Russell Wong
Also Known As: Law So, Russell Girard Wong, 王盛德
Biography: An American actor and photographer, as well as the brother of actor/model Michael Wong. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Wong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Troy, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: March 01, 1963
Age: 62 years old
Gender: Male
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Romeo Must Die
Overview: Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-22
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Overview: Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.
Genres: Adventure Action Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-01
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Takedown
Overview: Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and an ex-hacker, he finds one - and much more than that...
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-15
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New Jack City
Overview: A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-08
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Dim Sum Funeral
Overview: An Irish funeral has a wake. A Jewish funeral has sitting shiva. A traditional Chinese funeral is something else entirely. Thats what the estranged siblings of the Chinese-American Xiao family must undergo upon news of their mothers death. The one brother and three sisters dont get along, however they share one thing: hatred for their domineering and manipulative mother, the Dragon Lady."
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-01
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The Prophecy II
Overview: In this direct-to-video sequel, Gabriel returns to try to destroy the human race he despises so much, with the help of a suicidal teen and the opposition of the angel Daniel.
Genres: Horror Fantasy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-20
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Twisted
Overview: Recently promoted and transferred to the homicide division, Inspector Jessica Shepard feels pressure to prove herself -- and what better way than by solving San Francisco's latest murder? However, as Shepard and her partner, Mike Delmarco, soon discover, the victim shared a romantic connection to her. As more of Shepard's ex-lovers turn up dead, her mind starts to become unstable, and she begins to wonder if she could be the very killer she's trying to track down.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-27
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The Sanctuary
Overview: In 1897, the “Poisoned Knife” clan broke into the royal palace of Thailand to steal the Royal Antiques which the King intended to give to America as a reward for its help in negotiations that avoided Thai territorial cuts. The clan succeeded in stealing the antiques, but the thieves didn’t escape with their lives. Before their deaths, they hid the antiques somewhere close to the palace. During his interrogation, the last bandit chose to end his life by Master Sawang’s sword and let the place where the Royal Antiques were hidden die with him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2009-06-01
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China Girl
Overview: Teenage lovers Tony (Richard Panebianco) and Tyan-Hwa (Sari Chang) tip the balance of power in New York's Little Italy and Chinatown.
Genres: Romance Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-25
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C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Overview: The Counter Assault Tactical (C.A.T.) Squad investigates a spy who is supplying plutonium to the Sjambok, a racist South African paramilitary group that is working on a nuclear bomb. The American government, too, is investigating Sjambok, using the top-secret spy plane Python Wolf. When one of the members of the C.A.T. Squad is shot down over South Africa during another mission, his squad leader undertakes a rescue operation to bring his friend back home.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-23
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Honor
Overview: In a world where street gangs collide with the law, neighborhood friends, Raymond and Gabriel, must decide which side of the battle to join. This will be the ultimate fight - the one for power, family, and HONOR.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-29
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The Joy Luck Club
Overview: Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-08
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Inside Out
Overview: Families in an idyllic suburban neighborhood are taunted by a mysterious doctor who moves in to town and spins a web of psychological chaos that changes their lives forever.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-13
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China White
Overview: In Amsterdam - in the time before the legalisation of some drugs and the following growth of competition on the market - takes place a war between the Italian and Chinese mafia because of the control of the heroin market.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-11-04
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Eat a Bowl of Tea
Overview: An American-Chinese man brings over his wife from China to America, but the challenges of making a living and adjusting to a new life, plus the attentions of a gambler threaten their marriage.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-07-21
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The Tracker
Overview: Spears, a private detective working in L.A. receives word from an old friend that the friend's sister (and Spears' ex-girlfriend), Kim, has been kidnapped by a criminal gang. At first, Spears doesn't want to get involved, especially when he finds out that his friend's family is mixed up with the Chinese Mafia, but the feelings he still has for Kim lead him to return to New York and try to rescue her. When he arrives, he learns that Kim is caught in the middle of a war with the Russian Mafia, and that her life now depends on him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-21
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Summer Lover
Overview: Romantic comedy from Hong Kong.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-09-17
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Color Me Love
Overview: The plot is vaguely reminiscent of The Devil Wears Prada. The heroine is a new fashion editor who has to deal with her female boss and boyfriend, an arrogant young painter who has a chaotic past with other girls.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2010-10-28
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Undoing
Overview: A crime drama set in LA's Koreatown, UNDOING introduces us to Samuel, who returns after a mysterious absence to reconcile the death of his best friend exactly one year ago.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-05
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Hafen der Düfte
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Genres: Thriller TV Movie Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2013-12-07
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China Cry
Overview: Young Sung Neng Yee, who is brought as part of a wealthy Chinese family. She is eager to become part of Mao Tze Tung's "new society", but soon becomes disenchanted by the economic misery the changes bring to her family. Before long, the authorities become aware of Neng Yee's feelings and she is taken to a labour camp, overseen by the sadistic Colonel Cheng.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-02
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Overview: A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-15
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The Musical Singer
Overview: Entertainment manager James Wong loses his lead singer Jannie Fong when she breaks her contract. Angered, he turns his efforts to making a young dancer named Russell, who has no singing experience, into an even more successful singer than Miss Fong. During his climb to success, Russell's girlfriend, Dionne, feels alienated from him.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-05-04
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Vanishing Son
Overview: Two students in the Peoples Republic of China are forced to flee out of China after having taken part in a protest action for freedom. They come to America, and try to build up a new life. After a while, one of the brothers pursues a musical career while the other gets entangled in a criminal organization.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-02
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Vanishing Son II
Overview: The continuing saga of the Chang brothers: Jian-Wa and Wago. Picking up where it left off, Jian-Wa has left L.A. after a gangfight which involved his brother Wago. Jian-wa travels to the south and finds that hatred comes in all forms as a group of racist whites feud with harmless Vietnamese fishermen. Jian-wa decides to side with the Vietnamese and help them defend themselves. Back in Los Angeles, Wago is enjoying his new life as a gangster.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-23
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Vanishing Son III
Overview: The saga picks up in Washington, DC where Jian-wa is competing in a classical music competition. Back in LA, Jian-wa's brother Wago is wanted by the F.B.I. and manage to pull Jian-wa back to L.A. for questioning. They also want him to infiltrate his brother's gang in order to save his Wago. Can Jian-wa get Wago to see the truth about things before it's too late?
