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Posted on June 5, 2014 |
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From Vegas to Macau / Du cheng feng yun / Ao men feng yun (2014)
Action | Comedy | Drama
The story starts with small-time conman Cool (Nicholas Tse), whose undercover policeman half-brother (Phillip Ng) is murdered by Ko (Gao Hu), the head of an illegal gambling syndicate. Cool seeks the help of "Magic Hands" Ken (Chow Yun Fat), a legendary gambler turned casino security consultant, to battle Ko.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Nicholas Tse, Chapman To, Tian Jing, Hu Gao
Director: Jing Wong
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Posted on April 3, 2014 |
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The Monkey King / Xi you ji: Da nao tian gong (2014)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Sun Wukong, (The Monkey King) is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China. This much beloved story, is as much a part of Asian culture as The Iliad and The Odyssey or The Wizard of Oz are to the West. This first installment in a trilogy of live action 3-D movies is actually a prequel to The Journey To The West, the much told story of the Monkey King's adventures on the road to India. The Monkey King: Havoc In The Heavenly Palace will be released in the U.S. as The Monkey King. The first movie is the origins story – beginning with the birth of Sun Wukong and ending with his imprisonment for his crimes under the Five-Peaked Mountain. Along the way he acquires incredible powers, battling the armies of the gods and the armies of the demons to find his rightful place in the Heavens.
Starring: Donnie Yen, Yun-Fat Chow, Aaron Kwok, Yitian Hai, Peter Ho, Joe Chen, Xia Zitong
Director: Pou-Soi Cheang
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Tags: Aaron Kwok, Donnie Yen, Joe Chen, Peter Ho, Pou-Soi Cheang, Xia Zitong, Yitian Hai, Yun-Fat Chow
Posted on November 1, 2013 |
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The Lunatics / Din lo jing juen (1986)
Comedy | Drama
Mr Tsui is a social worker specializing in patients with mental disorder. One day Tsui successfully pacifies a psycho Doggie who is behaving lunatic at street market. A columnist Miss Lau accidentally watches the whole process. It attracts Lau to take psychiatry as her new topic. Then, Lau partners with Tsui for work in order to gather information. During the patient visits, Lau meets many psychos, such as Dr Sham, an old woman residing at building alley, Chung living at blockhouse and Tsuen getting insane caused by missing his son…
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Deannie Yip, Tony Leung
Director: Tung-Shing Yee
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Posted on March 8, 2013 |
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The Last Tycoon / Da Shang Hai (2012)
Adventure | Drama | Romance | War
It was 1917, China. CHENG is an innocent young man who works in a grocery store and has no ambition, other than to be with his lovely neighbor, the Peking Opera student QIU. One fateful night changes Cheng's life forever, as he walks in on the affair that is happening between his female boss and the chief of police. To hide this secret, the chief decides to throw Cheng into prison, accusing him of raping his boss. Desolate, Cheng bonds with his cellmate MAO, who has an escape plan. The duo breaks out, and Cheng has no choice but to leave his life and his dream girl behind.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Hung, Francis Ng, Quan Yuan, Li Yuan, Monica Mok
Director: Jing Wong
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Tags: Francis Ng, Jing Wong, Li Yuan, Monica Mok, Quan Yuan, Sammo Hung, Xiaoming Huang, Yun-Fat Chow
Posted on December 6, 2012 |
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The Assassins / Tong que tai (2012)
Drama
Years after defeating Lü Bu and other rival warlords to gain supremacy in northern China, Warlord Cao Cao forced Emperor Xian to grant him the title of a vassal king, "King of Wei". Cao Cao then had the Bronze Sparrow Platform constructed as a display of power, as rumors spread that he would replace the Emperor. Meanwhile, a pair of young lovers, who have undergone five years of training as assassins in a prisoner-of-war camp, are preparing to accomplish a secret mission.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Yifei Liu, Hiroshi Tamaki, Alec Su, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Dahong Ni, Lu Yao, Xin-zhi Qiu
Director: Linshan Zhao
