Zhu Xu
Biography: Zhu Xu (Chinese: 朱旭) is a Chinese actor. He is well known for his roles in Zhang Yang's Shower and Wu Tianming's The King of Masks, the latter film helping him garner a Best Actor prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 15, 1930
Deathday: September 15, 2018
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Shower
1999-09-13
Shower
Overview: An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers. When his elder son, who left years ago to seek his fortune in the southern city of Shenzhen, abruptly returns one day, it once again puts under stress the long-broken father-son ties. Presented as a light-hearted comedy, Shower explores the value of family, friendship, and tradition.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1999-09-13
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Sunny Cour Tyard
2004-01-23
Sunny Cour Tyard
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2004-01-23
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Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
1991-04-12
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
Overview: Set against the backdrop of the Boxer Rebellion and the takeover of the Forbidden City by foreign powers, the empress-dowager Cixi and her notorious chief eunuch fight a losing battle to preserve their corrupt and autocratic regime.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1991-04-12
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A Narrow Lane Celebrity
1985-01-01
A Narrow Lane Celebrity
Overview: A brilliant, blackly comic script and the subtle comic genius of star Zhu Xu mark this as one of the best tragi-comedies of post-liberation Chinese cinema.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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The True-Hearted
1992-11-07
The True-Hearted
Overview: The film illustrates classical Beijing Opera in different generations and the boy’s process of growing-up.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1992-11-07
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Teahouse
1982-01-01
Teahouse
Overview: An old teahouse in Beijing serves as the stage for a drama that unfolds over several tumultuous decades of modern Chinese history, from the waning days of the Qing dynasty to the eve of the People's Republic.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Lotus Lantern
1999-07-30
Lotus Lantern
Overview: A young boy named Chen Xiang uses a magical lotus lantern to search for and rescue his mother, a goddess, from the cruel punishment she received from her brother, the king of the gods, for falling in love with a mortal man.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1999-07-30
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The King of Masks
1995-06-09
The King of Masks
Overview: Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Change Art in a true story. His wife left him with and infant son over 30 years ago. The son died from illness at age 10. This left Wang a melancholy loner aching for a male descendent to learn his rare and dying art.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1995-06-09
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The Gua Sha Treatment
2001-05-11
The Gua Sha Treatment
Overview: The painless bruise marks on a child from the traditional Chinese guasha/scraping treatment was mistaken by child protection services as evidence of abuse and neglect, stirring clashes and debates on cultral prejudice and false philanthropy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2001-05-11
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We'll Meet in Heaven
2009-10-09
We'll Meet in Heaven
Overview: In China, during the Cultural Revolution, a young girl's parents are thrown in jail for ten years. She is raised by her grandfather. He introduces her to gymnastics where she does her best to fit in with the others.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2009-10-09
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The Message
2009-09-22
The Message
Overview: After a series of assassinations in Nanking, a Japanese spy master gathers a group of suspects in a mansion, then a tense cat-and-mouse game erupts as the Chinese agent tries to keep his or her identity a secret.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2009-09-22
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Our Tradition
2000-09-20
Our Tradition
Overview: This family tale spans three generations of Chinese trying to understand and come to terms with life's changes. Middlesome relatives stir up a storm. The old and the young find themselves and their values developing and evolving, and new relationships come and go. The eldest family member, Guan, the son of a royal physician of the former Qing Dynasty, has also become a great physician who is able to predict the exact time of a patient's death. His ex-daughter-in-law, Yu, trained by him to be a physician, still stays with the family as his assistant. Her ex-husband, Jin, comes back from the USA with his new girlfriend, Jenny, a beautiful American who is doing a research on the death of Guangxu, the second last Emperor of Qing Dynasty who is Guan's father's patient. Jenny speaks fluent Mandarin, but she has a long way to go before understanding and getting accustomed to the Chinese tradition and mindset. On the other hand, Yu falls in love with her old friend who is a married man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2000-09-20
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The Girl in Red
1985-03-01
The Girl in Red
Overview: Sixteen-year-old An-ran gets into repeated trouble because she refuses blind obedience to authority, openly challenging and correcting a teacher who makes a mistake in class. She is different.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1985-03-01
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Descendants of Confucius
1992-10-28
Descendants of Confucius
Overview: The Kong family is restrained by tradition because families named Kong are thought to be direct descendants of Confucius.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1992-10-28
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The Street Players
1987-01-01
The Street Players
Overview: Based on Lao She’s novel, a story about a street player set in the wartime Chongqing.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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哗变（1988）
1988-10-18
哗变（1988）
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Genres: Crime History War Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1988-10-18
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