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Browse 94 movies from Pearl River Film Studio 珠江电影制片
In 1949, a small Chinese fishing village populated almost entirely by women awaits the establishment of a government by the newly victorious communist regime. In addition to other worries, the villagers wonder how the government will react to their traditional customs, which decree that wives may only see their husbands three times a year, and the circumstances under which they are permitted to become pregant are very limited. In addition, those who are caught violating these rules are drowned. The almost exclusively female population of the village is explained by the fact that most of the male population died during an ocean storm. Winner of the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Film in 1989
Jan 1989
The Hong Kong police is hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter" . The gang possesses exceptional counterfeiting skills which makes it difficult to distinguish the authenticity of its counterfeit currency. The scope of their criminal activities extends globally and greatly attracts the attention of the police. In order to crack the true identity of "Painter", the police recruits a painter named Lee Man to assist in solving the case.
Sep 2018
Deaf Xiao Ma and his daughter Mumu rely on each other for companionship. The little "big sister" Mumu serves as the family's pillar—bridging communication between her father and the outside world, helping him secure work and earn a living. However, as Mumu grows older, she must integrate into the hearing world, and their inseparable life is about to be disrupted. Just then, a criminal syndicate that specifically preys on the deaf sets its sights on Xiao Ma. Desperate to protect his daughter, he is gradually lured step by step into the abyss of crime...
Mar 2025
Based on parts of the classic Chinese novel The Water Margin (aka Outlaws of the Marsh).
Apr 1993
Han Hsiang Li's lush epic re-creates the fascinating life and times of Tzu Hsi, the Manchu Qing dynasty empress who rose from the ranks of Emperor Xianfeng's many concubines to become the de facto ruler of China for nearly 50 years.
Mar 1989
Based on a stage play. it revolves around a police officer named '369' who keeps thinking up ways to rip off the 72 tenants.
Dec 1963
Sam, a fresh graduate from Singapore, works as a journalist in Hong Kong to gain wider exposure in life. He chances upon Jane, an intriguing mainland girl who lives a wayward, depraved life on the streets of Hong Kong. Because of her previous experiences in life, she is highly distrustful of men and spends her days smoking, taking drugs and booze. Sam, from a rich Singapore family, finds his social view broadened as he spends time with Jane in an effort to capture a good feature story. What started out as fascination over her for a cover story develops into a heart-warming love story. The two fall in love but their love is tested under the harsh light of societal comparisons.
Jul 1999
Wang Sheng, a Ming-Dynasty scholar who just failed the Imperial Examination, works together with his fellow villagers through many strange but fantastic approaches to change his hometown’s backwardness and his own fate. He accidentally meets with a Fox Spirit and involves himself in a series of weird adventures, both physically and emotionally, only to completely change his own life.
Dec 2013
Five young girls in a remote mountain village each find themselves forced into unhappy marriages. Together, they find solace in an old legend, that a girl may hang herself before marriage and retain her purity, her soul turning into a white bird and soaring to the heavenly garden, where there is only beauty and peace.
Sep 1990
A man released from prison believes that humanity is composed of half good and half evil. He wants to live a good life but the past drags him back to evil.
Jan 1987
The sad Xiao Dan seeks help from his classmate Zhou Jian (played by Chen Zhijian), but Zhou Jian also has a lot of troubles at home, and he is powerless. Under the temptation of big sister Hu Li (played by Pu Chaoying), Zhou Jian was contaminated with drugs and was out of control. Gradually, Zhou Jian and Xiao Dan began to help Hu Li with drug trafficking, and the two got deeper and deeper. Xiaodan became a showgirl in the karaoke bar run by Hu Li. In the end, Xiao Dan still became addicted to drugs. Xiong Jian abandoned her. Xiao Dan could only raise money to take drugs by selling himself. The desperate Xiao Dan felt that life was better than death, but still could not resist the call and temptation of drugs.
Jan 1995
Feb 1977
Jan 1996
In early 1980s Hong Kong, three unemployed friends—Ah Long, Hai Zi, and Zhu Zhu—launch a fish stall on Longzhu Street but soon see their booming business collapse under Hai Zi’s small-time profiteering and poor ethics. When they fall apart and drift into hardship, Ah Long finds a second chance under street-vendors’ leader Kui Mei, learns the true value of hard work and integrity, and reunites with Hai Zi and Zhu Zhu to merge their stalls into a principled partnership.
Jan 1984
Set in the 30's Shandong Province, China, this film shows story of a young couple. The husband devotes himself to the revolution, and the wife takes care of the whole family and goes through a lot of difficulties.
Jan 1982
The film illustrates classical Beijing Opera in different generations and the boy’s process of growing-up.
Nov 1992
A group of criminals call themselves the "Northern Detachment". They commit several major crimes on the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway. The Public Security Bureau sends Ma Xiaolong after them.
Jan 1988
Jan 1979
A squadron of the armed police force is responsible for escorting a group of serious criminals on a special train.
The story of young women, from the countryside, work in the industrial company to learn the self-estimate and face the change of society, etc.
Jan 1990