Chinese Movies&TV

English name：Kids from Shaolin / Shaolin Temple 2 Broadcast time：January 26, 1984 Starring：李连杰（Jet Li）、丁岚（Ding Lan）、黄秋燕（Chau-Yin Wong）、于承惠 director：张鑫炎 Introduction Today,I'd like to introduce a Hong Kong action-comedy film, Kids From Shaolin (少林小子shàolín xiǎozi).It is also a 1984 Chinese kung fu film, directed by Chang Hsin-yen. It stars Jet Li (李连杰Li Liánjié), Yu Chenghui (于承惠Yú Chénghuì), Yu Hai and Ding Lan from the original 1982 Shaolin Temple film, which is also directed by Chang. However, the plot has no bearing with the first movie and hence Kids from Shaolin is a sequel to the original in name only. The film also stars Jet Li's first wife Huang Qiuyan (黄秋燕Huáng Qiūyàn) as his rival and later love interest. Li first met Huang, also a martial artist, in martial school and they went on to have two daughters. (The couple is now divorced and Li is now married to Nina Li Chi, a former Hong Kong actress.) Plot Along the beautiful Li River, there live two families, Long and Bao. The Long family, who are proficient in Shaolin Kung Fu, has 8 boys, and the Bao family, who are proficient in Wudang Kung Fu, has 8 girls. Tianlong asked someone to come to the door to ask for marriage. Bao's mother wanted…

“Adlon. A Family Saga” is not only a chronicle of the times and portrayal of morals and customs set against the backdrop of Hotel Adlon; it is also a captivating and emotional drama, telling the tale of two families’ entwined fates throughout four generations. This epic three-part television event spans a historical arch, commencing with the planning of the first Hotel Adlon through to the official opening of the “second Adlon” in 1997. The biography of a fictional hotel guest, Sonja Schadt, forms the guiding thread which seamlessly links the three episodes, thus spinning a tale of almost 100 years of remarkable hotel history. 阿德龙大酒店，一个家族传奇。这不仅是一部以阿德龙大酒店为背景的“编年史”，同时也是一部令人着迷感动的戏剧，讲述着两个家族四代人交错的命运——从第一代阿德龙大酒店的创建，到1997年第二代阿德龙大酒店正式开张的全过程。该剧以一个酒店住客索尼娅•沙特为线索人物串起了大酒店近百年的非凡传奇。

English name： Broadcast time：December 24, 2013 Starring：成龙（Jackie Chan） / 刘烨 / 景甜 director：丁晟 Genre: Drama/Action/Suspense/Crime Introduction Police Story 2013 is a police film produced by Wanda Film and Starlight Film Culture Co., Ltd., written and directed by Ding Sheng, and starring Jackie Chan, Jing Tian, ​​and Liu Ye. The film tells the story of special police officer Zhong Wen and his daughter who are at the scene of a suspenseful crime and fight against a criminal gang headed by Wu Jiang. The film was released in mainland China on December 24, 2013 with IMAX-3D effects [18]. The box office in mainland China was US$86.34 million, the box office in Hong Kong, China was US$194,000, and the global box office was US$82.249 million. (As of June 20, 2024) Plot Criminal policeman Zhong Wen (Jackie Chan) has been busy with work and always feels guilty about his family. On this day, his daughter Miao Miao (Jing Tian), who moved out to live independently, took the initiative to make an appointment. Zhong Wen rushed to the agreed place, Wu Bar, after work in the middle of the night. Wu Bar is a very trendy bar. The flamboyant fighting style seems to make many…

