Kim Chan
Also Known As: Kim S. Chan, 陈锦湘
Biography: Kim Chan (December 28, 1917 – October 5, 2008) was a Chinese–American actor and producer. He was most notable for his roles as Lo Si, a.k.a. The Ancient, in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Mr. Kim in The Fifth Element.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Guangdong, Republic of China
Birthday: December 28, 1917
Deathday: October 05, 2008
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Gender: Male
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The Fifth Element
Overview: In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1997-05-02
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16 Blocks
Overview: An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-01
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Lethal Weapon 4
Overview: With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from prison and onto American soil.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-10
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The Devil's Advocate
Overview: Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-17
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Shanghai Knights
Overview: When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-06
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A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
Overview: Documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's story of a man willing to go to any length for a shot at fame.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-17
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The Corruptor
Overview: Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-12
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Who's the Man?
Overview: Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work, they join the police. A big mistake, as far as their duty sergeant, Sgt Cooper is concerned, who proceeds to harass them at every turn. Despite this, they discover a major crime, and proceed to solve it in their own unusual fashion.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-23
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Zen Noir
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Genres: Comedy Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-21
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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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Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Overview: A put-upon Jewish deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of his domineering father and his haughty fashion-model girlfriend by buying his own restaurant in midtown Manhattan.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-02
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Alice
Overview: Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realizes that her problems are not related to her back, but in her mind and heart. Dr. Yang's magical herbs give Alice wondrous powers, taking her out of her well-established rut.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-25
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American Shaolin
Overview: After being humiliated in the ring a young karate student travels to China in order to study the ancient art of Shaolin Kung Fu, and in the process becoming the first American Shaolin.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-01
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Private Parts
Overview: The life and career of shock-jock superstar Howard Stern is recounted from his humble beginnings to his view from the top. Possessing a desire to be an on-air personality since childhood, Stern meanders through the radio world, always with his supportive wife, Alison, by his side. Landing a gig in Washington, D.C., Stern meets Robin Quivers, who will become his long-time partner in crime. When the two move to New York, they face the wrath of NBC executives.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-07
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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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We're Puttin' on the Ritz
Overview: Two employees of a reclusive millionaire, Micki the secretary and Max the chauffeur, decide to attend a society function to which their employer has been invited. In the course of the evening, Max and Micki establish new identities in the world of high society and, while rubbing shoulders with the elite, they uncover a scam that tests their sleuthing skills as much as their social skills.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-07-26
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No Mercy
Overview: An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-19
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Kundun
Overview: The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-25
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Ninja Bombs
Overview: Have you ever been in a situation where you don't know what to say? Well now you won't have to with new, Ninja Bombs!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-01
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Inside Rupert Pupkin
Overview: Thelma Schoonmaker on Martin Scorsese and 'The King of Comedy'
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-14
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Thousand Pieces of Gold
Overview: In 1880s China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her China Polly and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-04-26
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生旦净末丑之千年女妖
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Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2020-08-08
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The King of Comedy
Overview: Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-18
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Gung Ho
Overview: When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two clashing corporate cultures. At one end is the Japanese plant manager and the sycophant who is angling for his position. At the other, a number of disgruntled long-time union members struggle with the new exigencies of Japanese quality control.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-14
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High Times Potluck
Overview: High Times' Pot Luck is an upbeat pot caper that centers around a mobster who discovers the magic of marijuana.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-17
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On the Q.T.
Overview: A struggling violin player has his morals tested after he meets a wise musician while playing in the subway who introduces him to the music world in N.Y.C.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-01
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Nine 1/2 Weeks
Overview: An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-09
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Desperately Seeking Susan
Overview: A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-29
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Streetwalkin'
Overview: Cookie is a teen runaway who escapes her abusive stepfather and heads for the Big Apple with her younger brother. When she arrives at the Port Authority bus terminal, Cookie meets a charming but sadistic pimp named Duke. With nowhere to go, Cookie is soon working for Duke, who introduces her to the harsh, brutal life of being a prostitute.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-20
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The Cotton Club
Overview: Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-14
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A Fish in the Bathtub
Overview: A forty-year marriage begins to unravel when the husband brings home a pet fish that he wants to keep in the bathtub.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-01
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Cadillac Man
Overview: Joe's a car salesman with a problem—he has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two-timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ex-wife.
Genres: Comedy Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-18
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The Owl and the Pussycat
Overview: Meek, owlish Felix and strident, catty Doris live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him. Felix informs the landlord of her activities, so Doris moves in on Felix. When they both get thrown out, they move in with Barney... until they drive him out! That's when Felix and Doris finally decide to put theory into practice. But do opposites attract?
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-03
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Robot in the Family
Overview: A manic search for a valuable relic pits a father, son and trouble-prone robot against a nasty villain.
Genres: Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-02
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