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Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
When small-time mob leader Zhou Zenong (Chinese superstar Hu Ge) accidentally kills a cop, a dead-or-alive bounty is placed on his head, forcing him on the lam from both the police as well as dangerous gangsters out for the reward. Hiding out in China’s densely populated (and deeply divided) Wuhan province, Zhou becomes entangled with a beautiful, enigmatic woman, who has mysterious intentions of her own. Featuring gorgeous, neon-drenched cinematography...
2) Nanking
Publisher
Thinkfilm, LLC
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival footage, and chilling testimonies of Japanese soldiers, interwoven with staged readings of the Westerners' letters and diaries.
Publisher
Empire Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Set in the early 1970s during the later stages of China's Cultural Revolution, two city-bred teenage best friends are sent to a backward mountainous region for Maoist re-education.
5) The assassin
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
中文(繁體)
Formats
Description
Nie Yinniang returns after several years in exile. The mission of her order is to eliminate the tyranny of the Governors who avoid the authority of the Emperor. Now she will have to choose between sacrificing the man she loves, or break definitively with the 'Order of the Assassins.'
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Collector's ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
"Set in Fo Shan, China during the Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man vividly brings to life the brutality of the infamous Japanese occupation, where once proud men are forced to fight [to the] death for a precious bag of rice. Defined by courage and humility, Ip Man, whose fighting skills are revered all over China, rises to the fore front. Upon refusing to teach his martial arts to the invading Japanese soldiers, he is forced to fight for the honor of his...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
中文(繁體)
Formats
Description
China, Later Tang dynasty, 10th century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai. His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress, this seems disingenuous. For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan, her stepson, have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped,...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Set against the backdrop of a transforming country, a young woman finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless and secretive intelligence agent. As she immerses herself in her role as a cosmopolitan seductress, she becomes entangled in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue, love and betrayal.
9) Shadow
Language
中文(繁體)
Formats
Description
In Pei, a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander faces peril both inside and outside the palace walls. But he has a secret weapon: a look-alike who can fool both Pei's enemies and the King himself.
10) Suburban birds
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
中文(繁體)
Formats
Description
Hao is part of a team of young engineers called in to investigate a series of craters that have opened up on the edge of the city. As he and his team survey the subsiding area, another story is taking place in the same suburban landscape. A younger boy, also named Hao, spends long afternoons playing with friends and making mischief until one-by-one, his playmates start to disappear. As these parallel stories unfold, the connections between them proliferate...
11) Last train home
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Every spring, China's cities are plunged into chaos as an astonishing 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year's holiday. This mass exodus is the largest human migration on the planet, an epic spectacle that reveals a country tragically caught between its rural past and industrial future. Working over several years in classic verite, Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan travels with one couple who have embarked on...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001, c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Set in 19th-century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocratic woman prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face-to-face with their worst enemy, and the enduring power of love.
13) Ip Man
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
An experienced martial arts master tries to live a quiet life until one challenge makes him a hero. When an enemy demands he teach the Japanese army all he knows and he refuses, it becomes a battle to save his reputation, and his life. Bonus features include interviews with director and cast, deleted scenes, shooting diary, history of Wing Chun, and more.
Publisher
Zeitgeist Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Tibetan
Description
Documents the ancient traditions and day-to-day rituals of a Tibetan nomadic community on a three-month pilgrimage. Observing age-old taboos and steadfast homage to the deities of nature, four men meticulously plan their yak caravan to fetch precious salt from the holy lakes of the Changtang region of northern Tibet.
16) The mermaid
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
中文(繁體)
Formats
Description
Xuan's real estate project involved reclamation of the sea, threatening the livelihood of the residents who relied on the sea to make a living. Bearing family secrets, Shan was dispatched to stop Xuan. During their encounters, they fall in love with each other. Even though Xuan stopped the reclamation plan out of his love for Shan, Shan got injured in an accident and vanished into the sea.
Language
中文(繁體)
Formats
Description
[In Mandarin Chinese with subtitles] Centuries ago, two 'sworn sisters' are isolated by their families, but stay connected through a secret language written in the folds of a white silk fan. Now in modern-day Shanghai, their descendents must draw inspiration from the past as they struggle to maintain their own eternal bond in the face of life's complications. What unfolds are two stories, generations apart, but everlasting in their universal notion...
18) Dim sum
Publisher
Koch Lorber Films
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Letterboxed ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
A Chinese immigrant widow faces the New Year with apprehension after it is predicted that it would be the year she dies. Her list of things to do, which includes seeing her daughter get married and visiting China one last time, soon comes into focus.
19) Blind mountain
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Rural China, 1990. Bai is a pretty and enterprising college student who travels to a remote, mist shrouded mountain village in the company of a pair of affable strangers. But what Bai thought was an expedition to gather herbs turns horrific when her fellow travelers sell her into slavery. Contrasts the exotic beauty of China with the cruelty of a system that tolerates human trafficking and a community that thrives on it.
20) 2046
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
He was a writer. He thought he wrote about the future but it really was the past. In his novel, a mysterious train left for 2046 every once in a while. Everyone who went there had the same intention.....to recapture their lost memories.
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