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-30
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Vanishing Son IV
Overview: After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two college students. Jian is taken in and nursed by Megan, a secluded artist. Jian is also befriended by the ghost of brother Wago. Wago must act as an angel to Jian-wa to gain acceptance into heaven. Meanwhile, the students from the hit and run plan to kill Jian-wa so he doesn't talk to the police.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-15
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Porky's Meatball
Overview: Hong Kong high school student Chung (Loletta Lee) captured the attention of San Ho during her summer trip to Hawaii, causing him to follow her all the way back to Hong Kong. After enrolling in her school, San Ho devotes his attention towards Chung, fueling the jealousy of Tse Tin, the son of the school dean. To make things even more complicated, Chung is infatuated with her physical education teacher (Russell Wong), and Daydreamer (Nadia Chan) has fallen in love with San Ho. Of course, what better way is there to resolve schoolyard romantic complications than a basketball game?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-07-04
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Lost in the Pacific
Overview: The passengers of a luxury airliner become stranded on a remote, mysterious island after an emergency landing. They soon realize the island holds a dark, deadly secret.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2016-01-29
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Contract to Kill
Overview: Harmon is a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team--seductive FBI agent Zara and spy-drone pilot Sharp--he flies to Istanbul and uncovers a brutal plot: Islamic extremists plan to use Sonora drug-smuggling routes to bring deadly weapons, and leaders, into the U.S. To prevent an attack on America, Harmon must turn these two savage forces against one another before his time--and his luck--run out.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-09
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Tai-Pan
Overview: The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-07
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The Jade Pendant
Overview: Fleeing an arranged marriage in China, the independent Peony signs a contract to work as a “flower girl” in America, where she meets Tom, an American Born Chinese cook whose father works on the Transcontinental Railroad. Thwarted by a Hong Kong Triad boss seeking to extend his power into America, theirs is the tale of the first great Chinese immigration to the United States – a story of romance, bigotry, passion, food and a search for everlasting love – set against the largest mass lynching in American history, in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, in 1871.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-24
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Escape Plan: The Extractors
Overview: After security expert Ray Breslin is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogul from a formidable Latvian prison, Breslin's girlfriend is also captured. Now he and his team must pull off a deadly rescue mission to confront their sadistic foe and save the hostages before time runs out.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-20
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What Women Want
Overview: After an accident, a chauvinistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.
Genres: Comedy Romance Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2011-02-03
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Forever Young
Overview: From World War, to revolution and ultimately rebirth, Forever Young is the story of four generations spanning a hundred years of modern Chinese history. Each generation faces its own unique set of challenges. Up against corporate corruption, the trials and tribulations of the cultural revolution, and one's duty to nation in time of war, they are faced with choosing their individual paths through history. But as the challenges and turmoil of each generation may differ as time changes, what was learned in the past cannot help but effect the choices that are made in the future as it is passed down from generation to generation. And that is the universal message that being true to yourself is precious. It is the source of strength that empowers one to become the person they want to be, to march forward as far as their hearts desire, into the future.
Genres: War Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2018-01-12
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Geoffrey Beene 30
Overview: A profile of fashion designer Geoffrey Beene, on his 30 years in the industry.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-05
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Satin Steel
Overview: Jade Leung, who delivers a lethal kick, the deadly and awesome cop who teams with policewoman Anita Lee track an arms dealer in Singapore. The fighting and stuntwork in this action film has audiences cheering for the women when they show their stuff.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-03-10
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Light from the Darkroom
Overview: Light in the Darkroom is the story of two best friends whose faith is tested when their friends disappear during a religious pilgrimage.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-01-01
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Clifford the Big Red Dog
Overview: As Emily struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined to become her best friend. When Clifford magically undergoes one heck of a growth spurt, becomes a gigantic dog and attracts the attention of a genetics company, Emily and her Uncle Casey have to fight the forces of greed as they go on the run across New York City. Along the way, Clifford affects the lives of everyone around him and teaches Emily and her uncle the true meaning of acceptance and unconditional love.
Genres: Family Adventure Comedy Fantasy Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-10
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East of Main Street: Taking the Lead
Overview: The acclaimed documentary series East of Main Street returns with a celebration of Asian Americans working in the film and television industries.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-01
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The Chinese Exclusion Act
Overview: A sweeping chronicle of the entire exclusion era - the latter part of the 1800s, when anti-Chinese agitation led to federal laws targeting Chinese abroad and those already in the country. Go far beyond the legislation with the survival and growth of Chinese American communities in the face of prejudice and outright violence, the “paper” sons and daughters who emigrated despite the seemingly impassable barriers, and the legal challenges that produced some of the most momentous decisions in Supreme Court history.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-19
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Harry's Hong Kong
Overview: A private eye becomes the target of both a Chinese syndicate and the police during an investigation into the mysterious death of an old friend.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-08
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