Broadcast time：January 1, 1993 Starring：张国荣（Leslie Cheung）、巩俐（Gong Li）、张丰毅（Zhang Fengyi）、葛优（Ge You）、英达（Da Ying）、雷汉 director:陈凯歌（Chen Kaige） Introduction Chinese name: 霸王别姬 (bàwánɡ bié jī) English name: Farewell, My Concubine An exemplar work of Chinese movies, ‘Farewell, My Concubine’ was awarded the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival. It is adapted from the novel written by Hong Kong female writer Li Bihua. The film tells the story of Cheng Dieyi, a Peking Opera singer who was sold to a Peking Opera troupe since the childhood. He has a close relationship with his senior fellow apprentice Duan Xiaolou, and the two rise to fame in the capital for co-starring ‘Farewell, My Concubine’. However, Duan Xiaolou has married prostitute Ju Xian beforehand, and during the Cultural Revolution, Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou betray each other, which makes Dieyi feel lost at the lifelong artistic pursuit. In the end Cheng Dieyi commits suicide at the stage when rehearsing with Duan Xiaolou again after the Cultural Revolution. Magnificent in style and elaborate in making, the film mixed the story of the two Peking Opera singers with the historic development of China over half a century, depicting the epic structure with subtle feelings between the two males. Until Farewell, My Concubine (Ba Wang Bie Ji), not many people were aware that most members of…

Chinese:夜半一點鐘Tsui Kam-Kong and Jordan Chan  Year:1995  Director:Wilson Yip Wai-Shun  Producer:Andy Chin Wing-Keung  Writer:Philip Kwok Wai-Chung, So Man-Sing  Cast:Veronica Yip Yuk-Hing, Anita Yuen Wing-Yee, Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong, Jordan Chan Siu-Chun, Anthony Wong Yiu-Ming, Jessica Suen Huen, Farini Chang, Ivy Leung Si-Man, Hung Suet-Ying, Candy Hau Woon-Ling  The Skinny:Positively mild horror comedy from director Wilson Yip that lacks the payoff to make it more than a minor distraction. Maybe okay for Wilson Yip completists or fans of the stars, but really, this is not a film worth seeking out.     Reviewby Kozo:Minor horror-comedy from director Wilson Yip, who went to to direct actual good movies. 01:00 AM is a typical Hong Kong horror comedy, which means there are three stories related by a single thread. In this case, they all take place at 1:00 am, and involve ghosts of some sort. Periodically, people get scared and a variety of mild hijinks occur. Sometimes, there really isn't much to get scared about, and it's merely the characters reacting to imagined stimuli. In some ways, the events of this film are not dissimilar to those at a junior high school slumber party. In story one, nurse Veronica Yip must safeguard a comatose popstar (Anthony Wong Yiu-Ming), but she starts seeing him and some strange girl wandering around at 1:00 a.m. every evening.…

English name：Peking Opera Blues Broadcast time：September 6, 1986 Starring：钟楚红（Cherie Chung）、叶倩文（Sally Yeh）、林青霞（Brigitte Lin）、谷峰、郑浩南（Mark Cheng） director：徐克（Hark Tsui） Introduction Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "Peking Opera Blues".“Daomadan” is one of the “Dan” roles in Peking opera, and “dan” refers to the female characters of different ages and identities. Daomadan plays the female warrior role that is highly skilled in military drill, usually riding a horse with a sword held in hand. They are mostly marshals or generals; hence often present an imposing manner, such as Mu Guiying, Fan Lihua, etc. In terms of stage performance, Daomadan attaches equal importance to chang (singing), nian (dialogue), and zuo (acting). She is also required to have combat skill, but the combat scene is far less fierce than that of “Wudan”, and stress is laid on figure posture, highlighting the mighty and dignified temperament of the role. Compared with other terminological names of Peking opera roles, Daomadan has got widespread fame for the namesake movie directed by Hark Tsui in 1986 (the film is entitled ‘刀马旦’ in Chinese, which writes ‘Daomadan’ in pinyin, but the English title is ‘Peking Opera Blues’). Peking Opera Blues (or Daomadan in Chinese) was one of the…

