Cheng Zhi
Biography: Zhi Cheng Zhi was born on February 3, 1926 in Wuchang, Hubei. Two years later he moved to Shanghai with his grandfather, tenth-ranking scholar. Grandfather was proficient in poetry, calligraphy, and seal engraving. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, he was the supervisor of the Yuelu Academy in Hunan. He has more than ten albums, and has compiled and published many representative works of the Tan School. He was employed as a librarian in the Shanghai Museum of Cultural History in the late 1950s. Young Zhi Cheng has loved Peking Opera since he was young. He returned to La Jinghu without a teacher at the age of six. He broadcasted on the radio at the age of eight and sang Peking opera. At the age of eleven, he produced the Peking Opera record "Yu Guo Yuan". After graduating from high school in 1944, Cheng was admitted to the Fudan Department of Economics. Because of his passion for acting, he participated in a charity fundraising event sponsored by Shen Bao at the time during his studies in Fudan. The repertoire for the free performance is "Rich Clouds", directed by Huang Zuolin. On January 1, 1945, Cheng Zhi dropped out of school to perform a drama. He joined the hard work troupe led by Huang Zuolin and has since embarked on an acting career that he has worked for all his life. In 1947, Cheng Zhi entered Mandarin Pictures. The first film he participated in was "Fake Phoenix", in which he played "Hairdresser No.5". In the film, the hairdresser No.5 sang a popular song of self-singing and singing, which left a deep impression on the audience. impression. After succesuful debut Zhi Cheng shot more than a dozen films such as "Night Club" and "Corrosion". In 1952, eight private film companies in Shanghai merged to form the Shanghai United Film Studio. In 1953 "Lianying" was incorporated into the Shanghai Film Studio. During this period, Zhi Cheng has participated in the filming of "My Life" and "Related Directors". In the mid-fifties, Cheng Zhi donated airplane cannons to perform Beijing opera "Empty City Plan" and "Capturing Cao", etc., and recorded the radio programs Peking Opera chanting and cross talk for Taiwan People's Broadcasting Station and Fujian People's Broadcasting Station. To enable the people of Taiwan to understand the motherland and contribute to the exchanges across the Taiwan Straits. The Cultural Revolution began in 1966, Zhi Cheng was not spared, and the revolutionary masses became "objects of revolution" overnight. In July 1967, he was ordered to stay in the factory to inspect and participate in the so-called "study class", that is, the "isolation review" in disguise. One pass was ten months. In May 1968, the class ended. In 1969, a large number of people in the film system were decentralized to work in the "May 7th" cadre school in Fengxian. Zhi Cheng was still the "censorship object" and worked in the "cadre school" for four years.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 03, 1926
Deathday: February 14, 1995
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Known For
The Red Detachment of Women
1961-01-30
The Red Detachment of Women
Overview: Wu Qionghua, a house maid, is abused by a cruel warlord until she joins a troop of women soldiers.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1961-01-30
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The Knife-Thrower
1963-01-01
The Knife-Thrower
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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The Old Man and the Fairy
1956-01-01
The Old Man and the Fairy
Overview: The story about an old man and a peony fairy.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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Railroad Guerrilla
1956-01-01
Railroad Guerrilla
Overview: This movie is based on the true story, which happened in Shan-Dong Province of China during World War II. It is based on a collection of memoirs of the guerrilla members. Due to the fact that it happened during World War II and there was not much secrets, this movie is that it was more realistic than other movies in that many real names were used, and the actual site was not changed either like other war movies of the time. The drawback of the movie was that in the latter stage of World War II, the guerrilla force was developed into an impressive 400 plus members from its original beginning of 3, and it launched many major offensives against the enemy, but this part was not shown. The movie only concentrated on the time there were only several dozen members.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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她俩和他俩
1979-01-01
她俩和他俩
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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男女有别
1988-07-15
男女有别
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1988-07-15
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面目全非
1990-07-12
面目全非
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1990-07-12
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笑出来的眼泪
1988-06-08
笑出来的眼泪
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1988-06-08
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Troubled Laughter
1979-01-02
Troubled Laughter
Overview: During the Cultural Revolution a powerless newspaper writer struggles with his conscience at the pervasive dishonesty and immorality from the top on down. The ethical and professional conflicts eventually threaten both his work and family relationships,
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-01-02
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Bright Day
1948-01-01
Bright Day
Overview: The great Chinese star Shi Hui stars as an energetic lawyer fighting for the good of his neighbors in this stirring, almost Capra-esque drama from Cao Yu, one of China’s most important twentieth-century playwrights.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1948-01-01
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齐天乐春节晚会
1987-01-29
齐天乐春节晚会
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Genres: Music
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1987-01-29
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The Horror Night
1988-01-01
The Horror Night
Overview: The story takes place in the pre-liberation southwestern borderlands, where two well-dressed young men are welcomed on a winding path in the deep mountains. They are Qi Yuanjing and Zhou Luo, spies sent by the police department, disguised as merchants to find out the reality of a group of cunning bandits. As twilight approaches, the two men make their way to the secluded Purple Cloud Taoist Temple. The Taoist master, Shou Jing, shows the two of them in, but the meticulous Qi Yuanjing discovers a series of suspicious things inside the Taoist temple. The Taoist master blinks at the queries raised by Qi. Before long, they saw horrific ghostly figures in a nearby attic. According to the Taoist priest's account, a tragic war once took place here two hundred years ago, so whenever it rained, ghosts would come out and roam around.
