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Wu Yanshu
Wu Yanshu (; born 1938) is a Chinese actress. Wu is considered a National Class-A Actor in China. Wu first garnered recognition for her acting in 2016, when her performance in '' Finding Mr. Right 2'' and earned her a Golden Horse Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her film breakthrough came in 2017 with her performance as the grandmother in the drama film ''Love Education'', for which she received Best Supporting Actress nominations at the 54th Golden Horse Awards, 37th Hong Kong Film Awards and 12th Asian Film Awards. For her role in ''Relocate'', she won a Best Supporting Actress at the 31st Golden Rooster Awards, the Chinese equivalent of the Academy Awards. Early life Born in 1938, Wu worked at Shanxi Drama Theatre since the 1960s. Premier Zhou Enlai invited her to perform ''Liu Hulan'' in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. She retired in 2003. In 2011 she moved to Beijing, living with her daughter. Career Wu's first major film credit was ''Stream I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu (surname)
''Wú'' is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname wikt:吳, 吳 (Simplified Chinese wikt:吴, 吴), which is a common surname (family name) in Mainland China. Wú (吳) is the sixth name listed in the Song Dynasty Chinese classics, classic ''Hundred Family Surnames''. In 2019 Wu was the ninth most common surname in Mainland China. A 2013 study found that it was the eighth most common surname, shared by 26,800,000 people or 2.000% of the population, with the province having the most being Guangdong. The Cantonese and Hakka language, Hakka transliteration of 吳 is Ng (surname), Ng, a syllable made entirely of a nasal consonant while the Min Nan transliteration of 吳 is Ngo, Ngoh, Ngov, Goh, Go, Gouw, depending on the regional variations in Min Nan pronunciation. Shanghainese transliteration of 吳 is Woo. 吳 is also one of the most common surnames in Korea. It is spelled O (surname), 오 in Hangul and romanized O by the three major romanization systems, but more commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Letter (2018 Film)
''Last Letter'' () is a 2018 Chinese romantic drama film written and directed by Japanese director Shunji Iwai, based on his own novel, and starring Zhou Xun, Qin Hao and Zhang Zifeng. It was released on November 9, 2018. Iwai adapted the same novel into a Japanese film, also known as '' Last Letter'', released in 2020. Synopsis The film tells the story of a Chinese woman named Yuan Zhihua (Zhou Xun), a key figure to resolving a conflict that has lasted three generations. Yuan Zhihua represents her deceased older sister at a middle school reunion and meets her previous lover, Yi Chuan. This sparks a series of letters involving Zhihua, Yi Chuan, her older sister, and her daughter. Cast * Zhou Xun as Yuan Zhihua * Qin Hao as Yin Chuan * Du Jiang as Zhou Wentao * Zhang Zifeng as young Yuan Zhihua / Zhou Saran * Deng Enxi as young Yuan Zhinan / Yuan Mumu * Bian Tianyang as young Yin Chuan * Hu Changlin as Yuan Chenchen * Wu Yanshu (''guest appearance'') as Chen Guizhi * Tan Zhuo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Chang
Sylvia Chang (born 21 July 1953) is a Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. In 2018, she was one of the jury members of the main competition section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. Early life Chang was born in Chiayi, Taiwan. She dropped out of school when she was 16, and started her career as a radio DJ. When she was 18 years old she acted in her first film. Career Chang acted in her first film, ''The Tattooed Dragon'' (龍虎金剛) (1973), when she was 18 years old. Chang often attempted to do her own stunts in the four-part film series ''Aces Go Places''. She stated in an interview with film editor Clarence Tsui, "I still think Hong Kong's film industry is male-dominated". She also believes that "There aren't many male filmmakers who would write scripts for women". She helped write the script of ''Run Papa Run'', [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
53rd Golden Horse Awards
The 53rd Golden Horse Awards (Mandarin:第53屆金馬獎) took place on November 26, 2016, at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, the awards honored the best films of 2015–16. The ceremony was televised in Taiwan by TTV. Matilda Tao Matilda Tao Ching-ying (; born 29 October 1969) is a Taiwanese singer, television host and author. Tao graduated from National Chengchi University. In 2005, she married Taiwanese actor Lee Lee-zen. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xue Xiaolu
Xue Xiaolu is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the top Chinese female directors''.'' Her first major feature was ''Ocean Heaven'', (2010) which stars Jet Li, followed by '' Finding Mr. Right'' (2013) starring Tang Wei and Wu Xiubo. Her top-grossing film is '' Finding Mr. Right 2.'' Her films have won multiple awards in China and abroad, including the Outstanding New Screen Writer award at the fifteenth HuaBiao Awards (for ''Ocean Heaven''), and Best Director at the 2013 China Image Film Festival (for '' Finding Mr. Right''). Xue is also a teacher at the Beijing Film Academy, and has been a volunteer with Beijing Stars and Rain, a non-governmental educational organization for autistic children, for 14 years. Early life and education In 1989, Xue entered the Literature department of Beijing Film Academy with the major of Film Studies. After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1993, Xue continued her studies in Screen Writing and Theory majors, com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Mo (actor)