English name：Bride with White Hair Broadcast time：August 26, 1993 Starring：张国荣（Leslie Cheung）、林青霞（Brigitte Lin）、蓝洁瑛（Yammie Lam） director：于仁泰（Ronny Yu） Introduction Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "The Bride with White Hair"（白发魔女传Báifà Mónǚ Zhuàn) The Bride with White Hair is a 1993 Hong Kong （香港Xiānggǎng） film directed by Ronny Yu, starring Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung. The film's main character, Lian Nichang, is loosely based on the protagonist of Liang Yusheng's novel Baifa Monü Zhuan, which had earlier served as source material for the 1982 film Wolf Devil Woman. However, Yu saw the film as a Romeo and Juliet story and said that the lovers' struggle against fate and their heroic duty inspired him more than the familiar trappings of most martial arts adventure films. As such, the film departs significantly from the original source. A sequel, The Bride with White Hair 2, directed by David Wu, was released later in the same year. Plot Zhuo Yihang was raised by Taoist Ziyang of the Wudang Sect and groomed to become a young chivalrous swordsman. He is placed in command of a coalition army formed by the eight major orthodox martial arts sects, which aims to prevent an evil cult from infiltrating…

English name： Broadcast time：November 29, 2011 Starring：黎明（Leon Lai Ming） 、张涵予（Zhang Hanyu） 、刘亦菲（Crystal Liu） 、冯绍峰（William） 、黄秋生（Anthony Wong） 、陈小春（Jordan Chan）、安志杰（Andy On） director：李仁港（Daniel Lee） Introduction Today,we are going to talk about a Hong Kong film, the director Daniel Lee (李仁港Lǐ Réngǎng) has caused somewhat of a stir as his new film "White Vengeance(鸿门宴hóngményàn) " provides a different perspective on the Banquet of Hongmen, considered a key turning point in Chinese history. The film starring Leon Lai (黎明Lí Míng), Feng Shaofeng (冯绍峰Féng Shàofēng), Zhang Hanyu (张涵予Zhāng Hányǔ) and Anthony Wong (黄秋生Huáng Qiūshēng) is set during the fall of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), when sworn brothers Xiang Yu (项羽Xiàng Yǔ) and Liu Bang (刘邦Liú Bāng) both had ambitions of becoming the emperor. Plot It tells the story of how they turned against each other, and how Liu escapes a banquet where Xiang plots to assassinate him. While Liu and Xiang's battle of courage, patience and wits plays out, the film also delves into the fight between their counselors and warriors. Lee, known for his martial arts films "Black Mask" and "14 Blades" does well at depicting the characters' delicate and complicated emotional changes through aggressive action-packed confrontations. During the Banquet at Hongmen, the two famous counselors Fan Zeng and Zhang Liang play the game of go (weiqi) on behalf of their soldiers. The philosophy of I Ching, or the Book…

English name：Rouge Broadcast time：December 5, 1987 Starring：梅艳芳（Anita Mui）、张国荣（Leslie Cheung）、万梓良（Alex Man）、朱宝意（Emily Chu） director：关锦鹏（Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang） Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Rouge (胭脂扣Yān Zhīkòu). So let us have a brief introduction. Rouge is a 1988 Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan (关锦鹏Guān Jǐnpéng). The movie is the adaptation of the novel by Lilian Lee (李碧华Lǐ Bìhuá). Plot Chan Chen-Pang (陈展鹏Chén Zhǎnpéng), better known as the "12th Young Master" (played by Leslie Cheung (张国荣Zhāng Guóróng)), was a fashionable playboy who frequented the opium dens prevalent in Hong Kong in 1934, where he met the high-class and much sought-after courtesan, Fleur (Anita Mui (梅艳芳Méi Yànfāng)). They began a passionate love affair, something frowned upon by the family of 12th Master, who held sway over the business of the area. Clearly, their love was doomed when it was found out. Seeing no way to pursue their love in life, on March 8 at 11pm, the couple resolved to commit suicide together by swallowing opium, and promise to meet again in the afterlife. After waiting for Chan in hell for 50 years, Fleur returns to the world of the living to look for him, wondering why he has not emerged. A spirit now, she searches for her lover in a…

