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Andrew Lin
Andrew Lin Hoi () is a Hong Kong-based Taiwanese actor and visual artist. Originally working as a special effects makeup artist in the United States, he went to Hong Kong in 1996 where he started his acting career. Filmography Films Television References External links * *Blog on Alivenotdead.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Andrew 1969 births Living people Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male television actors 20th-century Taiwanese male actors 21st-century Taiwanese male actors Taiwanese-born Hong Kong artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Founding Of A Party
''The Founding of a Party'', alternatively titled in English ''Beginning of the Great Revival'' for its international release,Patrick Frater, 21 May 2011Party becomes Revival for int'l release, Film Business Asia is a Chinese propaganda film released in 2011 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. The film is directed by Huang Jianxin and Han Sanping, both of whom also worked on the related film, ''The Founding of a Republic'', which features a star-studded cast of Chinese actors, including Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat.Associated Press, 8 June 2011China launches star-studded propaganda movie Yahoo!Brian Brooks, 8 June 2011John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat Among Chinese Stars Who Pimp for Communist Party Blockbuster indieWIRE The film was created by the state-owned China Film Group and depicts the formation of the Chinese Communist Party, beginning with the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911 and ending with the Party's founding congress in 1921. Plot During the early 20th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negotiator (TV Series)
''Negotiator'' (Chinese: 谈判官) is a 2018 Chinese television series starring Yang Mi and Huang Zitao. It is a spin-off of the 2016 television series ''The Interpreter'' also starring Yang Mi. The series premiered on Hunan TV starting February 4, 2018. Negotiator has a 3.5 rating on Douban from over 44,000 reviews. Synopsis Tong Wei, a brilliant commercial negotiator, and the star executive of the US-China Business Council, is hired to represent Xie Xiaofei's company interests at the negotiating table. Xiaofei is the sole heir of a wealthy Chinese-American corporation but wants nothing to do with the family business. He vents his frustrations on Tong Wei, though their bickering relationship soon takes a romantic turn. The couple separates after Tong Wei was not allowed to be with Xiaofei. However, after time they find each other. Cast Main Supporting Reception The reception of ''Negotiator'' has been extremely negative. The series has a 3.5 rating on Douban, with 1 star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fairies Of Liaozhai
''The Fairies of Liaozhai'' is a Chinese television series adapted from Pu Songling's collection of supernatural stories titled ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio''. The series is produced by Chinese Entertainment Shanghai and stars Nicky Wu, Fann Wong, Qu Ying, Daniel Chan, Lin Chia-yu, Pan Yueming, Sun Li and Cecilia Liu. on Shooting began in December 2006 and wrapped up in March 2007. The 40-episode series is divided into four parts — ''Liancheng'' (), ''Xia Nü'' (), ''Huanniang'' (), and ''Xin Shisiniang'' (). Cast Liancheng * |
My Boss My Hero
is a Japanese television drama broadcast by Nippon Television (NTV). It is a remake of the South Korean movie of My Boss, My Hero, It aired in Japan during the summer of 2006. Synopsis The show is about , also known as "Tornado", a 27-year-old ''yakuza , also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the term ...'' gangster, who wants to succeed his father as the head of the gang. However, Makio is not very bright, so his father decides to send him back to high school and makes a deal with him: if he can graduate he can become the new leader of the gang. If Makio doesn't graduate, the position of boss will be given to his younger brother, Mikio. Cast Episodes References External links Official website Japanese drama television series 2006 Japanese television series debuts Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Breakthrough
''The Last Breakthrough'' (Traditional Chinese: 天涯俠醫; literally "Heaven Saint Healer") () is a 2004 Hong Kong television medical drama produced by TVB. The drama revolves around a group of doctors who provide volunteer medical relief to the less fortunate in world countries. Medical relief scenes were filmed in Kenya, Africa. Plot Cardiologist doctor Albert Wong Po Fun (Nick Cheung) and his girlfriend Eva (Gigi Leung) return from Kenya after volunteering with LifeForce. Before they had undertaken the trip, Eva had asked Ah Fun many times to accompany her to Kenya, though he had refused because he was busy treating wealthy patients in Hong Kong. Ah Fun takes Eva out to dinner and talk of how beautiful it was in Kenya and how they should go there some time after their marriage. However, fate strikes them as Eva is run over by a car after their dinner trying to pick up a key-ring that Ah Fun had given to her. After the incident, Ah Fun visits Kenya because of Eva's influe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICAC Investigators 2004
