Feng Xiaogang
Also Known As: Feng Xiaogang, Feng Xiao-Gang, Сяоган Фэн, Фэн Сяоган, Phùng Tiểu Cương
Biography: Feng Xiaogang (born 1958) is a Chinese film director. He is famous in China as being perhaps the most successful "commercialized" filmmaker whose comedy films do consistently well in the box office, although Feng has attempted to break out from that mold by making drama or period drama films recently.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Beijing, China
Birthday: March 18, 1958
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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I Am Not Madame Bovary
Overview: Li Xuelian, a woman from the countryside is falsely accused by her husband of having an affair. To defend herself, Li moves from her small town to the big city until she reached the capital.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2016-09-29
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Hachiko
Overview: This is the story of a puppy that touched hundreds of millions of people around the world. Hachiko is a cute Chinese pastoral dog. He met his destined owner Chen Jingxiu in the vast crowd and became a member of the Chen family. With the passage of time, the once beautiful home is no longer there, but Batong is still waiting where it is, and its fate is closely tied to its family.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2023-03-31
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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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Father
Overview: Father documents the tumultuous relationship between a widowed father, Ma Lisheng, and his school-age son, Ma Che. Though he works as a low-level party functionary during the day, he finds his greatest challenges in the raising of a son on his own. Alternating between trying to bond with his son (even getting drunk with him), and verbally accosting him, Ma is at a loss. One day the son decides that the best way for his father to stop harassing him, will be to find him a new wife, which he finds in the form of the mother of a school friend, Qing Huaiyuan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2000-08-11
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Cala, My Dog!
Overview: The humdrum existence of a Beijing factory worker and his family is disrupted when their beloved dog is confiscated by the police for being unlicensed. The worker has but 24 hours to raise the sizable sum required to pay the license fee.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2003-02-02
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The Marriage Certificate
Overview: The wife of a prominent psychiatrist can't find her marriage certificate one day. This "jiehunzheng" is all important. Without it, the family officially has never existed, including the daughter. The couple go on a wild goose chase through the Chinese bureaucracy, meeting catch-22 all the way....they need a certificate to get a new one, etc. They even journey back to the People's Commune where they met, now the site of modern private enterprises where nobody even recalls the former occupants.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Let the Bullets Fly
Overview: When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown with the local godfather.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2010-12-20
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Kung Fu Hustle
Overview: It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2004-02-10
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True Legend
Overview: Su Qi-Er, a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty who loses his fortune and reputation as a result of a conspiracy against him. After being forced out onto the streets, Su dedicates his life to martial arts and reemerges as a patriotic hero known as the "King of Beggars."
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2010-02-09
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The Dream Factory
Overview: Four friends come up with an unusual idea to make some money and have fun doing it. For a small fee, they will impersonate and act out any character role for their customers. In the course of executing this novel service, they encounter a whole spectrum of people in society, finding ways to genuinely help them boost their morale and overcome their fears, while gaining unusual and new insights into the human condition.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1997-02-01
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The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven
Overview: A completely remade animation film based on the original 1961 animation The Monkey King. Mythical ancient China. Born from some magic stones that fell to Earth a long time ago when Goddess Nüwa mended the sky, Sun Wukong, aka Monkey King, sets off on his first adventure to gain a worthy weapon. This earns the attention of the Jade Emperor of Heaven.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2012-01-12
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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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Mr. Six
Overview: Many years ago Mr. Six was a notorious gangster. That was back when there was still such a thing as honour among thieves, when criminals earned respect and maintained principles. These days Mr. Six is all but forgotten, a living relic residing in a narrow alley. One day Six's son, Xiaobo, is abducted by some spoiled punks after he scratches their precious Ferrari. Mr. Six realizes that he must do whatever it takes to get his son back — even if that means returning to the life he thought he had left behind.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2015-12-18
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Gone Forever with My Love
Overview: Su Kai is spunky but lonesome: his job takes him on long solitary drives across China. On a ferry, he meets two China Air flight attendants, Ge Ge and Yang Yan. He's smitten by Ge Ge, and within a few days, she agrees to move in with him. They borrow money, build a house, live in harmony, and plan a wedding. Then, a sudden turn of events brings a change in Su Kai; he becomes moody and remote. Is there any way Ge Ge can salvage their relationship? Su Kai's breakdown brings Yang Yan back into the picture as well, and her feelings become central to the story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1994-12-31
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Wait 'Til You're Older
Overview: A troubled boy who seeks escape becomes a man through a miraculous growth formula but encounters a new troubles when the formula won't quit.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2005-09-29
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Love for Life
Overview: Set in a small Chinese village where HIV virus is spreading rapidly as a result of illicit blood trade, Mo shu wai zhuan revolves around De Yi and Qinqin are both estranged from their respective family because of their disease and unexpectedly find love with each other by their misfortunes.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2011-05-10
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Trivial Matters
Overview: 7 Short Story Collection from Hong Kong popular director, Elmond Pang. All about social problem in Hong Kong, delivered in a satirical way.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2007-12-20
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Ash Is Purest White
Overview: Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.
Genres: Crime Romance Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2018-09-21
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I Dedicate My Youth To You
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2017-09-19
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Shiny Stars, Rusty Red
Overview: Meet Wang Yuelun, a young and ambitious Chinese who dreams of becoming a film director. Filmmaker Elisabeth O. Sjaastad follows an eventful year in his quest to fulfill his dream.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Be There or Be Square
Overview: The story of two Chinese immigrants' struggles in America. Yuan Liu has lived in LA for years. He has no stable job, no family and lives in a wagon. He seems content with his life until the day he meets Qing Li, a woman with the big "American dream".
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1998-12-25
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