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…

English name：Game of Death Broadcast time：March 23, 1978 Starring：李小龙（Bruce Lee）、唐龙、吉格·杨（Gig Young）、Dean Jagger、Colleen Camp、Hugh Charles Krampe、洪金宝（Sammo Hung Kam-Bo）、田俊 director：李小龙（Bruce Lee）、Robert Clouse、洪金宝（Sammo Hung Kam-Bo） Introduction Today, we are going to talk about a 1978 film,the DVD Released version is in 2001,named Game of Death(死亡游戏sǐwáng yóuxì). Bruce Lee (李小龙Lǐ Xiǎolóng) originally intended Game of Death to be a more philosophical treatment of martial arts. He started working on the film in 1972, after completing Way of the Dragon. Reportedly he shot about 90 minutes of footage (连续镜头liánxù jìngtóu) for the end of the film (of which 23 minutes can be used today). He never wrote a screenplay(剧本jùběn) for it. He envisioned a pagoda set on an island off the coast of Korea, with each level guarded by a different martial arts stylist. Three challengers - Bruce's character (Jeet Kune Do), Chieh Yuan (traditional Kung Fu) and James Tien - fight their way to the top of the pagoda and ultimate victory. The footage he shot only covers the upper 3 levels, guarded by Dan Inosanoto (Escrima), Chi Hon Tsoi (Hapkido) and Kareem Abdul Jabbar respectively. There is a sign at Dan Inosanto's floor which reads "Fu Deen" (Tiger Palace) and one at Chi Hon Tsoi's which reads "Lung Deen" (Dragon Palace). Bruce…

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…

Chungking Express（重庆森林） is an romantic crime comedy-drama film produced by Zedong film company. Overview Chinese Name：重庆森林 English Name： Chungking Express Other Names: Chung King Sen Lin，Chungking Forest（literally） Director: Wong Kar-wai王家卫 Screenwriter: Wong Kar-wai王家卫 Starring: Brigitte Lin林青霞，Takeshi Kaneshiro金城武，Tony Leung Chiu-wai梁朝伟，Faye Wong王菲 Release Year：1994 Running time : 98 minutes Chungking Express 重庆森林 Brief Introduction of Chungking Express Chongking Express（重庆森林） is a romantic crime comedy-drama film produced by Zedong film company. It is directed by Wong Kar Wai and starred Lin Qingxia, Liang Chaowei(also starring in Infernal Affairs), Faye Wong and Takeshi Kaneshiro. On July 14, 1994, the film was released in Hong Kong. The film tells two love stories: an urban encounter between a lovelorn policeman and a mysterious female killer, and a love story between patrol 663 and a girl working in a fast-food restaurant. In 1995, the film won the best film award and best director award of the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards. Plot of Chungking Express Police He Qiwu（Takeshi Kaneshiro） is in lovelorn syndrome. One day, he passes by a blonde woman（Brigitte Lin） in the street， which is a killer. 56 hours later, the two met in a bar and spent the night together. On the morning when Wu’s feeling expired, he received…

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…

“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：Born To Defence Broadcast time：February 16, 1986 Starring：李连杰（Jet Li）、赵尔康（Erkang zhao）、宋佳（송가）、Kurt Roland Petersson、Paulo Tocha director：李连杰（Jet Li） Introduction Today,I'd like to introduce a 1986 Hong Kong action film, Born to Defence (中华英雄zhōnghuá yīngxióng).It is marked the directorial debut of Jet Li (李连杰Li Liánjié), who also stars in the film. The film features fight choreography by Tsui Siu-Ming. The film is set in China following the end of World War II and the liberation of China. It centers on Jet Li's character and his confrontations with navy sailors, who are portrayed as rapacious villains, from China's ally, the United States, primarily in the boxing ring as Li's character is an avid athlete. Plot In 1945, the Anti-Japanese War ended. Xiao Jie was a soldier who had experienced many battles. He came to Qingdao from the northeast and joined Zhang, the platoon leader who had been through life and death with him. Lao Zhang made a living by pulling a rickshaw. Although they were of different ages, they were as close as brothers. At that time, there were American troops stationed in Qingdao, and some of them were arrogant. Hans, an American officer, drove his car recklessly in the downtown area. Jie was injured in an attempt to…