English name：Last Hero in China Broadcast time：April 1, 1993 Starring：李连杰（Jet Li）、张敏（Cheung Sharla）、张卫健（Dicky Cheung）、陈百祥（Chan, Natalis）、梁家仁（Ka-Yan Leung）、刘家辉（Gordon Liu）、徐忠信（Alan Chui）、朱铁和（Jue Tit-Woh）、袁咏仪（Anita Yuen）、苑琼丹（Kingdom Yuen）、梁佩瑚（Isabel）、贾天怡（Tin Yi Ku）、张兰英 director：王晶（Jing Wong）、袁和平（Woo Ping Yuen） Introduction Today,we are going to talk about a 1993 Hong Kong film, Last Hero in China(黄飞鸿之铁鸡斗蜈蚣Huáng Fēihóng zhī tiějī dòu wúgōng). It is written and directed by Wong Jing(王晶Wáng Jīng). It is a derivative of the Once Upon a Time in China film series, and unlike other imitations, it can be considered a spin-off or parody to some extent. It was released after the first three films in the Once Upon a Time in China franchise. The film starred Jet Li as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung(黄飞鸿Huáng Fēihóng) and the action choreography was done by Yuen Woo-ping. However Last Hero in China differs greatly in tone from the Once Upon a Time in China films as it contains stronger elements of violence and broader, more slapstick, comedy. Plot Due to economic pressures, Wong Fei-hung(黄飞鸿Huáng Fēihóng) is forced to move his martial arts school and Po-chi-lam clinic to a new location but unknowingly re-opens next to a brothel. Wong comes into conflict with a corrupt police chief who is helping evil monks from a nearby temple to kidnap young women and sell them…

English name：As Tears Go By Broadcast time：June 9, 1988 Starring：刘德华（Andy Lau）、张曼玉（Maggie Cheung）、张学友（Jacky Cheung）、万梓良（Alex Man） director：王家卫（Wong Kar-wai） Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called As Tears Go By (旺角卡门wàngjiǎo kǎ mén). So let us have a brief introduction. As Tears Go By is a 1988 Hong Kong film that was the directorial debut of Wong Kar-wai (王家卫Wáng Jiāwèi). Critics have compared the film to Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, as the central plot revolves around a small time gangster trying to keep his smaller-time gangster friend out of trouble. Wong Kar Wai's debut feature As Tears Go By is a visceral, idiosyncratic gangster picture, a raw and stylish film that balances gritty realism with bold stylization, colorful imagery and rapid leaps into frenzied action sequences or hazy, drifting slow motion. Violence in this film erupts suddenly, its impact heightened by Wong's accelerated cutting, which signals the abrupt transition from ordinary reality to the bloody, brutal hyper-reality of the fight scenes. A fight scene at a pool hall is preceded by a slow, tense buildup as the inept Triad thug Fly (Jacky Cheung 张学友Zhāng Xuéyǒu) taunts a rival, mocking him by moving balls around on the pool table, brazenly cheating and essentially daring the…

English name：Drunken Tai-Chi / Xiao tai ji Broadcast time：May 31, 1984 Starring：甄子丹（Donnie Yen）、袁祥仁、沈殿霞（Lydia Sum）、袁日初（Yat Chor Yuen）、袁信义（Shun-Yee Yuen）、王道（Wang Dao） director：袁和平（Woo Ping Yuen） Introduction Today, we are going to talk about a 1984 movie named Drunken Tai Chi (笑太极xiào tàijí),which is Yen’s first starring role after his discovery by Yuen Wo-ping. It is perhaps the last traditional martial arts movie made in Hong Kong, both a period piece and a comedy. Yen plays Chin Do, an orphan taken in by a puppeteer/drunken Tai Chi master and his savvy wife after the deaths of his father and brother. Before their deaths, the father favors his younger son over the elder while the big brother willingly sacrifices for Chin Do. Actually, the son of a wealthy villager throws his weight around and challenges Chin Do; Chin Do and his brother turn the tables on him by setting off the firecrackers he’d intended to use against them. The poor sap goes crazy as a result, and his powerful father hires an assassin, Killer Bird, to take revenge. Meantime Chin Do befriends the child of the assassin, even foiling a kidnapping attempt. It’s only a matter of time before Chin Do discovers that his father and brother have…

