Chinese Movies&TV

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…

English name：Movie-fan Princess Broadcast time：June 22, 1966 Starring：陈宝珠（Connie Chan）、吕奇、姜中平（Chung Ping Keung）、罗兰（HelenaLawLan） director：黄尧 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Movie-Fan Princess (影迷公主Yǐngmí Gōngzhǔ). So let us have a brief introduction. During the late 60s Connie Chan (陈宝珠Chén Bǎozhū) was the idol of Hong Kong’s “factory girls,” the young women who worked in the colony’s booming manufacturing industries. These women readily identified with Connie’s down-to-earth nature and can-do attitude. In Movie-Fan Princess she herself plays a factory girl who ends up becoming a movie star and being romanced by her screen idol played by Lv Qi (吕奇Lǚ Qí). Movie-Fan Princess was the first time that Connie was paired with Lv Qi, who would star as her leading man in 25 films over the next four years. Contemporary audiences are probably more familiar with the lampoons of Lv Qi than they are with the man himself. In this film, he plays a popular actor adored by Connie and all the other girls at the factory. Connie quickly loses her crush, however, when she finally sees him in person on the set of one of his films. He turns out to be quite the diva, demanding a break between each take to be pampered by three female…

English name：Sparkling Red Star Broadcast time：October 1, 1974 Starring：祝新运、赵汝平、高保成、刘江、李雪红、刘继忠 director：李昂、李俊 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Sparkling Red Star (闪闪的红星shǎn shǎn de hóng xīng). So let us have a brief introduction. Sparkling Red Star is a 1974 Chinese film and one of the very few films produced in China during the Cultural Revolution. Co-directed by Li Jun (李俊Lǐ Jùn) and Li Ang (李盎Lǐ àng), the film is a mix between a war film, a children's film and a musical. Plot The film tells the story of Pan Dongzi (潘冬子Pān Dōngzǐ), a teenager and son of a Communist army officer. When the father is called off, he leaves Dongzi a red star as a symbol of the cause. While he is away, a bourgeois landlord, Hu Hansan (胡汉三Hú Hànsān), returns to Dongzi's village where he exacts revenge upon the peasants who had forced him out. In the process, Dongzi's mother is burned to death in their home. Hardened by his mother's death, Dongzi joins a band of guerrilla fighters and eventually kills his former landlord. When his father finally returns, Dongzi joins him as the Red Army's newest recruit in the fight against the Japanese during Second Sino-Japanese War. This is a very fabulous film.

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：Woman Basketball Player No.5 Broadcast time：1957 Starring：刘琼、秦怡 director：谢晋 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Woman Basketball Player No. 5 (女篮5号nǚ lán 5 hào). So let us have a brief introduction. Woman Basketball Player No. 5 is a 1957 Chinese film presented by Tian Ma Film Studio and directed by Xie Jin (谢晋Xiè Jìn), starring Qin Yi (秦怡Qín Yí), Liu Qiong (刘琼Liú Qióng), Cao Qiwei and Wang Qi (王学圻Wáng Xuéqí) . It is the first colored sports movie filmed after the formation of the People's Republic of China, and also the first film directed by renowned film director Xie Jin. Plot Before the establishment of PRC, Lin Jie (林洁Lín Jié), the daughter of the boss of East China Basketball Team in Shanghai, falls in love with the leading player of the team, Tian Zhenhua (田振华Tián Zhènhuá). During a game against foreign marine soldiers, the boss takes bribery and orders the team to lose the game. Due to his nationalist dignity, however, Tian leads the team to victory, against the will of the boss. As a result, the boss hires thugs to beat Tian, and also forces his daughter to marry a rich man. 18 years later, Tian is now the coach of Shanghai Woman Basketball Team. Xiao Jie, the…