English name：Butterfly and Sword Broadcast time：January 16, 1993 Starring：梁朝伟（Tony Leung Chiu-Wai）、杨紫琼（Yeoh Choo Kheng）、王祖贤（JoeyWong）、甄子丹（Donnie Yen） director：麦当杰 Introduction Today,we are going to talk about a 1993 film named Butterfly and Sword (新流星蝴蝶剑xīn liúxīng húdiéjiàn), which is derived from a popular Gu Long novel and a remake of an early 1980s Shaw Brothers flick called Killer Clans (流星蝴蝶剑liúxīng húdiéjiàn) and originally directed by Chu Yuan. Here Michael Mak Tong-kit(麦当杰Mài Dāngjié)directs. It’s both a period piece and fantasy martial arts, courtesy of Ching Siu-tung (程小东Chéng Xiăodōng) serving up plentiful portions of wirework. Plot During the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs seized power, and the East Factory Cao Gonggong and the West Factory Li Gonggong became two opposing forces. The paralyzed Cao Gonggong discovered that Li Gonggong colluded with Sun Yubo, the owner of Juxian Villa, in the martial arts world to rebel, and wanted to get his secret letter to expose his conspiracy. Boss Gao sent Meng and Ye to Cao's mansion after obtaining the secret letter, and found that Cao was not paralyzed, but a person with extremely strong martial arts. "Happy Forest" two masters Meng Xinghun (played by Tony Leung) and Ye Xiang (played by Donnie Yen) are both orphans adopted by "Happy Forest" owner Boss Gao (played by Michelle Yeoh) since childhood, and…

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…

Overview Chinese Name：无间道 English Name：Infernal Affairs，Wu Jian Dao Director: Andrew Lau 刘伟强, Alan Mak 麦兆辉 Screenwriter: Alan Mak 麦兆辉 , Felix Chong 庄文强 Starring: Andy Lau 刘德华， Tony Leung 梁朝伟， Anthony Wong 黄秋生， Eric Tsang 曾志伟 Release Year：2002 Running time : 101 Minutes Infernal Affairs-无间道 Brief Introduction of Infernal Affairs Infernal Affairs 无间道（Mou gaan dou) is a story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop. Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong action thriller film co-directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. Jointly written by Mak and Felix Chong, it stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. The film follows a police officer who infiltrates a Triad, and another officer secretly working for the same gang. It is the first in the Infernal Affairs series and is followed by Infernal Affairs II and Infernal Affairs III. In 2003, the film won the best film award of the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards and the best film of the 40th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards. With this film, Liang Chaowei won the best actor award of the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards Plot of Infernal Affairs…

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…

English name：The Great Magician Broadcast time：January 12, 2012 Starring：梁朝伟（Tony Leung Chiu-Wai），刘青云（Sean Andy），周迅，闫妮，吴刚 director：尔冬升（Derek Tung-Shing Yee） Introduction Today,we are going to talk about a 2012 Hong Kong action fantasy film, The Great Magician (大魔术师).It is directed by Derek Yee and starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (梁朝伟Liáng Cháowěi) , Lau Ching-wan (刘青云Liú Qīngyún) and Zhou Xun (周迅 Zhōu Xùn). Plot  In the years after the Revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty (清朝Qīngcháo) in China and established the republic, China broken up into fiefdoms held by warlords (军阀jūnfá) , who are busy fighting each other. A lieutenant, Liu Kun Shan (Wu Gang), used magic to scare convicts into joining a warlord's army. His warlord, Lei Bully (Lau Ching-wan), had imprisoned a girl, Liu Yin (Zhou Xun), and wanted her to be his seventh wife willingly. A group of local revolutionaries wanted to kidnap Lei and bring back the republic. They teamed up with a magician, Chang Hsien (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), to entice Lei to a magic show and kidnap him during the show. It was revealed that Zhang and Liu Yin were ex-lovers in the past and Zhang was an apprentice of Liu's father, a magician, Liu Wan Yao. Chang discovered his former master was imprisioned by Liu Kun Shan as he wanted to extract a magic secret from Liu Wan…

