Wang Xueqi
Biography: Wang Xueqi (Chinese: 王学圻; born 19 March 1946) is a Chinese film actor whose career has spanned over 25 years. He was often cast in early Fifth Generation films, such as Chen Kaige's Yellow Earth (1984) and The Big Parade (1986), Huang Jianxin's Samsara, and Zhang Yimou's Codename Cougar (1989). He has since carved out a niche in the Chinese market as a character actor. He has recently appeared in award-winning roles in Forever Enthralled (2008) and Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 19, 1946
Deathday: N/A
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葵花劫
2003-07-19
葵花劫
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2003-07-19
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Warriors of Heaven and Earth
2003-09-23
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Overview: A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two warriors might unite to protect the travelers.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2003-09-23
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Reign of Assassins
2010-09-01
Reign of Assassins
Overview: Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2010-09-01
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Chongqing Blues
2010-11-05
Chongqing Blues
Overview: Lin, a sea captain, returns from a 6 month journey when he is told that his 25-year-old son Lin Bo has been gunned down by the police. In his quest to understand what happened, he realizes he knew very little about his own son. He starts a journey back to Chongqin, a city he once lived. He will understand the impact of his paternal repeated absence on the life of his child.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2010-11-05
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Sacrifice
2010-12-17
Sacrifice
Overview: For generations the Zhao family has wielded power, until their mortal enemy TU’AN GU slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influence forever. But one Zhao baby survives hidden by CHENG YING the doctor who delivered him. When Tu’an Gu learns of the baby’s escape he seizes every infant in the city, vowing to kill them all unless the Zhao baby is surrendered. As the tyrant’s soldiers arrive at Cheng Ying’s home the frantic doctor hides his wife with their own baby whilst surrendering the Zhao child as his own. But his family is discovered; his baby is presumed to be the Zhao heir and murdered along with his wife for harboring the infant. Now set on revenge Cheng Ying enrolls the Zhao orphan into the service of the Tu’an Gu household, plotting to use him as an instrument of vengeance when he comes of age.
Genres: History Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2010-12-17
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Caught in the Web
2012-07-06
Caught in the Web
Overview: The story of three women whose worlds collide - a social commentary about the 'sound bite' society we are becoming, where perception becomes reality and judgments based on limited facts quickly spread, without regard for the truth or the damage they could cause.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2012-07-06
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The Rooftop
2013-07-19
The Rooftop
Overview: Wax and his friends are the happiest kids in the city of Galilee. Living on the rooftops of this bustling metropolis, sometimes life can be tough, but they still churn out songs all day, and dance under the stars at night. But when Wax meets his dream girl, a billboard beauty named Starling, fate takes him on a wild ride through the high and low parts of the town he loves.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2013-07-19
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A Disappearing Village
2011-06-09
A Disappearing Village
Overview: The story of the migration of an entire village in order to protect an endangered species of bird.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2011-06-09
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The Big Parade
1986-11-20
The Big Parade
Overview: Army volunteers train for places in China's 1984 National Day parade, where they are expected to be a perfect marching unit.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1986-11-20
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Forever Enthralled
2008-12-05
Forever Enthralled
Overview: The epic story Mei Lanfang, who overcame the prejudice against artists in 1930s China to become the country's greatest opera star.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2008-12-05
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Code Name: Cougar
1989-11-29
Code Name: Cougar
Overview: A commercial airliner on a routine flight between Taipei and Seoul is hijacked and taken to mainland China by the Taiwan Revolutionary Army Front. Chinese authorities cannot seize the plane because of the presence of an important business figure on board, but agree to cooperate with Taiwanese authorities to defuse the tense situation.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1989-11-29
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Wheat
2009-06-13
Wheat
Overview: "Wheat," is a historical action drama about the women left behind when their men have gone off to war -- and the lies they are told to keep them from knowing the awful truth.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2009-06-13
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Country Teachers
1994-09-28
Country Teachers
Overview: When a woman is forced to work as a teacher in rural mainland China, she sees a clear goal. If she can become a certified, government employee, then she can teach her students and make a better life for herself at the same time. She carries a heavy responsibility, however. For most of her students, the education that they receive in her classroom is the only preparation they will have for the entrance exams to college-the only avenue out of poor, rural life. Can she balance her needs and the needs of so many young, hopeful people?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1994-09-28
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冲天飞豹
1999-01-01
冲天飞豹
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Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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小雪
1991-11-01
小雪
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1991-11-01
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禧娃
2000-08-15
禧娃
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Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2000-08-15
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Yellow Earth
1984-08-19
Yellow Earth
Overview: A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust…
Genres: Drama Music History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1984-08-19
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Beginning of the Great Revival
2011-06-23
Beginning of the Great Revival
Overview: A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
Genres: Drama Action History War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2011-06-23
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杨守敬和吕蓓卡
2000-01-01
杨守敬和吕蓓卡
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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共和国之旗
1999-10-01
共和国之旗
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1999-10-01
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The Red Suit
1998-01-01
The Red Suit
Overview: Modern-day urban problems like unemployment and teenage depression come under the microscope. Husband and wife lose their jobs, and their daughter is under considerable stress studying for her college exams. Meanwhile, grandmother is having an unexpected romantic liaison. Will the family be able to pull together to solve their problems?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The Founding of a Republic
2009-09-17
The Founding of a Republic
Overview: The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2009-09-17
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Sun Valley
1995-05-30
Sun Valley
Overview: The Avenger, a brooding swordsman armed with a blade marked "Slayer of 1000 Armies" claims he's waiting for a long-missing friend, at an outpost in Northwest China's Sun Valley. The Avenger suffers an intense fear of blood, from being the only survivor of his clan's massacre. The sight of blood propels him into a killing fury. Winter is setting in, so the local horse trader Black Bull, and most of the valley's men, prepare to drive a herd to market, leaving behind Black Bull's girlfriend, a feisty innkeeper.