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Tags: Alec Su, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Dahong Ni, Hiroshi Tamaki, Linshan Zhao, Lu Yao, Xin-zhi Qiu, Yifei Liu, Yun-Fat Chow
Posted on October 28, 2012 |
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The Killer / Dip huet seung hung (1989)
Action | Crime | Thriller
Chow Yun-Fat stars as an assassin with a code of honor, who agrees to one last job before quitting for good. When his bosses double-cross him, he must confront the mob in one of the most explosive showdowns in film history.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kong Chu, Kenneth Tsang, Fui-On Shing
Director: John Woo
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Posted on October 28, 2012 |
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City on Fire / Lung fu fong wan (1987)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Chow Yun Fat plays Ko Chow, a police undercover agent who is torn between his duty as a police officer and his loyalty to his friends on the wrong side of the law. He wants out and his commander officer Inspector Lau, played by Sun Yueh reluctantly approves his resignation but gives him his last assignment – supplying guns to a gang at criminals suspected of armed robbery. Danny Lee who plays Tigers, heads the gang of robbers. He has built a relationship with Ko Chow based on mutual trust and respect. During the final shoot out with the police, he is equally tom when Ko Chow sacrificed himself to save him and simultaneously revealed his true identity.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Yueh Sun, Carrie Ng, Roy Cheung
Director: Ringo Lam
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Posted on September 20, 2012 |
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Brotherhood / Yi ben wu yan (1987)
Action | Drama
After drug kingpin Ho Chen Tung (Ke Jun Hsung) escapes an assassination attempt on him in Vietnam, he decides to wave goodbye to his life of crime, and eventually becomes a proper and successful businessman. But his former associates won't follow suit, and a brutal power struggle breaks out within the organization.
Starring: Chun Hsiung Ko, Wai Lam, Dick Wei, Fui-On Shing, Kong Fong, Wai Shum, Yun-Fat Chow
Director: Billy Chan
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Posted on June 19, 2012 |
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Prison on Fire II / Jian yu feng yun II: Tao fan (1991)
Action | Crime | Drama
A story about the discord between two prisoners, pitted against each other through social circumstances: a mainland leader, Dragon, is blamed for the death of a fellow-inmate; and a Hong Kong local, Ching, is named as the squealer in order to cover up a murder committed by a sadistic prison officer and an unsavory mainlander inmate. The result–both Dragon and Ching are forced to become fugitives in order to escape the wrath of vengeance in-store for them from both sides; during the course of their escape, the two co-dependent "enemies" form a lasting kinship.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Sung Young Chen, Roy Cheung, Li Yu, Chi Hung Ng, Elvis Tsui, Kwong Leung Wong
Director: Ringo Lam
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Posted on June 18, 2012 |
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Prison on Fire / Gam yuk fung wan (1987)
Action | Crime | Drama
An explosive crime-drama that caused a sensation upon its release. Audiences gasped for breath from the bloodshed and violence, yet were deeply moved by the fraternal bond between the two leading characters. Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung are riveting as the inmates who get involved with the intracacies of the prision system.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Leung, Roy Cheung, Ka-Kui Ho, Chi Hung Ng, Kwong Leung Wong, Fui-On Shing
Director: Ringo Lam
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Tags: Chi Hung Ng, Fui-On Shing, Ka-Kui Ho, Kwong Leung Wong, Ringo Lam, Roy Cheung, Tony Leung, Yun-Fat Chow
Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Hard Boiled / Lat sau san taam (1992)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Criticized for "unnecessary violence," Inspector Yuen continues his investigations into the sales and smuggling of guns. Tony is a hired killer and the right hand man of Hoi, the head of the criminal consortium. He has a single rival, Johnny, who plans to double-cross Hoi in a gun deal.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Philip Chan, Philip Kwok, Anthony Wong, Bowie Lam, Bobbie Au-Yeung
Director: John Woo
