Zhu Xu (; 15 April 1930 – 15 September 2018) was a Chinese actor. He was well known for his roles in Zhang Yang's ''

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Wu Tianming Wu Tianming (; December 5, 1939 – March 4, 2014) was a Chinese film director and producer who was considered one of the leading "Fourth Generation" directors. Biography Wu was born in Sanyuan County, Shaanxi Province, China on December 5, 19 ...

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The King of Masks ''The King of Masks'' () is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Wu Tianming. Synopsis In 1930s China, Wang is The King of Masks, an aged street performer who practices the change-mask opera art of bian lian. He laments that he has no male heirs t ...

'', the latter film winning him the Best Actor prize at the

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Filmography

* '' The Street Players'' (1987) * '' Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch'' aka. ''The Last Eunuch'' (1991) - Prince Chun * '' The True-Hearted'' aka. ''Heartstrings'' (1992) * '' A Confucius Family'' (1993) - Kong Lingtan * ''

'' (1996) - Wang Bianlian, the "King of Masks" * ''

'' (1999) - Master Liu * '' Beijing Herbs '' (2000) - Guan Juchen * ''

The Gua Sha Treatment ''The Gua Sha Treatment'' () is a Chinese movie released in 2001 starring Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Zhu Xu, and Jiang Wenli. It is a story about cultural conflicts experienced by a Chinese family in the United States. Plot Grandfather Xu (Zhu Xu) comes ...

'' (2001) - Father * '' Ôsama no kampô'' (2004) * '' Lan'' (2009)

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Zhu Xu
at the Chinese Movie Database 1930 births 2018 deaths Chinese male stage actors Male actors from Liaoning Male actors from Shenyang Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors {{China-actor-stub