A poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it.
Sing, un prétendu gangster, doit surmonter son incapacité à manier le sabre et démontrer qu’il a toutes les qualités requises pour appartenir au prestigieux gang de Axe. Dans le même temps, ce gang veut régner en maître sur le territoire le plus convoité qui est en fait une rue sacrée protégée par une bande de personnages hauts en couleurs. La plupart d’entre eux sont des maîtres du kung fu déguisés en personnes ordinaires. Après plusieurs rencontres avec des voyous et une véritable brute connu sous le nom de « The Beast », Sing parvient à vaincre ses handicaps et réalise qu’il est devenu l’un des plus grands maîtres de kung fu destiné à protéger la rue sacrée.
Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled "Farewell My Concubine" that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Douzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo's explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his nation. The son of a great fighter who didn't wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, Huo resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win.
En 208 après J.-C., l'empereur Han Xiandi règne sur la Chine pourtant divisée en trois royaumes rivaux. L'ambitieux Premier ministre Cao Cao rêve de s'installer sur le trône d'un empire unifié, et se sert de Han Xiandi pour mener une guerre sans merci contre Shu, le royaume du sud-ouest dirigé par l'oncle de l'empereur, Liu Bei. Liu Bei dépêche Zhuge Liang, son conseiller militaire, comme émissaire au royaume de Wu pour tenter de convaincre le roi Sun Quan d'unir ses forces aux siennes. A Wu, Zhuge Liang rencontre le vice-roi Zhou Yu. Très vite, les deux hommes deviennent amis et concluent un pacte d'alliance.
Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.
Suite de l'épopée la plus célèbre de Chine dans un partage malin entre attente tactique et combat décisif épique.
In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of Law in the ancient Kingdom of Lu. Under his inspired leadership, Lu ascends to new heights but becomes a target of conquest for the warlike nation of Qi. Threatened with annihilation by their powerful neighbour, a desperate people turn to their greatest teacher to lead their most powerful army. When Confucius delivers a stunning victory against all odds, a jealous aristocracy sets out to destroy him, but they should never under-estimate a remarkable man whose wisdom is more powerful than the sword.
An old postman has spent his whole life delivering mail to the mountain of Hunan and is about to retire. His only son is due to take over his duties. As father and son journey through the mountains, the son begins to appreciate the toil and burden his father has to bear as postman for the villagers, and the old postman is also deeply moved as his son relates his mother's anxiety as she waits for him to return home from every trip.
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.
With World War II looming, a prominent family in China must confront the contrasting ideas of traditionalism, communism and Western thinking, while dealing with the most important ideal of all: love and its meaning in society.
The epic story Mei Lanfang, who overcame the prejudice against artists in 1930s China to become the country's greatest opera star.
In a mountain hamlet in eastern China, a poor woman faces trial after trial. Sold into marriage as a child, she is left a young widow and enslaved by her mother-in-law, who sells her to a poor peasant. Her second marriage turns out to be happy until fate takes away her husband and son. Now seen as a bearer of bad luck, she becomes a social outcast.
Aspiring dancer Phoenix lives in the countryside with her father, but she's got her eyes set on farther places. Jumping at the chance to move to shiny Shanghai, she makes ends and dreams meet by working as a janitor at an elite dance studio where she picks up dance moves on the sly. Even with her unfailing spirit, things aren't easy for Phoenix working two jobs and putting up with the mockery from city folks. Enter her knight in shining armor, CEO and studio owner Ron, who sweeps her off her feet and gives her a spot on the dance team.
Assassins, scammers, gangsters, cops, a washed-up bicycle racer, and a body continually cross paths; usually with negative outcomes.
The story of two Chinese immigrants' struggles in America. Yuan Liu has lived in LA for years. He has no stable job, no family and lives in a wagon. He seems content with his life until the day he meets Qing Li, a woman with the big "American dream".
A Chinese serial feature film, released in 6 parts (8 episodes) between 1988 and 1989. The film adapts the major events and incidents of the novel of the same name, depicting the fate of Jia family.
Four friends come up with an unusual idea to make some money and have fun doing it. For a small fee, they will impersonate and act out any character role for their customers. In the course of executing this novel service, they encounter a whole spectrum of people in society, finding ways to genuinely help them boost their morale and overcome their fears, while gaining unusual and new insights into the human condition.
The story of a couple who break up one morning and proceed to find their love tested in unexpected and violent ways.
Xiang Zi is a rickshaw boy who has always had a desire to excel and a thirst for freedom. He married Hu Niu who died of dystocia later. After her death, another girl, Xiao Fuzi, falls in love with Xiang Zi but they are separated by poverty. Xiang Zi works very hard in order to change his life, only to find that Xiao Fuzi is dead just as he begins to be hopeful for their future. Finally, Xiang Zi, an unflinching man, surrenders to that dark society.