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Guo Tao (actor)
Guo Tao (; born December 17, 1969) is a Chinese actor. Guo was born in Xi'an. He graduated from Central Academy of Drama in 1992. His son and he appeared as main cast of Chinese version TV show Where Are We Going, Dad? (TV series) and its film Where Are We Going, Dad? (film) Filmography *1991 Three brothers *1993 Fang Shiyu *1994 '' To Live'' *1997 ''Spicy Love Soup'' *1998 ''So Close to Paradise'' *2002 '' No Lonely Angels'' *2004 '' Green Hat'' *2006 '' Crazy Stone'' *2006 '' 2 Become 1'' *2007 ''Phoenix'' *2007 ''Getting Home'' *2007 ''Kidnap'' *2007 '' Two Stupid Eggs'' *2008 '' Marriage Trap'' *2008 '' Desires of the Heart'' (桃花运) *2008 '' Out of Control'' *2009 ''Gao Xing'' (高兴) *2009 '' All's Well, Ends Well 2009'' *2009 ''Weaving Girl'' *2009 '' Chengdu, I Love You'' *2010 '' Once Upon a Chinese Classic'' *2010 ''Don Quixote'' *2011 ''Deadly Will'' *2011 ''The Law of Attraction'' *2012 ''Guns and Roses'' *2012 ''White Deer Plain'' *2012 ''Croczilla'' *2013 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xi'an
Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by #Name, other names, is the list of capitals in China, capital of Shaanxi, Shaanxi Province. A Sub-provincial division#Sub-provincial municipalities, sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong, Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as the most populous city in Northwest China. Its total population was 12,952,907 as of the 2020 census. The total urban population was 9.28 million. Since the 1980s, as part of the China Western Development, economic growth of inland China especially for the central and northwest regions, Xi'an has re-emerged as a cultural, industrial, political and educational centre of the entire central-northwest region, with many facilities for research and development. Xi'an currently holds sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China, sub-provincial status, administering 11 districts and 2 counties. In 2020, Xi'a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getting Home
''Getting Home'' () is a 2007 Chinese comedy/drama film directed by Zhang Yang and starring Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan. It is episodic and follows two workers in their 50s, Zhao (Zhao Benshan) and Liu (Hong Qiwen). The film opens when Liu unexpectedly dies after a night of drinking and Zhao decides to fulfill a promise to his friend to get him home, beginning a long odyssey from Shenzhen to Chongqing with Liu's corpse on his back. Along the way, Zhao meets a variety of figures, played by several of China's better known character actors. ''Getting Home'' is Zhang Yang's fifth feature film. It was produced by Filmko Entertainment of Hong Kong and the Beijing Jinqianshengshi Culture Media company of the People's Republic of China. International sales and distribution was by Fortissimo Films out of Amsterdam. ''Getting Homes original title derives from a Chinese proverb meaning "A falling leaf returns to its roots." It is apparently based on a true story.) Cast *Zhao Benshan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drug War (film)
''Drug War'' () is a 2012 action thriller film directed and produced by Johnnie To. The film stars Sun Honglei as Police Captain Zhang, who partners with a drug lord named Timmy Choi (Louis Koo) after Choi is arrested. To avoid the death penalty, Choi agrees to reveal information about his partners' methamphetamine ring. Zhang starts to harbor doubts about Choi's honesty as the police begin to take on the drug ring. The film premiered at the Rome Film Festival on November 15, 2012. It has received positive reviews. Plot Fleeing from an explosion at his drug manufacturing facility, Timmy Choi crashes his car into a restaurant and as he revives he is captured by Captain Zhang Lei. Realizing that he will receive the death penalty for his crimes, he bargains information on his colleagues to survive and introduces Captain Zhang Lei as "Uncle Bill", to become a supplier to Haha, who owns a port and can distribute drugs to other countries. Captain Zhang Lei poses as Haha to the real "Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croczilla
