Tag: Michelle Yeoh
Posted on November 26, 2012 |
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Reign of Assassins / Jianyu (2010)
Action
During the Ming Dynasty, a skilled assassin on a mission to return the remains of a mystical Buddhist monk to their resting place falls in love with a man named Jiang, whose father was killed by her gang. Unaware that he also is a trained martial artist, their love blossoms but tensions arise as the truth of her past unravels. Soon, a lethal triangle surfaces between her, Jiang and the team of assassins that are after the monk's remains.
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Woo-sung Jung, Kelly Lin, Xueqi Wang, Shawn Yue, Barbie Hsu
Director: Chao-Bin Su
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Tags: Barbie Hsu, Chao-Bin Su, Kelly Lin, Michelle Yeoh, Shawn Yue, Woo-sung Jung, Xueqi Wang
Posted on November 20, 2012 |
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Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
Someone is pitting the world's superpowers against each other–and only the legendary James Bond (Agent 007) can stop it. When a British warship is mysteriously destroyed in Chinese waters, the world teeters on the brink of World War III–until 007 zeros in on the true criminal mastermind. Bond's do-or-die mission takes him to Elliot Carver, a powerful industrialist who manipulates world events as easily as he changes headlines from his global media empire. After soliciting help from Carver's sexy wife, Paris, Bond joins forces with a stunning yet lethal Chinese agent, Wai Lin. In a series of explosive chases, brutal confrontations and impossible escapes, including a motorcycle pursuit through Saigon, Bond and Wai race to stop the presses on Carver's next planned news story–global pandemonium.
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Ricky Jay, Götz Otto, Joe Don Baker
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
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Tags: Götz Otto, Joe Don Baker, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Pierce Brosnan, Ricky Jay, Roger Spottiswoode, Teri Hatcher
Posted on December 7, 2011 |
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Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Drama | Romance
Set in a mysterious and exotic world which still casts a potent spell today, the story begins in the years before World War II, when a Japanese child is torn from her penniless family to work as a servant in a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly breaks her spirit, the girl blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang). Beautiful and accomplished, Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted by her secret love for the one man (Ken Watanabe) who is out of her reach. Based on the internationally acclaimed novel by Arthur Golden.
Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Li Gong, Tsai Chin, Kaori Momoi
Director: Rob Marshall
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Tags: Kaori Momoi, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Li Gong, Michelle Yeoh, Rob Marshall, Tsai Chin, Youki Kudoh, Ziyi Zhang
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 September 4, 2011 |
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
A despotic Emperor (Jet Li) in 50 B.C. is punished for his evil when a witch lays a curse on him, turning him and his army into terra cotta for all time. Forward to 1946, where Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Maria Bello) have retired to Oxfordshipre, England, having worked as British spies during WWII. They?re offered one last mission from the Foreign Office. Their assignment: courier a precious artifact back to the museum in Shanghai, China. Back in Asia: China is in turmoil but Jonathan (John Hannah) owns an Egyptian-themed bar in Shanghai. Unbeknownst to his parents, now grown-up Alex O'Connell (Luke Ford) is following in the family business as a young archaeologist on a dig in north-central China. He makes the discovery of a lifetime: the tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which has been buried for millennia. The Emperor's monument is transported back to Shanghai where another plot is in motion: a military zealot intends to awaken the Emperor and aid him in the re- conquest of China and the raising of his terra cotta army of ten thousand clay warriors.
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Luke Ford, Michelle Yeoh
Director: Rob Cohen
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Tags: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Luke Ford, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh, Rob Cohen
Posted on August 5, 2011 |
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Babylon A.D. (2008)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
In the darkly futuristic world of Babylon A.D., the rules are simple: kill or be killed. Hard- hitting action superstar Vin Diesel (The Fast and the Furious, The Chronicles of Riddick), stars as Toorop, a ruthless mercenary hired to smuggle a mysterious young woman from the post- apocalyptic confines of Eastern Europe to the glittering megalopolis of New York City. Hunted at every turn, Toorop spirits his charge across a nightmarish wasteland only to uncover a shocking secret that will bring the entire world to its knees. Eye-popping action and mind-blowing science fiction clash head-on in this hard-edged thriller, where the only rule is survival.
Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Mark Strong
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
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Tags: Lambert Wilson, Mark Strong, Mathieu Kassovitz, Mélanie Thierry, Michelle Yeoh, Vin Diesel
