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Zhang Hanyu
Zhang Hanyu (born 19 December 1964) is a Chinese actor. Zhang became the first Chinese actor to win the "Grand Slam", winning Best Actor trophies from the Golden Horse Awards, Golden Rooster Awards, Hundred Flowers Awards and Huabiao Awards. Life and career Zhang was born in Beijing. He graduated from the city's Central Academy of Drama in 1988. He started his career by doing Mandarin voice dubbing for films such as ''Shark Tale'', ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, and ''Troy''. Zhang subsequently played minor roles in some television series before appearing as supporting characters in films directed by Feng Xiaogang, such as ''Sorry Baby'', ''Cell Phone'', ''Big Shot's Funeral'', and ''A World Without Thieves''. He was called "Feng Xiaogang's imperial film extra (calefare)" (馮小剛御用龍套), and earned the appreciation of Feng. In 2007, Zhang was cast as a lead character for the first time in the war drama film '' Assembly''. Zhang's performance propelled him to fame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing
} Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents. It has an city proper, administrative area of , the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in North China, Northern China, and is governed as a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality under the direct administration of the Government of the People's Republic of China, State Council with List of administrative divisions of Beijing, 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Hundred Flowers Awards
The 29th Hundred Flowers Awards was a ceremony held on October 16, 2008 in Dalian, Jilin Jilin (; Postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three Provinces of China, provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, R ... province. The nominees were announced on August 14. M1905. Retrieved 14 August 2008. Awards and nominations Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark (, vi, Từ Khắc, born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-kong, is a Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter. Tsui has directed several influential Hong Kong films such as '' Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' (1983), the ''Once Upon a Time in China'' film series (1991–1997) and '' The Blade'' (1995). Tsui also has been a prolific writer and producer; his productions include '' A Better Tomorrow'' (1986), '' A Better Tomorrow II'' (1987), '' A Chinese Ghost Story'' (1987), '' The Killer'' (1989), '' The Legend of the Swordsman'' (1992), '' The Wicked City'' (1992), '' Iron Monkey'' (1993) and '' Black Mask'' (1996). He is viewed as a major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema and is regarded by critics as "one of the masters of Asian cinematography". In the late 1990s, Tsui had a short-lived career in the United States, directing the Jean-Claude Van Damme–led films '' Double Team'' (1997) and ''Knock Off'' (1998). Both films were commerciall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guan Hu
Guan Hu (, born August 1, 1968) is a sixth generation Chinese film director.Zhang, Zhen (2007), The Urban Generation: Chinese Cinema and Society at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century', Page 54. Duke University Press. . Google Book Search. Retrieved 2009-02-18. Career A graduate of the class of 1991 of the Beijing Film Academy, Guan became the youngest director in the Beijing Film Studio. In the 1990s, Guan directed a handful of films making a name as an important voice of the sixth generation, most notably with his debut, 1994's ''Dirt''. A portrayal of Beijing's rock music scene, ''Dirt'' was filmed on a shoestring budget and was funded primarily by lead actress, Kong Lin.Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). ''Encyclopedia of Chinese Film''. Taylor & Francis, p. 142-43. . ''Dirt'' is often compared with another major sixth generation film about the Beijing rock scene, Zhang Yuan's ''Beijing Bastards ''Beijing Bastards'' () is a 1993 drama film by Sixth Generation dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel
''The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel'' is a 2013 Chinese comedy film directed by Guan Hu, starring Liu Ye, Zhang Hanyu and Huang Bo. The film is meant to be "mass entertainment", in the words of Guan, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The film is set in 1942, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Much of the plotFelly, Derek. Film review in Film Business Asia (retrieved on 23 July 2013)♙ revolves around the fates of two Japanese scientists who are captured in Beiping (Beijing) by the three title characters, who have trouble deciding what to do with them. Plot The film is set in China in the 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Imperial Japanese Army's Unit 731 conducts experiments on biological weapons by releasing cholera in Beiping, but that inadvertently hinders their advance because their troops are at risk of being infected as well. They block off all access to the city and secretly summon two scientists to handle the situation. The virus spreads outside the city wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Bo
Huang Bo (; born August 26, 1974) is a Chinese actor, film director, singer and the current vice-chairman of China Film Association. He is the winner of multiple Chinese film awards, and ranked 34th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 62nd in 2014, 22nd in 2015, 30th in 2017, 2nd in 2019, 52nd in 2020. Early life Huang Bo was born on August 26, 1974 in Jiuquan, Gansu, and raised in Qingdao, Shandong, although his hail originally from Lintao County, Gansu. Both of his parents worked as civil servants in the government. Before Huang became an actor, he was a bar singer, dance instructor, film dubber and factory owner. During his time singing in bars, he even had his own band named "Blue Sand Wind" (蓝色风沙). In 2000, Huang's friend since junior high school, actor Gao Hu, introduced him to director Guan Hu by chance, which started Huang's acting career. Huang Bo wanted to study in the Beijing Film Academy, however he didn't receive the admission for the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Ye (actor)
