6 Movies Starring Kun Chen

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-10-09

Languages:

Mandarin, French

Countries:

France, China

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (3678 Reviews)

Director:

Sijie Dai

Cast:

Writer:

Sijie Dai (novel)

Sijie Dai (screenplay)

Nadine Perront

Fullplot:

In 1971 China, in the lingering grip of the cultural revolution, two university students, Luo and Ma, are sent to a mountain mining village as part of their reeducation duty to purge them of their classical western oriented education. Amid the backbreaking work and stifling ignorance of the community, the two boys find that music, and the presence of the beautiful local young women are the only pleasant things in their miserable life. However, none compare to the young seamstress granddaughter of the local tailor. Stealing a departing student's secret cache of forbidden books of classic western literature such as the works of Honore de Balzac, they set about to woo her and teach her things she had never imagined. In doing so, they start a journey that would profoundly change her perspective on her world and teach the boys about the power of literature and their own ability to change their world in truly revolutionary ways.

Painted Skin

Painted Skin

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-25

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

Singapore, China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (3202 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ho Leung Lau (screenplay)

Abe Kwong (screenplay)

Gordon Chan (screenplay)

Songling Pu (novel)

Fullplot:

Where there is trouble, there is solution. This time, the troubles comes from two myth spirits that take the form of a human. Disguise in human skin and clothes, the two continues to take the heart of human to stay alive and young. But one of them leads to the wrong path and fall in love with a married man. What will happen to the live of this man and his wife after saving the her from the barbarians?

Mulan: Rise of a Warrior

Mulan: Rise of a Warrior

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-11-27

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

USA, China

Runtime:

114 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (3719 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ting Zhang (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The epic story of the Chinese girl-warrior, Mulan, who fights to defend her father.

Let the Bullets Fly

Let the Bullets Fly

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-12-16

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

132 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (5893 Reviews)

Director:

Wen Jiang

Cast:

Writer:

Junli Guo (screenplay)

Wen Jiang (screenplay)

Bukong Li (screenplay)

Ping Shu (screenplay)

Xiao Wei (screenplay)

Sujin Zhu (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Set in China during the warring 1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues.

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-15

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

China

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(5942 Reviews)

Director:

Hark Tsui

Cast:

Writer:

Hark Tsui (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Set three years after Dragon Inn, innkeeper Jade has disappeared and a new inn has risen from the ashes - one that's staffed by marauders masquerading as law-abiding citizens, who hope to unearth the fabled lost city buried in the desert.

Painted Skin: The Resurrection

Painted Skin: The Resurrection

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-08-17

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

China

Runtime:

131 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (2185 Reviews)

Director:

Wuershan

Fullplot:

An ancient fox spirit embarks on a diabolical quest to become human after escaping an icy prison, and becomes bound to a disfigured princess who seeks the love of a noble guard as her kingdom crumbles in this lavish supernatural epic. Confined to a frozen cell for centuries, malevolent fox spirit Xiaowei (Xun Zhou) regains her freedom and seeks to preserve her beauty by seducing men and consuming their hearts. Should a man offer her his heart willingly, Xiaowei will become mortal, breaking free of the underworld and experiencing living among the living. Meanwhile, as a dark cloud falls over her kingdom, Princess Jing (Wei Zhao) flees, hiding her deep facial scars under a mask of pure gold while seeking the love of her former protector, who remains haunted by his failure to save her years prior. When destiny brings Xiaowei and Princess Jing together, the battle for the princess' heart begins.

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