Zhang Mo (; born 28 July 1982) is a Chinese actor. Zhang is noted for his roles as Liuzi in the film ''Let the Bullets Fly'' (2011). Zhang has won the Best New Actor Award at the Golden TVS Annual Award and Chinese Young Generation Film Forum, Outstanding Supporting Actor Award at the China Image Film Festival, and New Performer Award at the Golden Phoenix Award, and received BQ Celebrity Score Award and Chinese Film Media Award nominations for Favorite Actor. Early life Zhang was born and raised in Chengdu, Sichuan, the son of Luo Xiuchun (), an actress in Sichuan People's Art Theatre, and Zhang Guoli, a famous actor and director, Zhang's stepmother Deng Jie is also a famous actress. Zhang graduated from Central Academy of Drama, where he majored in acting. Acting career Zhang had his first experience in front of the camera in 1997, and he was chosen to act as a support actor in ''Kangxi Travels'', a historical television series starring his parents Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao Di (actress)
Yao Di (, born 17 March 1982) is a Chinese actress. Early life and education Yao was born in Tongxiang, Jiaxing, Zhejiang on March 17, 1982. She graduated from Beijing Film Academy. At the age of 18, Yao entered the entertainment industry. Career Yao rose to fame for her roles in television series '' The Dream of Red Mansions'' (2010). In 2011, Yao starred in the romance drama ''Naked Marriage''. The TV drama became a national sensation, and Yao was given the title of "Nation's Girlfriend" by the Chinese media. The following year, Yao starred in the youth drama ''Beijing Youth'', about teens in Beijing struggling against the strict and traditional culture of their parents. The drama was well received among young Chinese mainland audiences. In 2013, Yao's fame continued to rise after she starred in two TV dramas, ''New Dating Era'' and ''Love Is Not Blind'', which is adapted from a 2011 Chinese movie of the same name. She was named the Most Popular Actress by Youku. However, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classic Chinese Novels
Classic Chinese Novels () are the best-known novels of pre-modern Chinese literature. These are among the world's longest and oldest novels. They represented a new complexity in structure and sophistication in language that helped to establish the novel as a respected form among later popular audiences and sophisticated critics. They include the ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', ''Water Margin'', ''Journey to the West'', and ''The Plum in the Golden Vase'' of the Ming dynasty and '' Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone)'' and '' The Scholars'' of the Qing dynasty. The scholar C. T. Hsia wrote that these six "remain the most beloved novels among the Chinese." Nomenclature and subgroupings The scholar Andrew H. Plaks writes that the term "classic novels" in reference to these six titles is a "neologism of twentieth-century scholarship" that seems to have come into common use under the influence of C. T. Hsia's ''The Classic Chinese Novel''. He adds that he is not sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey To The West
''Journey to the West'' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. Arthur Waley's abridged translation, '' Monkey'', is known in English-speaking countries. The novel is an extended account of the legendary pilgrimage of the Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuanzang, who traveled to the "Western Regions" (Central Asia and India) to obtain Buddhist sacred texts (sūtras) and returned after many trials and much suffering. The monk is referred to as Tang Sanzang in the novel. The novel retains the broad outline of Xuanzang's own account, ''Great Tang Records on the Western Regions'', but adds elements from folk tales and the author's invention: Gautama Buddha gives this task to the monk and provides him with three protectors who agree to help him as an atonement for their sins. Thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Cheng'en
Wu Cheng'en (, c. 1500–1582Shi Changyu (1999). "Introduction." in trans. W.J.F. Jenner, ''Journey to the West'', volume 1. Seventh Edition. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. pp. 1–22. or 1505–1580), courtesy name Ruzhong (), was a Chinese novelist, poet, and politician during the Ming Dynasty. He is considered by many to be the author of ''Journey to the West'', one of the Classic Chinese Novels. Biography Wu was born in Lianshui, Jiangsu province, and later moved to Huai'an. Wu's father, Wu Rui, had had a good primary education and "shown an aptitude for study", but ultimately spent his life as an artisan because of his family's financial difficulties. Nevertheless, Wu Rui continued to "devote himself to literary pursuits", and as a child, Wu acquired the same enthusiasm for literature—including classical literature, popular stories, and anecdotes. He took the imperial examinations several times in attempt to become a mandarin, or imperial official, but never passe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
