Zhang Zhizhi
Also Known As: Cheung Chi-Chik, C. Z. Chong, Zhizhi Zhang, 章志道, Чжан Чжичжи
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Birthday: January 01, 1901
Deathday: October 29, 1970
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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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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Waves Washing the Sand
Overview: Returning home from a long voyage overseas, a man finds his wife and child living with another man. Fuelled by anger, he murders the other man and is forced to flee justice, until he faces death on a deserted island.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1936-11-03
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Rouge Tears
Overview: This sound film remake of The Goddess (1934) was headlined by Hu Die, who found stardom at the same time as Ruan Lingyu. Henry Lai Hang and Zhang Zhizhi reprised their roles from the earlier film. The first half of the story follows The Goddness but the second half references Bu Wanchang’s Love and Duty (1931) and King Vidor’s American film Stella Dallas (1937) with additional plots of the heroine’s post-prison story. After years of separation, she hesitates whether to reunite with her son. This new version poses a bigger challenge to a mother’s love and pushes towards the completion of her fate. The characters use dialogue to express their pain and connection, which strengthens the dramatic dilemma and makes the film more straightforward than its predecessor. Hu Die possesses a sort of allure that shows the sadness, shame, and will of a common woman from middle age to old age.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1938-01-01
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Princess Iron Fan
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1927-12-25
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Businessmen in a War
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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Legend of Sui Dynasty
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1940-01-01
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Lin Chong, the Outlaw
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1939-01-01
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The Goddess
Overview: A young prostitute, who is trying to give her infant son a good start in life, must contend with a coercive pimp and the prejudices of others.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1934-12-07
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Wild Rose
Overview: A wild country girl moves to Shanghai with her painter boyfriend and experiences exploitation and poverty.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1932-04-11
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Mummy in Old House
Overview: A zombie appears in the Bao family in Hangzhou, claiming to be the ancestor of the Bao family and asking the family to move out immediately. The family is confused and calls their children and grandchildren to discuss the matter. After the departure of the old family member, Feng Lao, the vampire has become even more aggressive, and the orphaned man, Yisheng, who has been taken in by the family, is scared to death by the vampire, so the three daughters, Peifen, write a letter to ask their friend, Zhuji Jianping, to come and help them. At the request of a man in black, the family moves out, leaving only Yat-sang and Cheung Tai-hon behind.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1938-01-01
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Sable Cicada
Overview: Diaochan (aka Diau Charn and Sable Cicada), one of the Four Beauties of China, is supposed to be so stunningly lovely that the moon was shamed to hide behind clouds. Despite being the only Beauty among the four who is not a real historical figure but one conjured by storytelling imagination and embellished by public fascination, her story was nonetheless incorporated by author Luo Guangzhong into his popular and influential novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Her tale is one of Machiavellian intrigue, in which she schemes with her godfather Wang Yun to restore moral order to the land, sowing discord between the corrupt Minister Dong Zhuo and his adopted son Lu Bu, a man of martial and military prowess.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1938-06-15
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The Big Road
Overview: Six young men from the city take jobs building roads for the Chinese Army
Genres: Comedy Drama Music War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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Crows and Sparrows
Overview: At a Shanghai apartment, Mr Hou, a Nationalist official, gets ready to move to Taiwan upon the imminent defeat of the KMT during the Civil War. Mrs Hou gives an ultimatum to the rest of the tenants to move out on behalf of her husband, who is the "owner" of the flat and who is now planning to sell it. From the conversations with the rest, we find out that Hou has been a Hanjian during the Sino-Japanese War and that he has since taken over the apartment by force from the old landlord, Mr Kong. The tenants, including Mr Kong, Mrs Xiao, Little Broadcast (alias Mr Xiao, played by Zhao Dan) and a schoolteacher, Mr Hua, and his wife, initially plan to band together, but circumstances force them to find other ways out. Mr Hua tries to find a place to stay at the KMT-sponsored school he is teaching in. Little Broadcast and Mrs Xiao invest in black market gold. As the situation escalates, Mr Hua gets arrested by KMT agents and his young daughter falls desperately ill.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1949-01-11
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Mulan Joins the Army
Overview: A silent film based on the legend of Hua Mulan, released by Tianyi Film Company and directed by Li Pingqian. This silent film holds the distinction of being the first ever full-length feature film about Hua Mulan. Mulan is betrothed to a young man when war arrives and their wedding ceremony has to be put on hold. As her fiancé enlists in the army, so too does the filial Mulan, disguised as a man in place of her ailing father. These new plot twists lead to comedic moments when Mulan encounters her fiancé during training and he does not recognize her.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1927-01-01
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Peace After Storm
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1931-12-31
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Mulan Joins the Army
Overview: This movie is based on the famous Chinese folklore that is more than one and a half millennium old. The same folklore was what the Disney animation Mulan is based on, and similarly, it was what many Chinese movies/operas/plays based on.
Genres: War History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1939-02-01
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Heartache
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1931-12-31
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Because I Am Your Elder Brother
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1930-12-31
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Women of the Wild River Episode 6
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1930-12-31
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Return to Nature
Overview: General Zhou organized a boat trip with his family and friends, but a storm struck and they were all drifted to a deserted island.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1936-09-24
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