Liu Ye (, born 23 March 1978) is a Chinese actor. He ranked 78th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 48th in 2014, and 89th in 2015. Career Liu began his acting career as a student majoring in performing arts at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. He made his debut in ''Postmen in the Mountains'' (1999) by Huo Jianqi, which won the Best Feature Film Award at China's Golden Rooster Awards and earned Liu a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Liu then played a young homosexual man in the film '' Lan Yu'' (2000) by Stanley Kwan, which earned him the Best Actor award at the Golden Horse Awards. Thereafter, Liu starred in many acclaimed films such as '' Sky Lovers'' (2002), which won him the Artistic Contribution Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival; '' Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress'' (2002), which helped Liu break into Hollywood. as well as the avant-garde drama film ''Purple Butterfly'' (2003), which competed in the 2003 Cannes Film Fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To 1942
''Back to 1942'' is a 2012 Chinese historical film directed by Feng Xiaogang. It is based on Liu Zhenyun's novel ''Remembering 1942'', and is about a major famine in Henan, China, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. On 11 November 2012, the film premiered at the International Rome Film Festival. The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Plot The film is set in Henan, China in the winter of 1942, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Master Fan is a wealthy landlord in a village in Henan. When the village is suffering from famine, Fan still has plenty of food to feed his family and the villagers. A group of bandits come and rob the village, eventually burning it down to the ground. Fan's son dies in the process of stopping the bandits. Fan flees his hometown with his daughter, wife and daughter-in-law. They are accompanied by a servant, Shuanzhu. While they are fleeing to the west, they meet X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Vengeance
''White Vengeance'', also known as ''Hong Men Yan'', is a 2011 Chinese historical film directed by Daniel Lee, starring Leon Lai, Feng Shaofeng, Liu Yifei, Zhang Hanyu, Anthony Wong, Jordan Chan, Andy On, Xiu Qing and Jia Qing. The film is loosely based on events in the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the founding of the Han dynasty in Chinese history. The film's Chinese title is a reference to the Feast at Hong Gate, one of the highlights of that era. Cast * Leon Lai as Liu Bang * Feng Shaofeng as Xiang Yu * Liu Yifei as Consort Yu * Zhang Hanyu as Zhang Liang * Anthony Wong as Fan Zeng * Jordan Chan as Fan Kuai * Andy On as Han Xin * Xiu Qing as Xiao He * Jia Qing as Female assassin * Ding Haifeng as Xiang Zhuang * Zhao Huinan as King Huai II of Chu * Sun Wenting as one of the Nangong sisters * Meng Tongdi as one of the Nangong sisters * Huang Ziqi as one of the Nangong sisters * Du Yiheng as assassin * Wu Ma as Grand Tutor * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Liang (Western Han)
:''Note: In this article, to distinguish between the Han state of the Warring States period and the Han dynasty, the former is referred to as "Hán" while "Han" is reserved for the latter.'' Zhang Liang ( 251 BC – 186 BC), courtesy name Zifang, was a Chinese military strategist and politician who lived in the early Western Han dynasty. He is also known as one of the "Three Heroes of the early Han dynasty" (), along with Han Xin () and Xiao He. Zhang Liang contributed greatly to the establishment of the Han dynasty. After his death, he was honoured with the posthumous title "Marquis Wencheng" by Emperor Qianshao. Zhang Liang is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang. Early life Zhang Liang was born in Xinzheng (新鄭; present-day Zhengzhou, Henan), the capital of the Hán state(), while his ancestral home was in Chengfu (城父; present-day Chengfu Town, Bozhou, Anhui). He descended from an aristocrat family in Hán. His grandfathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodyguards And Assassins
''Bodyguards and Assassins'' is a 2009 Hong Kong historical action film directed by Teddy Chan, featuring an all-star cast including Donnie Yen, Wang Xueqi, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Nicholas Tse, Hu Jun, Chris Lee, Eric Tsang, Fan Bingbing, Zhang Hanyu, Wang Po-chieh, Mengke Bateer and Leon Lai. The film is about Sun Yat-sen making a secret trip to British-ruled Hong Kong to discuss plans with fellow revolutionaries to start a revolution to overthrow the Qing Empire and establish a republic in China. When Sun faces an attempt on his life by assassins sent by the Qing government, a motley crew of people from various walks of life band together to protect him and ensure that the meeting goes as planned. Plot In 1905, Sun Wen intends to make a secret trip to British-ruled Hong Kong to discuss plans with fellow revolutionaries to overthrow the corrupt Qing Empire and establish a republic in China. When the Qing government learns of his trip, they send a group of assassins to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Message (2009 Film)
''The Message'' ( Chinese: 风声; pinyin: ''Fēngshēng'', literally "Sound of the Wind") is a 2009 espionage thriller set in 1942 Nanking, featuring a cast of top Chinese stars include Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Hanyu and Alec Su. The film was adapted from Mai Jia's 2007 novel, ''The Message'' ( Chinese: 风声; pinyin: ''Fēngshēng''), and was co-directed by Chen Kuo-fu and Gao Qunshu. In addition to being a blockbuster, ''The Message'' has also received extensive critical acclaim and was nominated for a total of thirteen awards at the 2009 Golden Horse Film Festival, 2010 Asian Film Awards, 2010 Hong Kong Film Awards, and 2010 Hundred Flowers Awards. It won the best film award at 17th Beijing University Student Film Festival. Li Bingbing won the Best Leading Actress Award at the 46th Golden Horse Film Awards for her role as the code-breaker chief in this movie. Plot April 26, 1940, former Nationalist vice president Wang Jingwei made peace with Japan and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