''Croczilla'' (also known as ''Million Dollar Crocodile'' or ''The Crocodile'') is a 2012 Chinese monster movie directed by Lin Lisheng. The film stars Barbie Shu, Guo Tao, Lam Suet and is about a group of people seeking a crocodile that has swallowed a million yuan. The film was released on June 8, 2012 and was promoted in some media as China's first monster movie. Plot The film tells the story of an eight meter long crocodile on the rampage in Hangzhou. Xiao befriends Amao, a 36-foot crocodile, who lives on his father's crocodile sanctuary. Soon his father is forced to sell the crocodiles to a gangster who plans to use them for high priced meals. The story begins as the crocodile is released, swallows a fortune won by a local woman who forces the police to hunt it, and begins to terrorize the local town. Release ''Croczilla'' was shown as a "work-in-progress" print at Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012. Australian sales firm Odin's Eye Entertainment pick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guns And Roses (2012 Film)
''Guns and Roses'' (; pinyin: Huángjīn Dà Jié'àn) is a 2012 Chinese film directed by Ning Hao. Plot The film is set in the 1930s in Changchun, capital of Manchukuo. A thief, Xiao Dongbei (Lei Jiayin) goes into a cathedral and robs the priest ( Fan Wei), claiming that he is a member of the underground revolution. As he is running away, the police capture him. Meanwhile, two rebels go to a cinema to exchange messages, but a witty Japanese colonel, Kōnosuke Toriyama (Keiichi Yamasaki), kills one and captures the other. Xiao Dongbei is given leniency and spends only two days in jail. Sharing a cell with him is the captured rebel, who gives him his clothes as a gift. Xiao Dongbei goes back to his destitute home where he lives with his old and ailing father ( Guo Tao), a veteran of the Boxer Rebellion. He has difficulty paying the rent. He cuts open the shoe and finds a hidden message saying that a shipment of gold is bound for the central bank. The rebels kidnap him and bring him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Quixote (2010 Film)
''Don Quixote'' () is a 2010 Chinese and Hong Kong film directed by Ah Gan based on Miguel de Cervantes' 17th-century novel. It was promoted as China's first fully 3-D film. Cast * Guo Tao as Tang Fanghai ( Don Quixote) * Wang Gang as Sang Qiu (Sancho Panza) * Karena Lam as Sang Cuihua (Dulcinea) * Miao Pu as Jin Xiang Tong * Liu Hua as Linghu * Paul Chun as Dongfang * Hai Yi Tian as Ximen * Ying Zhuang as Sima Wan, the Taoist Production Director Ah Gan stated that nearly 60 percent of the film is made up of special effects. To create these special effect shots, he tried several special effects companies before taking his film to England, where he used the equipment and technology from the hit film ''Ice Age''. The film was promoted as China's first wholly 3-D movie as only the action sequences in Yuen Woo-ping's ''True Legend ''True Legend'' is a 2010 martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping in his first film as directed since 1996. The film stars Vincent Zhao, Zhou Xu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Chinese Classic
''Just Another Pandora's Box'', also known as ''Once Upon a Chinese Classic'', is a 2010 Hong Kong parody film directed by Jeffrey Lau, starring Ronald Cheng, Gigi Leung, Betty Sun, Eric Tsang, Huang Bo, Guo Degang, Gillian Chung, and Patrick Tam. It is a spiritual successor to Lau's two-part 1995 film ''A Chinese Odyssey''. Athena Chu, who starred in ''A Chinese Odyssey'', makes a guest appearance in ''Just Another Pandora's Box''. The film's Chinese title is a pun on the Chinese title of the first part of ''A Chinese Odyssey'', ''Yuè Guāng Bǎo Hé'' (月光寶盒). The last three characters of each title are the same, only the first differs; the pronunciations of 月 and 越 are the same in both Cantonese (''jyut6'') and Mandarin (''yuè''). The older title translates literally to "Moonlight Treasure Box"; in the title of this film, the character for "moon" is replaced by 越, in this context meaning "more" or "surpassing". In addition to ''A Chinese Odyssey'', the film spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengdu, I Love You
''Chengdu, I Love You'' (; translit. Chengdu, Wo Ai Ni) is a Chinese film directed by Cui Jian and Fruit Chan, and released in October 2009. Runtime is 78 minutes with languages in Mandarin and English. Venice release ''Chengdu, I Love You'' had its world premiere screening in the Sala Grande at the Palazzo del Cinema on Saturday September 12, at 9:00 pm, after the awards ceremony. The 66th edition of the Venice International Film Festival was held at the Venice Lido from 2 to 12 September 2009. However, only two of the planned three segments were screened. Director Hur Jin-ho's segment set in present-day 2008 was not included, as it was developed into a stand-alone feature film titled '' A Good Rain Knows''. Plot The film portrays two love stories centered on Chengdu that spans over a 52-year period in the years of 1976 and 2029. The 1976 segment, directed by Fruit Chan, is about a family deals with the after effects of a devastating earthquake. The 2029 segment, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weaving Girl
