4 Movies Starring Chao Deng

Assembly

Assembly

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-12-20

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

124 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (5229 Reviews)

Director:

Xiaogang Feng

Cast:

Writer:

Yang Jingyuan (original novel)

Heng Liu

Fullplot:

War feasts upon death. Its greedy appetite carries away many a life on the battlefield, and soldiers must be ready to die at any time. Yet all these sacrifices can be given meaning and reason with honor. A weathered witness of war's insatiable appetite, Guzidi, Captain of the Ninth Company, will struggle his entire life to return honor to his forty six men and their self-sacrifice. The year 1948 witnessed the launching of the Huaihai Campaign during the Chinese Civil War. In one of Chinese history's deadliest battles, thousands from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Nationalist Army (KMT) fell in the battle that took place between Xuzhou and Bengdu. It was amid this bloody fight that Captain Guzidi led the Ninth Company infantry unit on a sniper mission. His orders were to fight the KMT Army until the retreat assembly call was sounded. Yet, after many long hours of painstaking resistance, Gu watched powerless as the ammunition ran out and the scant ranks of the Ninth Company grew sparser still. The men were falling one by one. On the brink of death, Lieutenant Jiao Dapeng, Gu's best partner, announced that he heard the call and asked Gu to retreat with the remaining soldiers. The dying man's words spread doubt within the remainder of the company, but Gu insisted that the bugle had not sounded and that they were to continue fighting at all costs. Not until later did Gu realize that all the neighboring troops had already left the field, and that his entire company had maybe died in vain because of his stubborn obedience. Blinded by anger and guilt, Gu marched straight into the enemy's trench. But his life was spared, and he had no choice but to shoulder the gargantuan weight of guilt and mystery that would burden the remainder of his life. A few days later, Gu woke up in a hospital. While among the KMT ranks, he had been wounded and captured by the PLA. He had lost his identity, and quickly learnt that without a survivor to vouch for them, the forty six men who had bravely sacrificed their lives under him had simply gone missing. Gu joined the infantry of the Liberation Army and painstakingly climbed up the lower rungs of the military ladder. Determined to prove the glorious death of his forty-six men, Gu embarks on a journey in search of those who hold the key to the mystery of the bugle call.

Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-09-30

Languages:

Mandarin, Spanish

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (7747 Reviews)

Director:

Hark Tsui

Cast:

Writer:

Chia-lu Chang (screenplay)

Kuo-fu Chen

Lin Qianyu (original story)

Fullplot:

In 689 A.D., the Empress Wu Zetian is building a 66 m high statue of Buddha for her inauguration as the first empress of China under the objections and conspiracy of the other clans. When the engineer responsible for the construction mysteriously dies by spontaneous combustion, the superstitious workers are afraid since the man removed the good luck charms from the main pillar. There is an investigation of Pei Donglai and another investigator that also dies after withdrawing the amulets. Empress Wu assigns her loyal assistant Shangguan Jing'er to release the exiled Detective Dee from his imprisonment to investigate with Donglai and Jing'er the mystery of the deaths. They ride in a mystic and epic adventure to unravel the mystery.

Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-09-30

Languages:

Mandarin, Spanish

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (7731 Reviews)

Director:

Hark Tsui

Cast:

Writer:

Chia-lu Chang (screenplay)

Kuo-fu Chen

Lin Qianyu (original story)

Fullplot:

In 689 A.D., the Empress Wu Zetian is building a 66 m high statue of Buddha for her inauguration as the first empress of China under the objections and conspiracy of the other clans. When the engineer responsible for the construction mysteriously dies by spontaneous combustion, the superstitious workers are afraid since the man removed the good luck charms from the main pillar. There is an investigation of Pei Donglai and another investigator that also dies after withdrawing the amulets. Empress Wu assigns her loyal assistant Shangguan Jing'er to release the exiled Detective Dee from his imprisonment to investigate with Donglai and Jing'er the mystery of the deaths. They ride in a mystic and epic adventure to unravel the mystery.

American Dreams in China

American Dreams in China

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-05-17

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

China

Runtime:

112 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (1197 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Chan

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

The story of 3 friends who build a successful English language school in China called "New Dream". This school helps the dreams of Chinese teenagers come true. Before they stood proudly in the American stock market, many stories happened with them.

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