Day: May 22, 2021

The Chinese Cinema (Plain Text)

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Main list.

  1. Yi Yi (2000, Edward Yang)
  2. A Touch of Zen (1971, King Hu)
  3. In the Mood for Love (2000, Wong Kar-wai)
  4. A Brighter Summer Day (1991, Edward Yang)
  5. Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003, Tsai Ming-liang)
  6. Chungking Express (1994, Wong Kar-wai)
  7. Platform (2000, Jia Zhangke)
  8. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, Ang Lee)
  9. Oxhide II (2009, Liu Jiayin)
  10. Dragon Inn (1967, King Hu)
  11. Mountains May Depart (2015, Jia Zhangke)
  12. Stray Dogs (2013, Tsai Ming-liang)
  13. The Love Eterne (1963, Li Han-hsiang)
  14. Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996, Peter Chan)
  15. A City of Sadness (1989, Hou Hsiao-hsien)
  16. The Killer (1989, John Woo)
  17. Dirty Ho (1979, Lau Kar-leung)
  18. Peking Opera Blues (1986, Tsui Hark)
  19. Millennium Mambo (2001, Hou Hsiao-hsien)
  20. Days of Being Wild (1990, Wong Kar-wai)
  21. Mahjong (1996, Edward Yang)
  22. Sparrow (2008, Johnnie To)
  23. The Assassin (2015, Hou Hsiao-hsien)
  24. Shanghai Blues (1984, Tsui Hark)
  25. Spring in a Small Town (1948, Fei Mu)
  26. Pedicab Driver (1989, Sammo Hung)
  27. The Hole (1998, Tsai Ming-liang)
  28. Ashes of Time (1994, Wong Kar-wai)
  29. The Terrorizers (1986, Edward Yang)
  30. 2046 (2004, Wong Kar-wai)
  31. Taipei Story (1985, Edward Yang)
  32. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978, Lau Kar-leung)
  33. A Confucian Confusion (1994, Edward Yang)
  34. Hard-Boiled (1992, John Woo)
  35. Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2018, Bi Gan)
  36. Legend of the Mountain (1979, King Hu)
  37. Election 2 (2006, Johnnie To)
  38. PTU (2003, Johnnie To)
  39. Flowers of Shanghai (1998, Hou Hsiao-hsien)
  40. Once Upon a Time in China (1991, Tsui Hark)
  41. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (2011, Johnnie To)
  42. Wheels on Meals (1984, Sammo Hung)
  43. Throw Down (2004, Johnnie To)
  44. Happy Together (1997, Wong Kar-wai)
  45. The River (1997, Tsai Ming-liang)
  46. That Day, on the Beach (1983, Edward Yang)
  47. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014, Johnnie To)
  48. Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony (2008, Zhang Yimou)
  49. In the Heat of the Sun (1994, Jiang Wen)
  50. The Fate of Lee Khan (1973, King Hu)
  51. Bullet in the Head (1990, John Woo)
  52. Romancing in Thin Air (2012, Johnnie To)
  53. The Grandmaster (2013, Wong Kar-wai)
  54. Still Life (2006, Jia Zhangke)
  55. Green Snake (1993, Tsui Hark)
  56. Drug War (2012, Johnnie To)
  57. The Hand (2004, Wong Kar-wai)
  58. My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002, Johnnie To & Wai Ka-fai)
  59. Once Upon a Time in China II (1992, Tsui Hark)
  60. What Time Is It There? (2001, Tsai Ming-liang)
  61. Police Story (1985, Jackie Chan)
  62. Nomad (1982, Patrick Tam)
  63. Vive L’Amour (1994, Tsai Ming-liang)
  64. Oxhide (2005, Liu Jiayin)
  65. Eastern Condors (1987, Sammo Hung)
  66. Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997, Wai Ka-fai)
  67. Disorder (2009, Huang Weikai)
