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Zhang Yi (actor)
Zhang Yi (; born 17 February 1978 in Harbin) is a Chinese actor best known for his roles in films '' Dearest'', '' Cock and Bull'' and ''Operation Red Sea'' and television series ''Soldiers Sortie'', ''My Chief and My Regiment'' and ''Feather Flies to the Sky''. Biography Zhang has always wanted to become a television announcer, yet was unsuccessful in his attempts to attend the Beijing Broadcasting Institute for various reasons. Zhang Yi developed an interest in stage acting after attending the Harbin Theatre Academy, and was later accepted by the Beijing Comrade-in-Arm Modern Drama Troupe at the age of 20. Career Zhang made his drama debut and received widespread recognition as Comrade Shi Jin in the critically and commercially successful 2006 drama ''Soldiers Sortie'', and continued to collaborate with writer Lan Xiaolong in upcoming military war dramas ''My Chief and My Regiment'' and ''The Line'', which were both critical hits, scoring 8.9 and 9.2 on Douban respectively. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang (surname)
Zhang () is the third most common surname in China and Taiwan (commonly spelled as "Chang" in Taiwan), and it is one of the most common surnames in the world. Zhang is the pinyin romanization of the very common Chinese surname written in simplified characters and in traditional characters. It is spoken in the first tone: ''Zhāng''. It is a surname that exists in many languages and cultures, corresponding to the surname 'Archer' in English for example. In the Wade-Giles system of romanization, it is romanized as "Chang", which is commonly used in Taiwan; "Cheung" is commonly used in Hong Kong as romanization. It is also the pinyin romanization of the less-common surnames (''Zhāng''), which is the 40th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. There is the even-less common (''Zhǎng''). was listed 24th in the famous Song-era ''Hundred Family Surnames'', contained in the verse 何呂施張 (He Lü Shi Zhang). Today, it is one of the most common surnames in the world a ... [...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] |
Ash Is Purest White
''Ash Is Purest White'' ( zh, 江湖儿女; 'Sons and Daughters of Jianghu') is a 2018 Chinese drama directed by Jia Zhangke. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The story is loosely based on the leader of a gang from Jia Zhangke's childhood, whom he had admired as a role model. Like the rest of Jia's films, it opened to widespread acclaim. Plot In 2001, Qiao and her boyfriend Bin, a mob boss, have a lot of power in Datong, an old mining city that has become poor since the coal prices dropped. After Bin's boss is murdered, Qiao suggests they run away from everything and get married, but Bin isn't interested. One night a group of motorcyclists attack Bin and his driver, claiming to dethrone him. Qiao grabs Bin's handgun and fires two warning shots into the air, scaring off the attackers. The police tell Qiao that the gun is illegally owned and asks her whose it is; she repeatedly claims it's hers. She spends five years in prison for p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldbuster
''Goldbuster'' () is a 2017 Chinese comedy film produced by Peter Chan and directed by Sandra Ng. The film stars Sandra Ng, Francis Ng, Alex Fong, Shen Teng, Zhang Yi, Jiang Yilei, and Yue Yunpeng. The film picks up the stories between a real estate owner and the nail-house holders. The film premiered in China on 29 December 2017. Cast * Sandra Ng as Sister Ling * Francis Ng as Ah Ming, a faded lowbrow. * Alex Fong as Ah Ren, a faded lowbrow. * Shen Teng as Xu Dafu, a real estate owner. * Zhang Yi as Wang Baojian * Jiang Yilei as Li Juhua, an inventor. * Yue Yunpeng as Xu Tianyu, Xu Dafu's son. * Pan Binlong as Jin San, husband of Li Juhua. * Li Yihang as Ji Ding * Jiao Junyan as Ah Ping, a network host. * Ah Runa as Zhao Dianpao * Xu Juncong as Zhang Yonggan * Zhao Yingjun * Ma Sichun Soundtrack Production The film is Sandra Ng's directorial debut. This film was shot mostly on location in Panyu District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Release ''Goldbuster'' was released on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am Not Madame Bovary
''I Am Not Pan Jinlian'' (), known in English as ''I Am Not Madame Bovary'', is a 2016 Chinese comedy film directed by Feng Xiaogang and written by Liu Zhenyun, based on Liu's 2012 novel ''I Did Not Kill My Husband''. The film stars Fan Bingbing, Zhang Jiayi, Yu Hewei, Dong Chengpeng and Guo Tao. It was selected to be screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. and won the award for Best Achievement in Directing (Feng Xiaogang) at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. It was released in China on 18 November 2016. Synopsis The main protagonist, Li Xuelian, is a woman who divorces her husband in order to side-step Chinese law, which states that married couples can only own one property. In order to purchase another property, Li and her husband concoct a plan to divorce so that they can buy a second property. However, in the process of this, her now ex-husband marries another woman and denies ever agreeing to such a deal with Li. To fur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody's Fine (2016 Film)
''Everybody's Fine'' (Chinese: 一切都好）is a 2016 Chinese family comedy film directed by Zhang Meng. It was released in China on January 1, 2016. It is the second remake of 1990 Italian film of the same name. Plot Zhiguo Guan, a retired geologist, has been communicating with his four children through his wife for years. Although he loves them, he has a difficult time expressing it, as he sits in his home. After his wife died, Guan suddenly realized the distance between himself and his children. He expects to finally see his children at a family reunion, however, none of them are able to attend. He then travels to different part of the country alone to visit his "smug" and "grown" children. There are many funny, tearful stories happened during this experience. Zhiguo Guan first visits his little son, Hao Guan, who is a photographer in Tianjin. He arrives at his son's studio and finds there is no one in the studio. He waits downstair for a day, but still, nobody appears. It l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Year's Eve Of Old Lee
