The film later won 3 awards in this festival.

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Painted Skin: The Resurrection

Painted Skin:the Resurrection Painted Skin: The Resurrection, (Chinese: 画皮II; pinyin: Huà Pí Èr) is a 2012 Chinese action and fantasy film. The film was directed by Wuershan and starred Chen Kun, Zhao Wei, Zhou Xun, Yang Mi, Feng Shaofeng, Fei Xiang and Chen Tingjia in the lead roles. The film reunites most of the original cast but is officially not a sequel to the 2008 film Painted Skin.

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Uproar in Heaven 3D(大闹天空)

Is he god, warrior or simply a naughty boy? The Monkey King’s conflicting personas are part of what makes the character so special, but Sun Wukong (孙悟空) in “Uproar in Heaven 3D” (大闹天宫 Dà Nào Tiāngōng) definitely has more of the latter. After all, this is a feature-length cartoon.

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Hero — Yīnɡxiónɡ

Hero — Yīnɡxiónɡ Hero (Chinese: 英雄, Pinyin: yīnɡxiónɡ) is a 2002 kongfu film directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Jet Li as the nameless protagonist, the film is based on the story of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin in 227 BC.

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Crazy Stone — Fēnɡkuánɡ de Shítou

Crazy Stone — Fēngkuáng de Shítou Crazy Stone (Chinese: 疯狂的石头; pinyin: fēng kúang de shí tou) is a 2006 mainland Chinese black comedy film directed by Ning Hao and produced by Andy Lau. It was immensely popular, earning 6 million RMB in its first week and more than 23 million RMB (US$3 million) in total box office in Mainland China, despite its low budget (3 million HKD/US$400,000) and cast of unknowns. The movie was shot digitally on HD cameras and produced as part of Andy Lau's "FOCUS: First Cuts" series.

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The Flowers of War

Jīnlíng Shísān Chāi — The Flowers of War The Flowers of War (Chinese: 金陵十三钗; pinyin: Jīnlíng Shísān Chāi), is a 2011 Chinese historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou who is considered as the best director in China, starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi and Cao Kefan.

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Kung Fu Hustle

Kung Fu Hustle –Gōnɡfu Kung Fu Hustle(Chinese: 功夫, Pinyin: Gōnɡfu) is a 2004 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and produced by, and starring Stephen Chow. Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Danny Chan, and Bruce Leung co-starred in prominent roles.

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