6 Movies Starring Michelle Reis

Sien nui yau wan II yan gaan do

Sien nui yau wan II yan gaan do

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-07-13

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2289 Reviews)

Director:

Siu-Tung Ching

Cast:

Writer:

Kan Keito

Kee-To Lam (screenplay)

Tai-Mok Lau

Fullplot:

In this installment of a phenomenal saga of the super natural, four young people are caught in a tug-o-war of evil between an Imperial Wizard and a corrupt General. Outrageous special effects galore!

The Legend of the Swordsman

The Legend of the Swordsman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-06-26

Languages:

Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (3025 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Louis Cha (novel)

Tin-suen Chan

Jack Maeby (english adaptation)

Elsa Tang

Hark Tsui

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The Legend

The Legend

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-03-04

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (5475 Reviews)

Director:

Corey Yuen

Cast:

Writer:

Kung-Yung Chai

Kin Chung Chan

Susan Godfrey (english adaptation)

Jeffrey Lau

Jack Maeby (english adaptation)

Fullplot:

This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list of members of that secret society. Meanwhile, Canton kung fu practitioner Fong Sai-Yuk falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a rich merchant, recently moved to Canton. Her father, in an attempt to gain influence in the region and thus improve his business, offers his daughter in marriage to the winner of a kung-fu contest. Some interesting gender role-reversals take place during a 'comedy of errors.'

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-01-30

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (14597 Reviews)

Director:

Kar Wai Wong

Fullplot:

A disillusioned killer embarks on his last hit but first he has to overcome his affections for his cool, detached partner. Thinking it's dangerous and improper to become involved with a colleague he sets out to find a surrogate for his affections. Against the sordid and surreal urban nightscape (set in contemporary Hong Kong), he crosses path with a strange drifter looking for her mysterious ex-boyfriend and an amusing mute trying to get the world's attention in his own unconventional ways.

Flowers of Shanghai

Flowers of Shanghai

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-10-17

Languages:

Cantonese, Shanghainese

Countries:

Taiwan, Japan

Runtime:

125 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1580 Reviews)

Director:

Hsiao-hsien Hou

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Eileen Chang (translation)

T'ien-wen Chu

Bangqing Han (novel)

Fullplot:

In Shanghai in the 1880s there are four elegant brothels (flower houses): each has an auntie (called madam), a courtesan in her prime, older servants, and maturing girls in training. The men gather around tables of food, playing drinking games. An opium pipe is at hand. The women live within dark-paneled walls. The atmosphere is stifling, as if Chekhov was in China. The melancholy Wang is Crimson's patron; will he leave her for the younger Jasmin? Emerald schemes to buy her freedom, aided by patron Luo. Pearl, an aging flower, schools the willful Jade, who thinks she has a marriage agreement with young master Zhu. Is she dreaming? Women fade, or connive, or despair.

Armageddon

Armageddon

Basic Info:

Languages:

Cantonese, Czech, English, Japanese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

117 min

IMDB Ratings:

4.8 (245 Reviews)

Director:

Gordon Chan

Fullplot:

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