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. Directed and starring Stephen Chow After achieving commercial success with Shaolin Soccer, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia began to develop Kung Fu Hustle in 2002. Although the film features the return of a number of retired actors famous for 1970s Hong Kong action cinema, it contrasts with other martial arts films released at around the same time that have made the biggest impact in the West, such as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Hero. Hero -- a 2002 wuxia film The cartoon style of the film, accompanied by traditional Chinese music, is often cited as its most striking feature. The film was released on December 23, 2004 in China and on January 25, 2005 in the United States. It received extremely positive reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 90% fresh rating and Metacritic 78 out of 100. The film was also a commercial success, grossing US$17 million in North America and US$84 million in other countries. Kung Fu Hustle was the highest-grossing film in the history of Hong Kong until it was surpassed by You Are the…

English name：Black Mask / 흑협 / Hak hap Broadcast time：November 9, 1996 Starring：李连杰（Jet Li）、莫文蔚（Karen Mok）、刘青云（Sean Andy） director：李仁港（Daniel Lee） Introduction Black Mask (黑侠hēixiá) was originally released as Hak Hap in 1996. It is a Hong Kong action film starring Jet Li, Lau Ching-Wan(刘青云Liú Qīngyún), Karen Mok(莫文蔚Mò Wénwèi) and Anthony Wong Chau-Sang(黄秋生Huáng Qiūshēng）. It was directed by Daniel Lee and produced by Tsui Hark and his production company Film Workshop(电影工作室diànyǐng gōngzuòshì) . In 1999, the film was English-dubbed and released in the U.S. by Artisan Entertainment. The film is based an adapted version of the 1992 manhua Black Mask by Li Chi-Tak. The film was later followed by a 2002 sequel, Black Mask 2: City of Masks.In homage to The Green Hornet(青蜂侠qīngfēng xiá）, Black Mask wears a domino mask and chauffeur's cap in the same style as Kato from the series. The Black Mask is even compared to Kato in a news reporter scene. Plot Tsui Chik (Simon in the US version), tries to lead a quiet life as a librarian. However, he is really a former test subject for a highly secretive supersoldier project and the instructor of a special commando unit dubbed "701." The 701 squad is used for many government missions, but after one of the agents…

English name：The Way of the Dragon / Mang lung goh kong / Return of the Dragon / Revenge of the Dragon Broadcast time：December 30, 1972 Starring：李小龙（Bruce Lee）、苗可秀（Nora Miao）、罗礼士（Chuck Norris）、小麒麟（Little Unicorn） director：李小龙（Bruce Lee） Introduction Today,we are going to talk about a 1973 film,which is written and directed by Bruce Lee (李小龙Lǐ Xiǎolóng) Return of the Dragon (龙之归来lóng zhī guīlái), it is his third film, a mix of hard-edged kung fu (功夫gōngfǔ) and goofy humor (幽默yōumò). Once again he plays the country boy who travels to a foreign land, in this case Italy, where his restaurant-owning cousins face trouble from the local syndicate. Their strong-arm tactics have driven customers away and now threaten the family, but Lee refuses to buckle under their pressure and takes them on in a series of impressive confrontations. The film ends with a memorable showdown with world-champion karate artist Chuck Norris in the Roman Colosseum (though much of it is staged in a rather cheap studio set), a brutal, almost inhuman battle that revels in the intense punishment taken by the combatants. Norris is one of Lee's best opponents and a marvelous physical contrast: brawny and hairy, using power and blunt karate moves while lean, wiry Lee…