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Tags: Anthony Wong, Bobbie Au-Yeung, Bowie Lam, John Woo, Philip Chan, Philip Kwok, Teresa Mo, Tony Leung, Yun-Fat Chow
Posted on May 10, 2012 |
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Beginning of the Great Revival / The Founding of a Party / Jian Dang Wei Ye (2011)
Drama | History
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
Starring: John Woo, Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau, Daniel Wu, Bingbing Fan, Leehom Wang, Ye Liu, Xun Zhou, Nick Cheung, Jie Dong, Xueqi Wang, Kun Chen, Daoming Chen, Alex Fong, Chao Deng, Miriam Yeung, Xiaodong Guo, Lei Huang, Benshan Zhao, Wei Fan, Tao Guo, Xuebing Wang, Guoli Zhang
Director: Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang
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Tags: Alex Fong, Andy Lau, Benshan Zhao, Bingbing Fan, Chao Deng, Daniel Wu, Daoming Chen, Guoli Zhang, Jianxin Huang, Jie Dong, John Woo, Kun Chen, Leehom Wang, Lei Huang, Miriam Yeung, Nick Cheung, Sanping Han, Tao Guo, Wei Fan, Xiaodong Guo, Xuebing Wang, Xueqi Wang, Xun Zhou, Ye Liu, Yun-Fat Chow
Posted on March 9, 2012 |
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Eighth Happiness / Baat seng bou hei (1988)
Comedy
Fai, the eldest, is a host of a woman TV programme has met Fong, a charming divorced woman. Subtly, the two fall for each other…Long, the younger, is a good-looking guy with many girl-friends. A gorgeous girl working in a department store has become his target. This charming creature has caused a series of misunderstanding…Sung, the youngest, is a timid cartoon artist. A pretty young girl, Ying comes into his life. The romance of these two young people has been rather entertaining and as soothing as a coup of summer breeze….
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Bak-Ming Wong, Carol Cheng, Bo-Bo Fung, Jacky Cheung, Fennie Yuen, Cherie Chung, Lawrence Cheng, Heung Kam Lee, Michael Chow, Kwan Yuen Wong, Charlie Cho
Director: Johnnie To
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Tags: Bak-Ming Wong, Bo-Bo Fung, Carol Cheng, Charlie Cho, Cherie Chung, Fennie Yuen, Heung Kam Lee, Jacky Cheung, Johnnie To, Kwan Yuen Wong, Lawrence Cheng, Michael Chow, Yun-Fat Chow
Posted on November 8, 2011 |
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The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
Drama | War
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Guang Li, Matt Walker, Anastasia Kolpakova, Ping Su, Lin Ji
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
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Tags: Anastasia Kolpakova, Guang Li, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Lin Ji, Matt Walker, Michelle Yeoh, Ping Su, Radha Mitchell, Roger Spottiswoode, Yun-Fat Chow
Posted on October 9, 2011 |
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon / Wo hu cang long (2000)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
Two master warriors (Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh) are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocrat (Zhang Ziyi) prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her deeply romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face to face with their worst enemy – and the inescapable, enduring power of love.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Sihung Lung, Pei-pei Cheng, Fa Zeng Li, Xian Gao
Director: Ang Lee
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Tags: Ang Lee, Chen Chang, Fa Zeng Li, Michelle Yeoh, Pei-pei Cheng, Sihung Lung, Xian Gao, Yun-Fat Chow, Ziyi Zhang
Posted on July 16, 2011 |
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Let The Bullets Fly / Rang zidan fei (2010)
Action | Comedy | Western
Set in China during the warring 1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Wen Jiang, Xiaogang Feng, You Ge, Carina Lau
Director: Wen Jiang
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Posted on July 11, 2011 |
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Flaming Brothers / Jiang hu long hu men (1987)
Action | Crime
A pair of boys work their way up from the streets to become organized crime leaders. When they run afoul of the bigger crime syndicates, the pair are forced to make tough decisions and the double-crossing begins. A tough Hong Kong variation on THE GODFATHER, featuring Chow Yun-fat in one of his earliest starring roles.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Alan Tang, Pat Ha
Director: Tung Cho Cheung
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Tags: Alan Tang, Pat Ha, Tung Cho Cheung, Yun-Fat Chow