  68. Ash Is Purest White (2018, Jia Zhangke)
  69. Full Contact (1992, Ringo Lam)
  70. Running on Karma (2003, Johnnie To & Wai Ka-fai)
  71. Afternoon (2015, Tsai Ming-liang)
  72. Present.Perfect. (2019, Zhu Shengze)
  73. Fallen Angels (1995, Wong Kar-wai)
  74. Daughter of the Nile (1987, Hou Hsiao-hsien)
  75. My Young Auntie (1981, Lau Kar-leung)
  76. Sons of the Good Earth (1965, King Hu)
  77. Days (2020, Tsai Ming-liang)
  78. An Elephant Sitting Still (2018, Hu Bo)
  79. Dangerous Encounters – First Kind (1980, Tsui Hark)
  80. No No Sleep (2015, Tsai Ming-liang)
  81. Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002, Jeffrey Lau)
  82. Raining in the Mountain (1979, King Hu)
  83. SPL II: A Time for Consequences (2015, Soi Cheang)
  84. Face/Off (1997, John Woo)
  85. Accident (2009, Soi Cheang)
  86. Love in a Puff (2010, Pang Ho-cheung)
  87. A New Old Play (2021, Qiu Jiongjiong)
  88. Golden Swallow (1968, Chang Cheh)
  89. Kaili Blues (2015, Bi Gan)
  90. The World (2004, Jia Zhangke)
  91. Hero (2002, Zhang Yimou)
  92. The Valiant Ones (1975, King Hu)
  93. 24 City (2008, Jia Zhangke)
  94. Viva Erotica (1996, Derek Yee & Lo Chi-leung)
  95. A Short Story (2022, Bi Gan)
  96. A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces (2021, Zhu Shengze)
  97. School on Fire (1988, Ringo Lam)
  98. As Tears Go By (1988, Wong Kar-wai)
  99. The Hedonists (2016, Jia Zhangke)
  100. I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone (2006, Tsai Ming-liang)
  101. A Touch of Sin (2013, Jia Zhangke)
  102. Kung Fu Hustle (2004, Stephen Chow)
  103. One-Armed Swordsman (1967, Chang Cheh)
  104. The Goddess (1934, Wu Yonggang)
  105. Goodbye South, Goodbye (1996, Hou Hsiao-hsien)
  106. Wing Chun (1994, Yuen Woo-ping)
  107. Journey to the West (2014, Tsai Ming-liang)
  108. Exiled (2006, Johnnie To)
  109. To Live (1994, Zhang Yimou)
  110. Blind Detective (2013, Johnnie To)
  111. Unknown Pleasures (2002, Jia Zhangke)
  112. Face (2009, Tsai Ming-liang)
  113. Come Drink With Me (1966, King Hu)
  114. Xiao Wu (1997, Jia Zhangke)
  115. The Wayward Cloud (2005, Tsai Ming-liang)
  116. City on Fire (1987, Ringo Lam)
  117. The Story of Sue San (1964, King Hu)
  118. Rebels of the Neon God (1992, Tsai Ming-liang)
  119. Love on a Diet (2001, Johnnie To & Wai Ka-fai)
  120. Expectations (1982, Edward Yang)
  121. Shaolin Soccer (2001, Stephen Chow)
  122. Walker (2012, Tsai Ming-liang)
  123. My Blueberry Nights (2007, Wong Kar-wai)
  124. The Skywalk Is Gone (2002, Tsai Ming-liang)
  125. A Better Tomorrow (1986, John Woo)
  126. Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue (2020, Jia Zhangke)
  127. A Hero Never Dies (1998, Johnnie To)
  128. Stonewalling (2022, Huang Ji & Otsuka Ryuji)
  129. The Odd One Dies (1997, Patrick Yau and Johnnie To)
  130. The Follow (2001, Wong Kar-wai)
  131. The Midnight After (2014, Fruit Chan)
  132. Raise the Red Lantern (1991, Zhang Yimou)
  133. The Mission (1999, Johnnie To)
  134. Election (2005, Johnnie To)
  135. House of Flying Daggers (2004, Zhang Yimou)
  136. Secret Goldfish (2016, Bi Gan)
  137. Office (2015, Johnnie To)
  138. I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016, Feng Xiaogong)