English name：Crystal Hunt Broadcast time：January 9, 1992 Starring：Donnie Yen (甄子丹Zhēn Zǐdān), Sibelle Hu(胡慧中Hú Huìzhōng), Carrie Ng Ka-lai(吴家丽Wú Jiālì), Lau Ka-fai, Michael Woods, John Salvitti, Ken Lo Wai-kwong, Fujimi Nadeki director：徐虾（Hsia Hsu） Introduction Today,we are going to talk about a 1991 film named Crystal Hunt (怒火威龙nùhuǒ wēilóng).This movie features much of the same cast as Cheetah on Fire (猎豹行动lièbào xíngdòng) and was likewise shot in Thailand (泰国Tàiguó). Here the Indiana Jones-like adventure plot involves a magical gold crystal with healing powers. Wealthy Lisa (Carrie Ng) wants it to cure her ill father while treasure hunters are after it as well. Joyce (Fujimi Nadeki) wants to find her archaeologist father who disappeared in search of it while the cops are trailing the treasure hunter/smugglers. Yen plays Chi Liang, a former cop who has working woes. He joins his former partner (Sibelle Hu) to help his ex-girlfriend find her father. Yen and Hu appear in several club scenes in which their rapport onscreen is strong. There’s humor and fun stunts and lots of brutal fights. And this movie earned bad guy Michael Woods celebrity status in Asia, Europe and Africa. Plot The story opens as a deal goes bad. Bad boy Woods plays up his mischievousness with a remote control car that…

English name：The Tai-chi Master Broadcast time：November 18, 1993 Starring：李连杰（Jet Li）、杨紫琼（Michelle Yeoh）、钱小豪（Chin Siu-Ho）、袁洁莹（Fennie Yuen） director：袁和平（Woo Ping Yuen） Introduction Today I'd like to introduce a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film named Tai Chi Master (太极张三丰tàijí Zhāng Sānfēng),it is also known as "Twin Warriors" directed by Yuen Woo-ping and produced by and starring Jet Li (李连杰Li Liánjié). Plot Junbao and Tienbo grow up together in a Shaolin Temple (少林寺shàolínsì) as monks, studying the martial arts and generally getting into trouble. They are both expelled from the temple after Tienbo almost kills a fellow student who cheats in a fight against him. Aided in their escape by their sympathetic teacher, they receive final instructions regarding the potential paths of their different personalities, with a specific warning given to Tienbo. They both then go into the outside world to find their way in life. Meanwhile, a gang of henchmen are forcibly taking money from a local shop owner. A woman named Miss Li steals the money and returns it. Having noticed the money gone, the henchmen start to fight with Miss Li. Miss Li holds her own during the fight, but soon gets into a bit of trouble due to her being outnumbered. Junbao comes to her aid and defeats the gang.…

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (卧虎藏龙) is a 2000 wuxia film directed by Ang Lee and written by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus and Kuo Jung Tsai. Overview Chinese Name：卧虎藏龙 English Name：Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Other Names: Tiger et Dragon Director: Ang Lee 李安 Screenwriter: Wang Hui-ling王蕙玲，James Schamus Starring: Chow Yun-fat周润发，Zhang Ziyi章子怡，Michelle Yeoh杨紫琼，Chang Chen张震 Release Year：2000 Running time : 120 Minutes Brief Introduction of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (simplified Chinese: 卧虎藏龙) is a martial arts action film in 2000. It is directed by Ang Lee and co-starred by Chow Yun fat(also starring in Let the Bullets Flying), Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi. The film was released in mainland China on July 8, 2000. The film tells the story that a young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famous swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has a number of award-winning records, including the 73rd Oscar for best foreign language film. It is also the first film in the history of Chinese films to win the Oscar for best foreign-language film . In September 2019, the film was ranked 51st in the “100 best films of…