Genres: Action Adventure Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1995-05-30
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Helios
2015-04-30
Helios
Overview: Wanted criminal "Helios" and his assistant stole a quantity of uranium and plan to produce weapons of mass destruction. They are planning to trade with a terrorist organization in Hong Kong. Chief Inspector Lee Yinming and Inspector Fan Kaming lead the Counter Terrorism Response Unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Along with a Chinese senior official, a physics professor, and two South Korean weapon experts, they hope to defuse a crisis sufficient to destroy the world.
Genres: Action Mystery Adventure Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2015-04-30
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Jungle Escape
1986-01-01
Jungle Escape
Overview: In the 90s, Kuomintang troups rejected by Chiang Kai-shek live in the forest on the border of China
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Revenge in the Great World
1989-03-01
Revenge in the Great World
Overview: Mr. Deng, a distressed officer of Northeast army, comes to Shanghai to look for his trafficked wife. And he kills all bad guys after his wife's suicide.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1989-03-01
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Rang shi jie chong man ai
1987-01-01
Rang shi jie chong man ai
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Iron Man 3
2013-04-18
Iron Man 3
Overview: When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-18
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Bodyguards and Assassins
2009-12-18
Bodyguards and Assassins
Overview: In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.
Genres: Drama Action History
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2009-12-18
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Monk Comes Down the Mountain
2015-07-03
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
Overview: A monk leaves his monastery and ventures out into the real world for the first time in his life, and ends up in an adventure with a kung-fu master who is guarding a special artifact.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2015-07-03
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To Be with You Forever
2000-01-01
To Be with You Forever
Overview: Recounts the experiences and deep feelings of two revolutionary predecessors, Li Fuchun and Cai Chang, for half a century, and eulogizes the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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The Game Changer
2017-02-10
The Game Changer
Overview: Two escaped prisoners join one of the most powerful gangs in Shanghai, the Green Gang, as the right-hand men of the head boss Mr. Tang. When Mr. Tang tries to gain total control over business dealings in Shanghai, he discovers his closest allies are not who they seem and turns against his own men to protect his power.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2017-02-10
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Warrior Lanling
1995-12-31
Warrior Lanling
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1995-12-31
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In the Heat of the Sun
1994-09-01
In the Heat of the Sun
Overview: Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1994-09-01
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Hold Your Hands
2017-10-13
Hold Your Hands
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2017-10-13
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Far from War
1987-01-01
Far from War
Overview: An elderly veteran of WWII living in peaceful retirement with his son and the latter's family becomes increasingly lost in wartime memories and reminiscences, much to his son's consternation. One day, an item the old man reads in a magazine prompts him to go off unannounced on a war-related quest. The son goes searching for his father, and in doing so reaches a greater understanding of both the old man and the generation he represents.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Sky Hunter
2017-09-29
Sky Hunter
Overview: An elite group of Chinese pilots must take part in a dangerous mission to thwart a terrorist plot and resolve a hostage situation.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2017-09-29
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Skyfire
2019-12-12
Skyfire
Overview: Tianhuo Island is as beautiful as a paradise. It almost makes people forget that it is located in the "Ring of Fire" the world-famous Pacific Rim volcanic belt. The volcano erupts, and the fates of the people on the island are entangled.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2019-12-12
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Four Crossings of Chishui
1983-01-01
Four Crossings of Chishui
Overview: The Red Army and Nationalist forces battle over the Chishui River in 1935.
Genres: War History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Samsara
1988-02-01
Samsara
Overview: After Shi Ba -- a privileged youth turned con artist -- meets a fetching dancer named Yu Jing, he decides to go straight and leave his life of crime behind him. But his checkered past will come back to haunt Shi Ba when a blackmailer comes calling.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1988-02-01
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Cradle on Wheels
1994-01-01
Cradle on Wheels
Overview: A taxi driver is ready to raise an infant abandoned in his cab in Beijing.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Out of Inferno
2013-03-10
Out of Inferno
Overview: On the hottest day in 50 years, a serious fire incident happened to a busy commercial tower, a gaggle of fire fighters with an indestructible enthusiasm are going to save lives.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2013-03-10
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Conned Once
1992-01-01
Conned Once
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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