Nianzhen Wu, Issey Ogata. Edward Yang's epic covering the one-year examination of daily life in Taipei for a family of five (parents, two children and a grandmother) that begins with a wedding and... more
What is Ming Ding (Charles Jang)-a Chinese illegal living in Manhattan-to do when the loan sharks who aided his clandestine entry into the U.S. demand he pay his debts by the next morning? Striving... more
Seven-disc set includes: As Tears Go By (1988)The directorial debut of filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai, this crime drama blends what would become his trademark lyricism and romance with the Hong Kong action... more
In 1930s Hong Kong, the hopeless affair between courtesan Fleur (Anita Mui)and playboy heir Chan (Leslie Cheung) culminated in a suicide pact. Fifty years later, her ghost appears before... more
The Beauty of Beauties, the spectacular historical epic that swept the Golden Horse Awards (winning for best feature film, director, actor, color cinematography, and art direction), is a story drawn... more
Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan (HERO'S Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Su Li-zhen (IRMA VEP'S Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite... more
Chen Chang. An acclaimed Taiwanese epic, this ambitious film follows the growing pains of teenagers becoming involved in street gangs while dealing with the twin challenges of puberty and adulthood.... more
In late-19th-century Shanghai, the volatile lives of a group of concubines are detailed, as rich and privileged men try to keep the women subservient to them by creating a sheltered and decadent... more
With rousing martial-arts action and wild comedy, Hong Kong auteur Johnnie Tos most personal film is a thrilling love letter to both the cinema of Akira Kurosawa and the art of judo. |One of the most... more
Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao gets five years in prison for this act of loyalty. Upon her release, she goes... more
Between juggling night school and shifts at the KFC to help her struggling family, Taipei teenager Lin Yang (Lin Hsiao-yang) still had the fantasies provided by her favorite manga to retreat into.... more
IN HER VILLAGE, SHE WAS THE TEACHER. IN THE CITY, SHE DISCOVERED HOW MUCH SHE HAD TO LEARN.
In the crushing poverty of rural China, a young woman is ordered to a remote village to be their... more
Mountains May Depart (Blu-ray) Screened in competition at the 68th Cannes International Film Festival, Jia Zhangke's Mountains May Depart is among the Chinese auteur's most ambitious works. The... more
This exotic gangster epic from Zhang Yimou ("To Live") traces the inner workings of Shanghai's most prominent crime syndicate in the 1930s, as witnessed by 14-year-old Shuisheng (Wang Xiaoxiao). When... more
A MATCH CHINA COULD NOT LOSE. AND CERTAINLY COULD NOT AFFORD TO LOSE.
Based on a true story, "Leap" is a sports-themed movie chronicling the development of China's ladies' volleyball team, from... more