English name：Dr.Wei and the Scripture Without Words Broadcast time：March 14, 1996 Starring：李连杰（Jet Li）、关之琳（Rosamund Kwan）、杨采妮（Charlie Yeung）、金城武（Takeshi Kaneshiro） director：程小东（Siu-Tung Ching） Introduction Today,I will introduce a film,Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words" (冒险王màoxiǎn wáng) ,literally "Adventure King", is a Hong Kong action film in 1996 , directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Jet Li(李连杰Li Liánjié). It won the Golden Horse Award(金马奖jīnmǎ jiǎng) for 'Best Visual Effects(最佳视觉效果zuì jiā shìjué xiàoguǒ)' and was nominated at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards in the 'Best Action Choreography(最佳动作设计zuì jiā dòngzuò shèjì)' category. During the production, a fire destroyed HK$10 million worth of sets, resulting in severe budget problems. In an attempt to limit the damage, a special export version was cut (which omitted parts that seemed too Chinese) to attract international audiences. Plot  A pulp serial author with numerous personal problems resulting in a serious case of writer's block, temporarily escapes reality by living vicariously through one of his lead characters in story about a quest for a mythical scripture. This story within a story has Jet Li up against an enormous mutant marsupial, Japanese sumo wrestlers and ninjas, although the pen is mightier than the sword (or metal grill, as it were) in this film by famed director Siu-Tung…

English name：New Dragon Inn / Xin long men ke zhan / Dragon Inn / New Dragon Gate Inn / Sun lung moon hak chan / L'auberge du dragon / To pandoheio tou drakou Broadcast time：August 27, 1992 Starring：梁家辉（Tony Leung Ka Fai）、张曼玉（Maggie Cheung）、林青霞（Brigitte Lin）、甄子丹（Donnie Yen） director：李惠民（Raymond Lee） Introduction Today,we are going to talk about a film named New Dragon Inn (新龙门客栈xīn lóngmén kèzhàn). A remake of and homage to King Hu’s 1967 swordplay classic. Produced by Tsui Hark (徐克Xú Kè), directed by Raymond Lee Wai-man, with choreography by Ching Siu-tung(程小东Chéng Xiăodōng). It’s an Eastern Western which anticipates Wong Kar-wai’s Ashes of Time, but without the latter’s deliberate slowness. Set in the Ming dynasty (明朝Míngcháo) during a time when eunuchs vied for power at court, the movie features Donnie Yen convincingly playing the chief eunuch Cao Shao-qin. After sadistically torturing the imperial military commander to death before his children, Cao chooses as his next target Zhou Huaian (Tony Leung Ka-fai), another military man. Zhou has organized a group of resistance fighters against the corrupt eunuchs, and Cao uses the deceased commander’s children to bait the trap to ensnare Zhou. other heroes Yen’s character is pitted against include Brigitte Lin as Zhou’s lover and comrade, and Maggie Cheung as the innkeeper who serves up dumplings stuffed with…

Overview Chinese Name：功夫 English Name：Kung Fu Hustle Director: Stephen Chow周星驰 Screenwriter: Stephen Chow周星驰，Huo Xin霍昕，Chan Man-keung，Tsang Kan-cheung Starring: Stephen Chow周星驰，Danny Chan Kwok-kwan陈国坤，Yuen Wah元华，Yuen Qiu元秋，Huang Shengyi黄圣依，Bruce Leung梁小龙 Release Year：2004 Running time : 98min Brief Introduction of Kung Fu Hustle Kung Fu Hustle is an action comedy film directed by Stephen Chow, written by Stephen Chow, Zeng Jinchang, Huo Xin, and Chen Wenqiang, starring Stephen Chow, Huang Shengyi, Lin Zicong, Chen Guokun, Liang Xiaolong, Yuanhua, and Yuan Qiu. It was released in China on December 23, 2004. The film tells the story of a street gangster who turns into a generation of martial artists and a kind-hearted gangster who corrects his evil ways. Plot of Kung Fu Hustle The story takes place somewhere in southern China in the 1930s. The Mafia Axe Gang bullied the local market and bribed the local police to escape charges. A Xing (Stephen Chow) dreams of becoming a gangster all day, but he is not determined and does nothing. They had to pretend to be the ax gang and run to the slum of Zhulongcheng stronghold, which the gangs had no time to take care of, to extort some money. Unexpectedly, the common people of the Zhulong stronghold had unique skills,…