English name：Unleashed / Danny the Dog Broadcast time：February 2, 2005 Starring：李连杰（Jet Li）、Morgan Freeman、Bob Hoskins director：Louis Leterrier Introduction Today,we are going to introduce a movie named Unleashed(狼犬丹尼 Lángquǎn Dān Ní).It is also known as Danny the Dog.Unleashed,is an American-British-French martial arts action thriller film directed by Louis Leterrier in 2005, written by Luc Besson, and produced by Jet Li. It stars Li, Bob Hoskins, Morgan Freeman and Kerry Condon. The film's setting and shooting location was Glasgow. Plot Bart (Bob Hoskins) is a vicious loan shark whose method of persuading men to pay him back involves Danny the Dog (Jet Li), a man with the mentality of a child; only if a metal collar around his neck is removed by Bart will he become a violently skilled fighter who stops at nothing to take down his targets. But once the collar is on, Danny is a harmless, withdrawn person, with very little knowledge of how to live as a socialized person, and he is constantly bullied by his master Bart. One day, Bart realizes he can end his loan shark career by regularly attending an underground fighting tournament and registering Danny to fight; in exchange, if Danny can win and survive the fights,…

English name：Enter The Dragon Broadcast time：July 26, 1973 Starring：李小龙（Bruce Lee）、John Saxon、Jim Kelly、茅瑛（Angela Mao Ying）、Ahna Capri、石坚（Shih Kien） director：Robert Clouse Introduction Today, we are going to talk about a film which is theatrical released in August 19, 1973.It is the last film completed by Bruce Lee (李小龙Lǐ Xiǎolóng) before his untimely death(英年早逝yīngniánzǎoshì), Enter the Dragon (龙争虎斗lóngzhēng-hǔdòu) was his entrée into Hollywood. The American-Hong Kong coproduction, shot in Asia by American director Robert Clouse, stars Lee as a British agent sent to infiltrate the criminal empire of bloodthirsty Asian crime lord Han (Shih Kien) through his annual international martial arts tournament. Lee spends his days taking on tournament combatants and nights breaking into the heavily guarded underground fortress, kicking the living tar out of anyone who stands in his way. The mix of kung fu fighting (choreographed by Lee himself) and James Bond intrigue (the plot has more than a passing resemblance to Dr. No) is pulpy by any standard, but the generous budget and talented cast of world-class martial artists puts this film in a category well above Lee's primitive Hong Kong productions. Unfortunately he's off the screen for large chunks of time as American maverick competitors (and champion martial artists) John Saxon and Jim Kelly take center stage, but once…

AKA:A-1   Chinese:A-1 頭條   Year:2004   Director:Gordon Chan Car-Seung, Chung Kai-Cheong  Producer:Gordon Chan Car-Seung, Fruit Chan Gor, Jimmy Law Kwok-Keung, Stephen Lam  Writer:Gordon Chan Car-Seung, Chung Kai-Cheong  Action:Dante Lam Chiu-Yin, Bruce Law Lai-Yin  Cast:Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Angelica Lee Sum-Kit, Edison Chen, Eric Kot Man-Fai, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Gordon Lam Ka-Tung, Lo Wai-Luk, Joel Chan, Sophie Wong Siu-Yin, Miao Chung-Jun, Dante Lam Chiu-Yin, Cara Chan  The Skinny:An interesting narrative makes this a passable diversion, but the lack of actual drama makes it only remotely compelling. Despite decent performances and some rare intelligence, A-1 Headline is ultimately too cerebral to recommend, and too distant to get involved in.    Reviewby Kozo:Hong Kong Cinema gets socially conscious with the drama A-1 Headline. Directors Chung Kai-Cheong and Gordon Chan collaborate on this dramatic thriller that asks if truth and justice can come at too high a price. To dissect this theme, we get an involved, intelligent screenplay and a variety of solid Hong Kong actors, including the venerable Anthony Wong, the dependable Tony Leung Ka-Fai, and the capable Eric Kot. Teenage girls get Edison Chen, who barely registers onscreen in a mopey, lovestruck, slacker sort of way. Those who like babeage get the promising Angelica Lee, who's attractive and has actually won an acting award. Unfortunately, the filmmakers forgot to include one major factor: drama. Without that, A-1…

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…

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 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：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…

