Yimou Zhang Blu-ray Artist Details

In 1937, as the Japanese army brutally invades the Chinese city of Nanking, an American mortician is trapped inside a western cathedral and vows to protect a group of young schoolgirls and 13 courtesans who are seeking refuge from the soldiers.

a.k.a.	Jin líng shí san chai 金陵十三钗
Genres	20th Century Period Pieces, China, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Countries, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Languages, Mandarin Language, Period Pieces
Crew	Yimou Zhang (Director)
Cast	Christian Bale, Xinyi Zhang, Ni Ni, Tony Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Paul Schneider, Tianyuan Huang, Shawn Dou, Kefan Cao, Dawei Tong
Nominations	Golden Globe Awards: Best Foreign Language Film
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Master director Yimou Zhang tackles an adaptation of the Coen brothers' classic Blood Simple in this period dramedy full of slapstick and plot twists. When the owner of a Chinese noodle shop attempts to kill his adulterous wife, the fireworks fly. The proprietor also hopes to eliminate his wife's woebegone lover, but complications and high-flying action arise courtesy of a rampaging band of feudal soldiers and the shop's wacky employees.

a.k.a.	San qiang pai an jing qi
Genres	China, Comedy, Crime Dramas, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Comedies, Foreign Countries, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Languages, Mandarin Language
Crew	Yimou Zhang (Director)
Cast	Honglei Sun, Xiao Shen-Yang, Ni Yan, Dahong Ni, Ye Cheng, Mao Mao, Benshan Zhao, Julien Gaudfroy, Xiaojuan Wang
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This lavish epic from director Yimou Zhang follows the romantic intrigue and political machinations in the house of the Emperor Ping and his ailing wife -- a couple whose secret passions and schemes ultimately affect their children's lives.

a.k.a.	Der Fluch der Goldenen Blume La Cité interdite La maldición de la flor dorada Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia
Genres	Action & Adventure, Asian Action Movies, China, Classics, Drama, Epics, Foreign, Foreign Action & Adventure, Foreign Countries, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Languages, Hong Kong, Mandarin Language, Martial Arts, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces
Crew	Yimou Zhang (Director)
Cast	Yun-Fat Chow, Li Gong, Jay Chou, Ye Liu, Dahong Ni, Junjie Qin, Man Li, Jin Chen
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Near the end of the Tang Dynasty, police deputies Jin and Leo tangle with Mei, a dancer suspected of having ties to a revolutionary faction known as the House of Flying Daggers, which steals from the rich and gives to the poor.

a.k.a.	La casa de las dagas voladoras Le Secret des poignards volants Shi mian mai fu
Genres	Action & Adventure, Asian Action Movies, China, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Action & Adventure, Foreign Countries, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Languages, Foreign Romance, Mandarin Language, Martial Arts, Romance, Romantic Dramas
Crew	Yimou Zhang (Director)
Cast	Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Ziyi Zhang, Dandan Song, Hongfei Zhao, Jun Guo, Shu Zhang, Jiusheng Wang, Zhengyong Zhang, Yongxin Wang
Nominations	Academy Awards: Best Cinematography BAFTA: Best Actress: Ziyi Zhang BAFTA: Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe Awards: Best Foreign Language Film
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The Qin king has long been obsessed with conquering China and becoming her first Emperor, which makes him the target of three legendary assassins. Now, a nameless warrior claims to have defeated them all and recounts each confrontation for the king.

a.k.a.	Ying xiong
Genres	Action & Adventure, Asian Action Movies, China, Foreign, Foreign Action & Adventure, Foreign Countries, Foreign Languages, Hong Kong, Mandarin Language, Martial Arts
Crew	Yimou Zhang (Director), Christopher Doyle (Cinematographer)
Cast	Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang, Daoming Chen, Donnie Yen, Zhongyuan Liu, Tianyong Zheng, James Hong
Nominations	Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe Awards: Best Foreign Language Film
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Summoned by his uncle to work for a notorious drug lord, naïve country boy Shuisheng (Wang Xiaoxiao) is assigned to serve the boss's seductive mistress, a nightclub singer nicknamed Bjiou (Li Gong), in this crime drama set in 1930s Shanghai. Two outsiders trapped in a world of dangerous men, Shuisheng and Bijou strike up an unlikely friendship when they're sent to an island to escape a rival gang. Yimou Zhang (Raise the Red Lantern) directs.

a.k.a.	Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao
Genres	China, Crime Dramas, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Countries, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Languages, Gangster Movies, Mandarin Language
Crew	Yimou Zhang (Director), Lü Yue (Cinematographer)
Cast	Li Gong, Baotian Li, Wang Xiaoxiao, Li Xuejian, Sun Chun, Fu Biao, Shu Chen, Liu Jiang, Jiang Baoying, Yang Qianquan
Nominations	Academy Awards: Best Cinematography Golden Globe Awards: Best Foreign Language Film
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