English name：Fist of Fury / The Chinese Connection Broadcast time：March 22, 1972 Starring：李小龙（Bruce Lee）、苗可秀（Nora Miao）、田俊 director：罗维 Introduction Today, we are going to talk about a 1974 film,named, Fist of Fury (精武门jīngwǔmén).The DVD Release Date is March 1, 2001.In the film Bruce Lee (李小龙Lǐ Xiǎolóng) kicked around Hollywood for years looking in vain for an American break when Hong Kong came calling. As Kato in the TV series The Green Hornet (青蜂侠qīngfēngxiá)he had become an Asian star (the series was renamed for his character when it crossed the Pacific) and ripe for his own vehicle. Plot This raw, low-budget effort, called The Big Boss in its native Hong Kong, is a generic revenge drama enlivened by Lee's intense screen presence and martial arts prowess. He's a country boy who takes a job at a Thailand ice-packing plant and discovers it's a cover for heroin smuggling. Lee is held back through the first half of the film by a promise he made his sweet, gray-haired mom not to brawl (which means you have to wait to see him in action), but his indignation turns to fury as friends and coworkers disappear and the boss sends thugs to take care of the brooding, intense country boy. The final half of the…

English name：14 Blades Broadcast time：February 4, 2010 Starring：甄子丹（Donnie Yen）、吴尊（Chun Wu）、戚玉武、徐子珊（Kate）、洪金宝（Sammo Hung Kam-Bo） director：李仁港（Daniel Lee） Introduction 14 Blades (锦衣卫 jǐnyīwèi) is a 2010 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Daniel Lee and starring Donnie Yen (甄子丹 Zhēn Zǐdān), Zhao Wei (赵薇 Zhào Wēi), Wu Chun (吴尊 Wú Zūn), Kate Tsui (徐子珊 Xú Zǐshān)and Qi Yuwu (戚玉武 Qī Yùwǔ). The film was released on February 4 in China and February 11 in Hong Kong. It received mixed reviews with critics focusing on their praise on actor Donnie Yen and Zhao Wei. Plot  During the late Ming Dynasty, the Chinese imperial court is plagued by corruption as eunuchs usurp state power and the reigning emperor is deemed incompetent. The Jinyi Wei (literally: Brocade-clad Guards) is the government's secret police, trained in clandestine combat since childhood, they are in charge of conducting missions to ensure peace and stability within the empire. They have the authority to prosecute anyone deemed as an enemy of the state and they devote their lives and lethal prowess to serving the emperor only. When the organization was first founded, the Jinyi Wei took orders directly from the emperor, but now they are under the control of the eunuch faction. The chief eunuch Jia Jingzhong is plotting with an exiled noble, Prince…

English name：Martial arts of Shaolin Broadcast time：February 1, 1986 Starring：李连杰（Jet Li）、黄秋燕（Chau-Yin Wong）、胡坚强、于承惠、于海 director：刘家良（Chia-Liang Liu） Introduction Today, we are going to talk about a 1986 Hong Kong martial arts film, Martial Arts Of Shaolin (南北少林nán-běi shàolín). It is also known as Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin. It is notable as the only collaboration to date between film director Lau Kar-Leung and actor Jet Li(李连杰Li Liánjié). Box office  Martial Arts Of Shaolin performed moderately well at the Hong Kong box office, grossing HK $18,106,589. Award nomination  6th Hong Kong Film Awards (第六届香港电影金像奖dì-liù jiè Xiānggǎng diànyǐng jīnxiàngjiǎng) Nominated: Best Action Choreography (Lau's Stuntmen Association) Plot The treacherous minister of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Hesuo, framed a loyal and good man. More than a decade later, two descendants of loyal and good men grew up one after another. One was Zhiming, who was entrusted by his mother to the mountain gate as a child and became a monk in the Northern Shaolin Temple; the other was Sima Yan, who hid in the Southern Shaolin Temple with his uncle Faren. On this day, Hesuo's birthday, Zhiming, a martial monk from the Northern Shaolin Temple, and Sima Yan, a lay disciple from the Southern Shaolin Temple, came to assassinate Prince…