Genres: Crime Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Nan wang de zhan dou
1975-01-01
Nan wang de zhan dou
Overview: In 1949, as the country celebrates liberation, KMT agents are ploting.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Son, Grandson and Seeds
1978-01-01
Son, Grandson and Seeds
Overview: A story about promotion of the birth control policy in a traditional Chinese rural village.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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The Watch
1949-12-31
The Watch
Overview: A street-wise and tough orphan called Maverick is arrested for a petty theft and sent to an orphanage, but succeeds in concealing a watch he had stolen from an old shopkeeper just before his arrest. At the orphanage, he is recruited by a crooked warder for further and more serious crimes. But when two more children are admitted to the orphanage -- a boy called "Fatty" and a girl called "Little Mouse" -- he makes the first friends he has ever had. But when Maverick learns the girl is the granddaughter of the old shopkeeper he stole the watch from, and what ruin it brought to her family, he has a crisis of conscience.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1949-12-31
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Sorrows and Joys of a Middle-Aged Man
1949-01-03
Sorrows and Joys of a Middle-Aged Man
Overview: In pre-communism China, a widowed man falls in love with a young colleague who's the same age as his own children.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1949-01-03
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Shen mao yu tie zhi zhu
1989-01-01
Shen mao yu tie zhi zhu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Fu Shi
1950-12-31
Fu Shi
Overview: During the war against Japan, a young woman fell into the enemy's spy organization, and engaged in a series of espionage activities, before being inspired by members of the Communist Pary.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1950-12-31
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Duo guan xian shi
1991-01-01
Duo guan xian shi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Caravans with Ring
1954-03-03
Caravans with Ring
Overview: The government sends caravans to Miao villages periodically to provide goods which facilitate the folks. A detachment protects the caravans from robbery.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1954-03-03
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The Old Man and the Fairy
1956-01-01
The Old Man and the Fairy
Overview: The story about an old man and a peony fairy.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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What Is Love?
1980-01-01
What Is Love?
Overview: Set in the period just after ten years of chaos, several love stories associated with the tourists on a bus indicate more meanings of love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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Romance of a Calligrapher
1982-01-01
Romance of a Calligrapher
Overview: Love story of a young calligrapher and the daughter of a supreme government official in ancient China.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Desert Chasing Bandits
1959-01-01
Desert Chasing Bandits
Overview: A squad of PLA traces bandits in the desert.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Li Shizhen
1956-01-01
Li Shizhen
Overview: This biography film is based on the life of the real historical figure Li Shizhen.The story focuses on the social injustices suffered by Li as well as the difficulties he overcame in writing the famous Encyclopedia of Herbs.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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This Life of Mine
1950-10-31
This Life of Mine
Overview: Fifty years of modern Chinese history (1900-1950), including wars, revolutions and corrupt politics, as seen through the life and times of a simple Beijing policeman and his family.
Genres: Drama War Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1950-10-31
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Family
1957-04-01
Family
Overview: Based on the famous novel of the same name by well-known author Ba Jin, this movie traces the decline of a large, wealthy family in the early part of the twentieth century. The story focuses on three brothers and how they respond to the expectation that they will each marry women whom their grandfather has selected for them. The lure of family money on the one hand and modern individualism on the other plays out differently among the young men. Critics consider this movie an indictment against feudal ideas.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1957-04-01
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The Letter with Feathers
1954-06-01
The Letter with Feathers
Overview: Twelve-year-old Hai Wa sends a secret letter containing Japanese military information to the Eight Route Army during the anti-Japanese war.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1954-06-01
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Hasen and Jiamila
1955-01-01
Hasen and Jiamila
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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多情的帽子
1986-01-01
多情的帽子
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Cowboy Joining the Army
1958-06-01
Cowboy Joining the Army
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1958-06-01
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愁眉笑脸
1984-05-01
愁眉笑脸
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1984-05-01
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Feng liu ju zhang
1985-12-01
Feng liu ju zhang
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1985-12-01
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乘风破浪
1958-03-25
乘风破浪
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1958-03-25
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兰兰和冬冬
1958-06-04
兰兰和冬冬
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Genres: Family
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1958-06-04
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铁窗烈火
1958-10-09
铁窗烈火
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Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1958-10-09
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The Magician's Adventures
1962-01-01
The Magician's Adventures
Overview: A magician comes back to Shanghai to find his son separated twenty-five years ago.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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The Red Sun
1963-05-01
The Red Sun
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1963-05-01
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Long Live the Mistress!
1947-11-30
Long Live the Mistress!
Overview: A man who becomes wealthy starts to have an affair and though his wife knows of it, she says nothing. Soon, the affair starts to have consequences and his business falls apart while the man’s sister starts to have a relationship with the brother of his wife.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1947-11-30
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Jian mian li
1979-01-01
Jian mian li
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Underground Route
1959-01-01
Underground Route
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Genres: War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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A small story in a big storm
1958-01-01
A small story in a big storm
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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Kai qiang, wei ta song xing!
1982-01-01
Kai qiang, wei ta song xing!
Overview: In 1942 the cover of a Communist Party of China agent in Japanese intelligence in Shanghai must be protected.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Night Inn
1947-01-01
Night Inn
Overview: Night Inn (Chinese: 夜店; pinyin: Yè Diǎn) is a Chinese black-and-white film released in 1947, directed by Huang Zuolin and starring the popular Shanghai singer Zhou Xuan. The film is based on the Chinese theatrical adaptation of Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths by playwright Ke Ling. The play and the film were both banned in China during the Cultural Revolution but were popular in the post-Mao period.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1947-01-01
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