''The New Year's Eve of Old Lee'' () is a 2016 Chinese comedy film directed and produced by Gao Qushu and starring Zhao Benshan, Yan Ni, Rayza, and Aaron Yan. It is based on the Taiwanese drama ''All Night on New Year's Eve'' () by Li Zongxi. The film picks up the story of a family of three generations has been reunited with students for the new year. The film premiered in China on February 1, 2016. Cast * Zhao Benshan as Old Li, an empty nester who suffers Alzheimer's disease. * Yan Ni as Li Yangduo, Old Li's daughter. * Rayza as Julie, the daughter of Li Yangduo and the granddaughter of Old Li. * Aaron Yan as Aaron, a university student, Julie's boyfriend. * Pan Binlong * Da Peng * Yu Hewei as a policeman * Lian Yiming as Zhu Heping * Liang Jing * Qi Xi * Huang Xiaolei as Sun Wukong * Zhou Dongyu * Wen Zhang * Zhang Yi * Mai Hongmei * Chen Xiaoqing * Cecilia Boey * Zhang Xinyi * Yuan Hong * Chen He * Xiaoshenyang * Wang Xiaoli * Song Xiaobao * Jing Gangshan * Vieven Liu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run For Love
''Run for Love'' is a 2016 Chinese romance anthology film directed by Zhang Yibai, Guan Hu, Zhang Meng, Teng Huatao, and Gao Qunshu, featuring five love stories respectively in Japan, United States, Norway, Turkey and Saipan. It was released in China on February 14, 2016. Plot Five different love stories pan out as five different couples run into something that will change their lives forever. In “So Long, My Love,” Su Le Qi (Zhang Ziyi) arrives in Japan after reading about the country in her ex's letters. She meets apprentice chef Feng Yu Jian (Eddie Peng), who offers to show her around Hokkaido. In “Homeward Journey,” couple Tang Jing (Liang Jing) and Zhou Hong Yi (Zhang Yi) are on a family tour in Turkey. While visiting Istanbul, they lose their five-year-old daughter in the gargantuan market of the Grand Bazaar. As they frantically search for their daughter, the true problems of their marriage come to light. In “Nothing Like Romance,” Chicago resident Guan Yue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Promised Land (2015 Film)
''The Promised Land'' () is a 2015 Chinese drama film directed by He Ping. It was shown in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 September 2015. On 28 July 2015 the first wave of films to be screened at the Festival was announced. Jean-Marc Vallée's '' Demolition'' starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Na ..., where it received an honorable mention from the jury. The film was released on 27 October 2015. Cast * Jiajia Wang * Yi Zhang * Zhiwen Wang Reception The film has earned at the Chinese box office. References External links * 2015 films 2015 drama films Chinese drama films Films directed by He Ping 2010s Mandarin-language films {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains May Depart
''Mountains May Depart'' () is a 2015 Mandarin-language drama and the 8th feature film directed by Jia Zhangke. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. and was also selected to be shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot In 1999 Fenyang, 25-year-old shopkeeper Tao finds herself in a love-triangle between Liangzi, a good friend and poor laborer in a local coal mine who has unrequited feelings for her, and Jinsheng, a well-off gas station owner who, despite being pompous and cruel, she is more attracted to. Tao showing affection for Jinsheng sets off a confrontation between her two suitors. Tao and Jinsheng decide to get married. Liangzi, feeling incapable of maintaining a platonic friendship with Tao, leaves town. In 2014, Tao is now divorced from Jinsheng and still living in Fenyang, running the gas station and being a prominent and generous woman in the city. Jinsheng has since remarried and lives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy New Year’s Eve
''Crazy New Year's Eve'' () is a 2015 Chinese romantic comedy family film directed by Eva Jin, Pan Anzi, Zhang Jiarui and Song Di. It was released on February 6, 2015. Cast *Amber Kuo *Jam Hsiao *Zanilia Zhao *Rhydian Vaughan *Xia Yu * Crazybarby Leni Lan *Mei Ting *Zhang Yi *Gordon Lam * Da Peng *Jiang Jinfu *Sun Yizhou *Chang Xinyuan *Kan Qingzi Kan Qingzi (, born 15 April 1988) is a Chinese actress. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. Career In 2008, Kan made her acting debut in the television series '' The Dream of Red Mansions'' based on the novel by the same name by Cao Xu ... *Julius Liu *Show Joy *Qiao Shan *Eva Jin *White. K *Gabriella Reception The film earned at the Chinese box office. References 2015 romantic comedy films Chinese romantic comedy films Films directed by Pan Anzi Films directed by Eva Jin {{China-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Era (film)
''The Golden Era'' ( zh, 黄金时代) is a 2014 Chinese-Hong Kong biographical drama film directed by Ann Hui, written and executive produced by Li Qiang and starring Tang Wei and Feng Shaofeng. Tang portrays Xiao Hong, while Feng plays Xiao Jun, two of the most important writers of 20th century China. Other notable characters portrayed include Lu Xun (played by Wang Zhiwen), Duanmu Hongliang (played by Zhu Yawen) and Ding Ling (played by Hao Lei). The movie was screened out of competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. It was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. The movie won Best Film and Best Director awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Cast * Tang Wei as Xiao Hong * Feng Shaofeng as Xiao Jun * Wang Zhiwen as Lu Xun * Zhu Yawen as Duanmu Hongliang * Huang Xuan * Hao Lei as Ding Ling * Yuan Quan as Mei Zhi * Tian Yuan * Ding Jiali * Wang Qianyuan * Zhang Luyi * Sha Yi * Zu Fen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