''ICAC Investigators 2004'' (Traditional Chinese: 廉政行動2004; literally "Upright Government Walk Movement 2004") () is the 2004 installment of the ICAC Investigator series, produced by Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and RTHK. It is broadcast on TVB Jade channel. Each criminal case is based on actual cases investigated by the ICAC. Cast and Synopsis ICAC agents on multiple cases *Shek Sau as ICAC Principal Investigator Don Tang *Marco Ngai as ICAC Senior Investigator Ron Chan *Michael Tong as ICAC Investigator Paul Fung *June Chan as ICAC Investigator Suki Chan *Gregory Lee as ICAC Investigator Frankie Kwok *Augustine Lee as ICAC Investigator Paul Kwan Case #1: Gambler's Fallacy (不一樣的賭注) Starring: *Wayne Lai as Ho Fat *Gordon Liu as Wong Tian *King Kong Lam as Luk Dai Tong *Power Chan as Ah Wai :Ho Fat (Wayne Lai) works as an armored truck security guard. He is an unruly employee who makes race horse bets while on the job; due to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To The Fore
''To the Fore'' () is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese sports drama film filmed in Taiwan and other countries (including China, Korea, Mongolia and Switzerland), directed by Dante Lam, and starring Eddie Peng, Shawn Dou, Choi Siwon and Wang Luodan. The film was released on 6 August 2015 in Hong Kong and Singapore, and 7 August 2015 in Taiwan, China and the United States. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was neither shortlisted nor nominated. Plot The story is about Jiu Ming (Eddie Peng) and Qiu Tian (Shawn Dou), who have recently joined a Taiwan Category III cycling team called Radiant. They compete in domestic and international continental road races. After some time, the team has to break up because it doesn't have sufficient money to continue operations. The members disperse to different teams. Cast * Eddie Peng * Shawn Dou * Choi Siwon * Wang Luodan * Carlos Chan *Nana Ou-Yang * Andrew Lin Reception '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War On A String
''War on a String'' () is a 2015 Chinese suspense crime action film directed by Li Kai. It was released on May 8, 2015 in China. Cast *Vincent Chiao *Andrew Lin Andrew Lin Hoi () is a Hong Kong-based Taiwanese actor and visual artist. Originally working as a special effects makeup artist in the United States, he went to Hong Kong in 1996 where he started his acting career. Filmography Films Tel ... *Lin Jinfeng *Han Qiuchi *Qi Yunpeng *Peng Bo *Gao Fei *Hu Shuangquan Reception By May 8, 2015, the film had grossed at the Chinese box office. References 2015 crime action films Chinese crime action films Chinese suspense films {{China-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man With The Iron Fists 2
''The Man with the Iron Fists 2'' is a 2015 American direct-to-video martial arts action film directed by Roel Reiné and written by RZA and John Jarrell. It is the sequel to the 2012 film ''The Man with the Iron Fists''. The film stars RZA, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Pim Bubear, Ocean Hou, Grace Huang, Andrew Lin and Khiri Steven Lowenstein. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 14, 2015. Plot Thaddeus is on his way to the monks at Wu Chi Temple on a quest on inner peace when he is attacked by the brother of Silver Lion and his henchmen. Thaddeus manages to defeat them all but receives a near fatal wound from claw of Silver's brother. He passes out and is seen drifting on a log down a river. A narration tells about a spring of chi, the Golden Nectar flowing from the mountains that were protected by monks and the Gemini Twins. Lord Pi raided the temple in an attempt to gain control of the Golden Nectar but was defeated. His ghost is rumored to roam the mountains, still loo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ex Fighting
''Ex Fighting'' () is a 2014 Chinese comedy romance film directed by Lu Yang. It was released on October 14. Cast *Andrew Lin *Xiong Naijin *Ma Yuan *Zhu Dan * Liu Yun *Lam Suet Lam Suet (; born 1964), or Lin Xue, is a Hong Kong film actor. Life and career Lam was born in Tianjin, and came to Hong Kong as a youth in 1979 to receive inheritance money left by his grandfather. Soon after, all the money had been squander ... *Wang Haizhen Reception By October 20, the film had earned ¥0.40 million at the Chinese box office. References 2014 romantic comedy films Chinese romantic comedy films {{China-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