English name：Children of Troubled Times Broadcast time：May 24, 1935 Starring：袁牧之、王人美、谈瑛、陆露明 director：许幸之 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm (風雲兒女fēng yǔn ér nǚ). So let us have a brief introduction. Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm is a 1935 Chinese film, also known as Children of Troubled Times, about an intellectual who leaves to fight in the Second Sino-Japanese War. The movie was directed by Xu Xingzhi (许幸之Xǔ Xìngzhī )and the scriptwriters were Tian Han (田汉Tián Hàn) and Xia Yan (夏衍Xià Yǎn). It starred actor Yuan Muzhi (袁牧之Yuán Mùzhī ) and actress Wang Renmei (王人美Wáng Rénměi ). Plot The plot follows the young poet Xin Baihua (辛白华Xīn Báihuá) who flees Shanghai with his friend Liang zhifu (梁质夫Liáng Zhìfū ). However, whereas Liang soon joins the resistance against the Japanese invaders, Xin chooses to pursue a relationship with a glamorous and westernized widow in Qingdao (青岛Qīngdǎo ). After hearing that Liang has been killed however, Xin has a change of heart and rushes to join the war effort. The movie is amazing and the theme song of this film is also very famous. Professional evaluation 1、"Children of Storms" has long been denied a fair and objective evaluation by the Chinese literary and art circles and the film…

Street Angel ( 马路天使; Mǎlù tiānshǐ) is a Chinese film released in 1937. The film was directed by Yuan Muzhi and stars the popular singer Zhou Xuan. This dark comedy—a still hilarious and irresistible love story—may not seem like a milestone, but “Street Angel” (《马路天使》 Mǎlù Tiānshǐ) was the first Chinese movie not about high society. For the first time, it gave voice to Shanghai’s laboring classes. It was produced in 1937, and tells the story of a pair of sisters, Little Yun and Little Hong, refugees from the Japanese invasion of Northern China, who’ve migrated to Shanghai to start life anew. The city doesn’t greet them well. To pay the rent, the older sister is forced into a life of prostitution. The younger sister, being groomed for the streets, reluctantly sings in a low-brow teahouse to the snickers of drunken, lecherous customers. We know—it doesn’t sound like much of a comedy. Through indomitable optimism and can-do spirit, they befriend a motley crew of misfits and social dregs—Little Chen the trumpeter, Old Wang the newspaper hawker, a street peddler, a barber and a dwarf—and strive together to fight for a better tomorrow. ?Shanghai, the city, swings along to the beat…

English name：AshimaBroadcast time：January 1, 1979Starring：杨丽坤、包斯尔director：刘琼 Introduction Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "Ashima".Ashima is the first color musical film with wide screen revue and stereo in China, produced by Shanghai Film Studio, directed by famous director Liu Qiong, starred by Yang Likun and other people. This film won the Best Dance Film Award of Sandander the 3rd International Music and Dance Festival in 1982 and Wenhua Award (issued by Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China) in 1994. It was appraised as a classic of the 20th century. Plot This film was adapted from Ashima, a famous long poem of Sani people of the Yi nationality. Its plot goes like this: a beautiful girl of the Yi Nationality named Ahima lived in Azhuodi of Yunnan province. Ashima and Ahei, a brave and ingenuous youth loved each other. On the traditional festival of Sani people, Ahei defeat the rich boy Azhi both in shooting and wrestling. He got the ribbon and engaged to Ashima. However, Azhi also took a fancy at Ashima. He rob Ashima when Ahei was not at home. Finally Ahei took Ashima back from Azhi by winning him in singing and shooting. On their happy…

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：Zhang Ga the Soldier Boy Broadcast time：1963 Starring：安吉斯、张莹、葛存壮、于中义 director：崔嵬、欧阳红樱 Introduction Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Little Soldier Zhang Ga (小兵张嘎xiǎo bīng zhāng gā). So let us have a brief introduction. Little Soldier Zhang Ga is a Chinese film from mainland China, directed by Cui Wei (崔嵬Cuī Wéi). It is also referred to as "Zhang Ga, The Soldier Boy". It is based on a true story. Plot The story is based on the backdrop of the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War with character Zhang Ga in the middle of the chaos along with the Eighth Route Army. The real story is based on the actual person Yan Xiufeng (燕秀峰Yàn Xiùfēng), whose childhood name was Gazi. He was born in Baiyangdian (白洋淀bái yáng diàn) in the Hebei (河北Hé Běi) Province. This is a very fabulous film.