  139. The Wild Goose Lake (2019, Diao Yinan)
  140. Chasing Dream (2019, Johnnie To)
  141. Useless (2007, Jia Zhangke)
  142. Cry Me a River (2008, Jia Zhangke)
  143. Perhaps Love (2005, Peter Chan)
  144. An Autumn’s Tale (1987, Mabel Cheung)
  145. Breaking News (2004, Johnnie To)
  146. The Calming (2020, Song Fang)
  147. Better Days (2019, Derek Tsang)
  148. Motorway (2012, Soi Cheang)
  149. Tai-Chi Master (1993, Yuen Woo-ping)
  150. Visit (2020, Jia Zhangke)
  151. I Wish I Knew (2010, Jia Zhangke)
  152. 607 (2010, Liu Jiayin)
  153. Ju Dou (1990, Zhang Yimou)
  154. A Family Tour (2018, Ying Liang)
  155. Another Year (2016, Zhu Shengze)
  156. Virgin Blue (2021, Niu Xiaoyu)
  157. In Our Time (1982, Tao Te-chen/Edward Yang/Ko I-chen/Chang Yi)
  158. Never Rest/Unrest (2020, Tiffany Sia)
  159. Your Face (2018, Tsai Ming-liang)
  160. The White Storm 2: Drug Lords (2019, Herman Yau)
  161. A Better Tomorrow II (1987, John Woo)
  162. Full River Red (2023, Zhang Yimou)
  163. A Chinese Ghost Story (1987, Ching Siu-tung)
  164. The Great Buddha+ (2017, Huang Hsin-yao)
  165. Infernal Affairs (2002, Andrew Lau & Alan Mak)
  166. SPL: Paradox (2017, Wilson Yip)
  167. Police Story 2 (1988, Jackie Chan)
  168. Lust, Caution (2007, Ang Lee)
  169. The Poet and Singer (2012, Bi Gan)
  170. Dong (2006, Jia Zhangke)
  171. Three (2016, Johnnie To)
  172. Singing in the Wilderness (2021, Chen Dongnan)
  173. Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy (Yuen Woo-ping)
  174. The Mermaid (2016, Stephen Chow)
  175. Xiao Shan Going Home (1995, Jia Zhangke)
  176. Mission: Impossible II (2000, John Woo)
  177. Life Without Principle (2011, Johnnie To)
  178. Red Sorghum (1987, Zhang Yimou)
  179. Cliff Walkers (2021, Zhang Yimou)
  180. The Wedding Banquet (1993, Ang Lee)
  181. Turn Left, Turn Right (2003, Johnnie To & Wai Ka-fai)
  182. Red Cliff (2008, John Woo)
  183. Red Cliff Part II (2009, John Woo)
  184. Dear Ex (2018, Mag Hsu & Hsu Chih-yen)
  185. The Eight Hundred (2020, Guan Hu)
  186. The Great Wall (2016, Zhang Yimou)
  187. Curse of the Golden Flower (2006, Zhang Yimou)
  188. The Story of Qiu Ju (1992, Zhang Yimou)
  189. SPL: Kill Zone (2005, Wilson Yip)
  190. Warriors of Future (2022, Ng Yuen-fai)
  191. Helios (2015, Longman Leung & Sunny Luk)
  192. A Taste of Killing and Romance (1994, Veronica Chan)
  193. Pushing Hands (1991, Ang Lee)
  194. Enter the Dragon (1973, Robert Clouse)
  195. Ip Man (2008, Wilson Yip)
  196. Shower (1997, Zhang Yang)
  197. Ip Man 2 (2010, Wilson Yip)
  198. Cape No. 7 (2008, Wei Te-Sheng)
  199. Secret (2007, Jay Chou)
  200. Flash Point (2007, Wilson Yip)
  201. Happy Times (2000, Zhang Yimou)
  202. The Road Home (1999, Zhang Yimou)
  203. The Soul (2021, Cheng Wei-hao)
  204. One Second (2020, Zhang Yimou)
  205. Gong Shou Dao (2017, Wen Zhang)
  206. Shadow (2018, Zhang Yimou)
  207. Home Sweet Home (2021, Leste Chen)
  208. The Way of the Dragon (1972, Bruce Lee)
  209. A City Called Macau (2019, Li Shaohong)
  210. People’s Republic of Desire (2018, Wu Hao)
  211. Forever Young (2018, Li Fangfang)
  212. The Bucket (2019, Jia Zhangke)
  213. Game of Death (1978, Robert Clouse)