Leah is travelling the world when she eventually settles in Beijing, China, where she meets Master Sun Zhan who teaches her the art of weiqi. Her path crosses with American Chinese Richard whose family had sent him to Beijing to arrange his grandfather's ashes. A romance soon blossoms between them.
Jan 2001
Cheng Er’s graduation film for Beijing Film Academy. Hu Tian, a photography shop owner, is in need of money for his mother’s treatment. One day, he found a suitcase full of money…
Jan 1999
May 1990
Jan 1990
Bayinbulag and Somiya are brought up, from a young age, as brother and sister by their adoptive grandmother. The three live happily in a yurt on the Mongolian steppes. Just before Bayinbulag is to leave for the city, to be trained as a vet, the grandmother suggests that Bayinbulag and Somiya should eventually marry. Bayinbulag, now training to be a musician, stays away for long periods of time without communicating with Somiya. He finally comes back expecting to marry her.
Nov 1995
The film looks at the history of Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo, where more than 2 million of Japan's war dead are enshrined. More than 1,000 of them are war criminals convicted at the 1946–48 Tokyo tribunal, including 14 Class-A war criminals, Hideki Tōjō among them. The film shows not only the widely reported political incidents associated with the shrine, but also takes an in-depth look at the shrine's sword-making tradition, the Yasukuni sword being the film's underlying motif.
Jan 2008
An opera troupe performer raises a pedigree-breed of pig to fund his daughter’s overseas education. When the pig goes missing, and the daughter runs away, the devoted father must find a way to recover both before multiple deadlines threaten his family and their livelihood.
Sep 2023