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：The Big Boss Broadcast time：October 31, 1971 Starring：李小龙（Bruce Lee）、衣依（Maria Yi）、田俊、苗可秀（Nora Miao） director：罗维、吴家骧（Wu Chia Hsiang） Introduction Today,we are going to talk about a 1971 Hong Kong martial arts action film, The Big Boss (唐山大兄Táng shān dàxiōng), also known as Fists Of Fury.It is written and directed by Lo We (罗维Luó Wéi)i, with assistance from Bruce Lee (李小龙Lǐ Xiǎolóng). It stars Lee, Maria Yi , James Tien (田北俊Tián Běijùn) and Tony Liu(刘永Liú Yǒng). Bruce Lee's first major film, it was written for James Tien. However, Lee's strong performance overshadowed Tien, already a star in Hong Kong, and made Bruce Lee famous across Asia. Plot Cheng is a Chinese man from Guangdong who has moved to Thailand to live with his uncle. He works in an ice factory with his cousins. When a block of ice is accidentally broken, a bag of white powder falls out. Several of Cheng's cousins are asked to stay to see the manager, who tells them there are better jobs for them. The factory is really a front for a drug smuggling ring led by the Big Boss, Hsiao Mi. When they refuse to cooperate, they are killed and their bodies disposed of. Two more cousins, Hsu Chien and Ah Pei, go to Hsiao Mi's house to ask about their…

English name：The White Haired Girl Broadcast time：March 11, 1951 Starring：田华、陈强、胡朋、张守维、李百万、李壬林 director：王滨、水华 Introduction The White-Haired Girl (白毛女; Bái Máo Nǚ) is a Chinese opera, ballet, (later adapted to Beijing Opera and a film) by Yan Jinxuan to a Chinese libretto. The first opera performance was in 1945, with Wang Kun playing the lead role. The film was made in 1950. The first Beijing opera performance was in 1958. The first ballet performance was by Shanghai Dance Academy, Shanghai in 1965. It has also been performed by the noted soprano Guo Lanying. Plot It is the eve of the Chinese Spring Festival. The peasant girl, Xi'er, in the village, Yanggezhuang, Hebei Province, is waiting for her father to return home to celebrate the Spring Festival together. Her girl friends come to bring her paper cuttings with which they decorate the windows. After the girls leave, Xi'er's fiance, Wang Dachun, comes to give two catties of wheat flour to Xi'er so that she can make jiaozis. In turn, Xi'er gives a new sickle to Dachun as a gift. Yang Bailao, Xi'er's father, has been away to avoid the debt collector from the despotic landlord, Huang Shiren. He returns home at dusk, with no…

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…

English name：The Monkey KingBroadcast time：1961Main voice acting：邱岳峰、富润生、毕克director：万籁鸣、唐澄 Introduction "Uproar in Heaven", also known as "Havoc in Heaven", is the milestone of Chinese animation and one of the most influential films in all of Asia. The film was created at the height of the Chinese animation industry in the 1960s and received numerous awards. It earned domestic and international recognition. The story is based on the earliest chapters of the classic story "Journey to the West". The main character, Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, rebelled against the Jade Emperor of Heaven. The drums and percussion accompaniment used in this film are heavily influenced by Beijing Opera traditions. The stylized animation praised the bravery and wit of Sun Wukong and criticized the tyranny of the Jade Emperor. Because of the excellent storyline as well as the exquisite production, it received a variety of international and domestic awards, at the 1978 International London Film Festival, the 2nd Chinese Film Hundred Flowers Festival and the Czech Republic Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Plot The Monkey King, who led a group of monkeys to practice martial arts in Huaguo Mountain, went to the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea to borrow…

Broadcast time：1947 Starring：白杨、陶金、舒绣文、上官云珠 director:蔡楚生、郑君里 Director: Cai Chusheng, Zheng Junli 1947 This epic drama begins in 1930s Shanghai: poor but honest Su Fen (Bai Yang) and Zhang Zhongliang (Tao Jin) meet in the factory wher they work. They marry and live with Zhang's parents in one room of a small house. Zhong Liang's brother and sister-in-law work for the revolution in the northeast. As the Japanese Army approaches Shanghai, Zhong Liang flees to Chongqing with Nationalist sympathizers-namely a Miss Wang Lizhen (Shangguan Yunzhu).Unable to contact his family for months, Zhong Liang has no idea that his father has died and his wife has borne him a son. In fact, his new life in Chongqing keeps him so busy that he forgets about his family left behind in wartime Shanghai, and eight years pass without contact between them. While Zhong Liang works his way up the ladder of success by using Miss Wang's guanxi, Su Fen, her child and mother-in-law slip deeper and deeper into poverty.At the end of the war, homelessness and starvation threaten Su Fen and her family. Assuming that Zhong Liang has died in the war, she goes out to find work. But with her previous experience as a…