8 Movies Starring Cecilia Cheung

King of Comedy

King of Comedy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-02-13

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

89 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (3746 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen Chow

Min Hun Fung

Erica Lee

Ka-Kit Leung

Kan-Cheung Tsang

Fullplot:

A bar girl hires a struggling actor to give her acting lessons so that she can feign a greater interest in her customers. The longer they work together, the more they find they have in common, and eventually fall in love with each other.

Tokyo Raiders

Tokyo Raiders

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-01-28

Languages:

Cantonese, Japanese, English

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (2002 Reviews)

Director:

Jingle Ma

Fullplot:

Is anyone who he says he is in this caper that moves from Hong Kong and Las Vegas to Tokyo? Ken doesn't show up in Vegas for his wedding; his disconsolate bride, Macy, heads home for Hong Kong and finds John, an interior decorator, waiving a check of Ken's that has bounced. She leaves immediately for Tokyo to find her businessman boyfriend, and John tags along. Ken's flat is teeming with members of the Ito gang, who are also looking for Ken. John and Macy escape, with the help of a crew of look-alike cuties who work for Lin, who claims to be a private investigator. He too is looking for Ken. Where is Ken, why has he disappeared, and who will find him first?

Wu Yen

Wu Yen

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-18

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

123 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (440 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ka-Fai Wai

Nai-Hoi Yau

Ben Wong

Fullplot:

Pairan

Pairan

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-04-28

Languages:

Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

115 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (4184 Reviews)

Director:

Hae-sung Song

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

After losing both her parents, Failan (Cecilia Cheung) emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency. Kang Jae (Choi Min Shik) is an old and outdated gangster who has no respect from his peers. Short on money, Kang Jae decides to take on the arranged marriage. Having nothing more than a picture of Kang Jae, Failan spends her days dreaming and wishing that Kang Jae would come to visit her. Failan often writes to Kang Jae in sorrow about how much she misses and thinks about him, but never has the nerve to give the letters to Kang Jae. Things take a turn when Kang Jae is asked by his boss to take the fall for a murder in exchange for some money. The only hope in his worthless life is the wife he never met.

Running on Karma

Running on Karma

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-09-27

Languages:

Cantonese, English, Hindi

Countries:

Hong Kong, China

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2073 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ka-Fai Wai

Nai-Hoi Yau

Kin-Yee Au

Tin-Shing Yip

Fullplot:

Exotic dancer Dai Jet Lo (brawny man) has a gift to see through "cause and consequence". He meets a female cop and uses his gift to help her capture an extremely dangerous murderer. The female cop learns that Dai Jet Lo was once a monk who, due to the murder of a friend, left the monastery to find the killer. The female cop also has a inevitable "karma" that dooms her to die an unnatural death. The duo decide to oppose "cause and consequence" and change what cannot be changed.

The Promise

The Promise

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-05-05

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

China, South Korea, USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (8023 Reviews)

Director:

Kaige Chen

Fullplot:

When the world was young, laid a Kingdom between the Land of Snow and the Barbarian Territory where gods and men lived side by side and promises were lies. When the poor and starving orphaned girl Qingcheng meets the Goddess Manshen, she accepts to become the wealthy beauty of beauties with the curse that she would lose every man she loves, unless three things happen: snow falls in the spring, time moves backwards and the dead comes back to life. Years later, the slave Kunlun helps the Great General Master of the Crimson Armor Guangming to defeat a barbarian army with almost seven times more warriors, and Kunlun becomes his slave. When Guangming is wounded, he asks Kunlun to wear his armor and save the king from the cruel Duke of the North Wuhuan that put the Imperial City under siege with his army. However, Kunlun kills the king to save Princess Qingcheng and promises her to never let her die. Princess Qingcheng falls in love for the man of the crimson armor that she believes is General Guangming. When Snow Wolf saves Kunlun and brings him to the Land of Snow, he recollects his childhood when his mother and sister were killed by the evil Wuhuan. Kunlun decides to return to the Kingdom to face Wuhuan and fight for his love.

One Nite in Mongkok

One Nite in Mongkok

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-05-20

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (2030 Reviews)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Fullplot:

Hong Kong nihilism. December 22, a street quarrel leads to the death of a gang leader's son. Next day, he seeks revenge on his brother, a rival boss. He calls on Liu, a fixer, to import a hit man from the mainland. Lai Fu, a tough and youthful hick, arrives with a day pass. The cops, led by the morose Milo, hear about the killer; they open a full-scale Christmas Eve operation to find the warring brothers and Lai Fu. Lai Fu rescues a hooker, Dan Dan, from a sadist and asks her to help him find his way around Mongkok. By nightfall, Liu has double crossed Lai Fu, the brothers are hiding, the cops are everywhere, and Lai Fu and Dan Dan are on the run. Peace on earth, good will to all?

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-09-27

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

China, South Korea, Singapore

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (1385 Reviews)

Director:

Jin-ho Hur

Cast:

Writer:

Choderlos de Laclos (novel)

Geling Yan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In Shanghai, an aging socialite's infatuation with her ex-boyfriend manifests itself as a risky game, where her former lover agrees to seduce, then abandon a naive young woman.

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