''Weaving Girl'' is a 2009 Chinese film directed by Wang Quan'an. Wang's fourth feature film, ''Weaving Girl'' stars Wang's frequent collaborator and former partner, actress Yu Nan. Title According to director Wang Quan'an, the film's title, ''Weaving Girl'', is a reference to a Soviet worker's song that was popularized in China during the 1950s. Reception ''Weaving Girl'' won both the FIPRESCI prize and the Jury Grand Prize at the 2009 Montreal World Film Festival. References External linksOfficial siteOfficial site * 2009 drama films 2009 films Films directed by Wang Quan'an Films set in Xi'an 2000s Mandarin-language films Chinese drama films {{China-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All's Well, Ends Well 2009
''All's Well, Ends Well 2009'' () is a 2009 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Vincent Kok. It is the fourth instalment in the ''All's Well, Ends Well'' film series, the previous film being ''All's Well, Ends Well 1997''. The film stars Louis Koo as a "love therapist" who is hired to woo a hot-tempered young woman (Sandra Ng) by her brother (Ronald Cheng) in the hopes of following a family marriage tradition. Raymond Wong, the producer and co-star of all four films, appears as a private investigator. ''All's Well, Ends Well 2009'' was released in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and Malaysia on 22 January 2009 and in New Zealand for one week beginning 29 October 2009. As with the last three films, ''All's Well, Ends Well 2009'' was released as a Chinese New Year film, where a film's release is timed to coincide with the larger movie audience at that time of year. Plot Kei's (Ronald Cheng) eldest sister Yu Chu (Sandra Ng) is a hot-tempered magazine editor and her temper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of Control (2008 Film)
Out of Control may refer to: Books * ''Out of Control'' (Kevin Kelly book), a 1994 book about technology and economics * ''Out of Control'' (Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys), a 1997 Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys novel * ''Out of Control'', a 2004 true-crime book by Steven Long about the murder of David Lynn Harris Film * ''Out of Control'' (1985 film), a film with Sherilyn Fenn * ''Out of Control'' (2002 film), a BBC single drama starring Tamzin Outhwaite * ''Out of Control'' (2003 film), an Indian Hindi film * ''Out of Control'' (2017 film), a German-Chinese thriller film * ''Out of Control'' (1992 film), a film featuring Lesley-Anne Down * ''Out of Control'' (1992 short film), a Disney live-action short * ''Out of Control'' (1998 film), a film starring Tom Conti and Sean Young * ''Out of Control'' (2009 film), a Canadian TV film featuring Laura Vandervoort Television * ''Out of Control'' (TV series), a 1984 Nickelodeon comedy television series * ''Out of Control'' (TV program), a Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desires Of The Heart (2008 Film)
''Desires of the Heart'' is a 2008 Chinese romantic comedy film directed and written by Ma Liwen, starring Vivian Wu, Ge You, Fan Bingbing, and Cong Shan. The film was first released in China on 20 November 2008, and grossed over ￥20 million. Cast * Vivian Wu as Ye Shengying. * Ge You as the swindler who cheats women. * Fan Bingbing as a woman with a pair of glasses who was cheated by the swindler. * Cong Shan as a woman who was cheated by the swindler. Other * Chen Jin as a middle-aged women who was cheated by the swindler. * Guo Tao as Zhang Su. *Yuen Qiu as Gao Yajuan. *Mei Ting as Zhang Ying. *Geng Le as Zhao Da. * Song Jia as Lin Cong. * Li Chen as Guan Xiang. *Li Xiaolu as Xiao Mei. *Duan Yihong as Zong Yang. *Liu Zhenyun Liu Zhenyun (born May 1958) is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his novel ''Someone to Talk To'' (awarded the 2011 Mao Dun Literature Prize) as well as his involvement with the many film adaptions of his books. Among the ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