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：A Chinese Ghost StoryBroadcast time：1986Starring：张国荣（Leslie Cheung）、王祖贤（JoeyWong）、午马director：程小东 Introduction "A Chinese Ghost Story" is a fantasy film produced by Tsui Hark, directed by Cheng Xiaodong, written by Pu Songling and Ruan Jizhi, and starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Wu Ma, Wong Jing, and Lin Wei. The film was released in Hong Kong, China on July 18, 1987.The film is a remake of the 1960 Shaw Brothers film of the same name. It tells the story of Yan Chixia helping Ning Caichen to deal with the tree spirit grandma and helping the love between the scholar Ning Caichen and the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian.In 1987, the film won the "Best Adapted Screenplay" at the 24th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards, and was nominated for the "Best Film" at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1988. Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "A Chinese Ghost Story".A Chinese Ghost Story (Qiannv Youhun) is a 1987 Hong Kong ghost film starring Leslie Cheung and Joey Wong, produced by Tsui Hark, and directed by Ching Siu-tung. The plot was adopted from a short story of Qing Dynasty Writer Pu Songling’s Strang Stories from a Chinese Studio (Liaozhai Zhiyi). The film is a classic…

English name：Kiss of the Dragon Broadcast time：July 6, 2001 Starring：李连杰（Jet Li）、Bridget Fonda、Tchéky Karyo director：Chris Nahon Introduction Today,I will talk about a film named Kiss of the Dragon(龙之吻lóng zhī wěn) .It is a martial arts action film in 2001, directed by Chris Nahon, co-written and produced by Luc Besson, and starring Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, and Tchéky Karyo. The film was made in response to Li's fans requesting more realistic fight scenes, and is notable as most of the action sequences did not use CGI or wire work; only two scenes required CGI enhancement and only one scene involved wire work. Wire work was also added to one of the last fight sequences between Li and Cyril Raffaelli, only to add clarity to Raffaelli's kicks, as he was moving too fast for the camera. Nahon was also required to slow down this fight scene, as both Li and Raffaelli moved too quickly to be captured clearly at normal recording speed. The film is based on a story by Li. Plot Liu Siu-jian (Jet Li), a Chinese intelligence agent, is sent to Paris to help apprehend Chinese mob boss Mr. Big (Ric Young), who is involved in heroin smuggling. He meets Inspector Jean-Pierre Richard…

English name：Shaolin Temple / Shao Lin tzu Broadcast time：December 22, 1976 Starring：傅声（Alexander Fu）、戚冠军（Kuan-Chun Chi）、狄龙（Tommy Tam）、姜大卫（David Chiang）、郭振锋、王龙威（Lung Wei Wang） director：张彻（Cheh Chang）、午马 Introduction The Shaolin Temple(少林寺Shàolínsì) aka Death Chamber is a Shaw Brothers film(邵氏电影Shàoshì diànyĭng) directed by the Chang Cheh. It is one of the Shoalin Temple themed martial arts films and their rebellion against the Qing's, with an all-star cast featuring the second generation of Shaw stars David Chiang, Ti Lung, and Fu Sheng and the introduction of the Venoms. The film is a prequel to 5 Masters Of Death. Plot The film opens with the chief Shaolin Monks realizing that time is not on their side and they must train more fighters to fight the Qing’s, the monk Hai Hsien (Shan Mao) opposes this as he is secretly working for the court. Outside many men are sitting in front of the temple waiting to be accepted in, Fang Shih Yu (Fu Sheng), Ma Chao-hsing (Tony Liu) and others, as the temple tests the will of potential students by making them wait outside for hours (perhaps days), eventually the two are accepted in a begin “training”. Fang Shih Yu becomes frustrated immediately as Shaolins method of teaching martial arts is rather obscure, except…

Directed by Tsui Hark Produced by Tsui Hark Release date(s) December 15, 2011 Running time 125 minutes Language MandarinCantonese Film Introduction Flying Swords of Dragon Gate is a 2011 wuxia film directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jet Li, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Li Yuchun, Kwai Lun-mei, Louis Fan and Mavis Fan. The film is a remake of Dragon Gate Inn (1966) and New Dragon Gate Inn (1992). Production started on October 10, 2010 and is filmed in 3-D. The film screened out of competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. The film received seven nominations at the 2012 Asian Film Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Plot The film tells the story of the Ming Dynasty Xianzong period, when the knight Zhao Huaian was hunted down while rescuing loyal and honest people. After going through untold hardships, he finally escaped to Longmen Inn. There he unexpectedly met the inn's proprietress Jin Xiangyu, as well as a princess and her entourage who were determined to find treasure to restore the Western Xia Dynasty. The fates of many forces are intertwined in this scene. During the reign of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs abused…