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Hyung-man is in his fifties and has regrettably never dated. After having lost all his money to a close friend, Hyung-man spends his monotonous and frustrating life in his photo studio. One day, Hyung-man decides to pay his fraudulent friend, Ki-hyuk, a visit, after having heard that he is dying of cancer. Ki-hyuk requests that [...]
My Lovely Sam-Soon was the most popular TV drama of 2005, and it’s easy to see why, though the series doesn’t fully work for me. Kim Seon-A is totally convincing and likable as the title character: a brassy, unglamorous, vulgar young woman with her own mind, but who still feels the tug of social expectations. They [...]
This drama is adapted from a romantic novel bearing the same title written by writer Lee Sun Mi (이선미). The heroine disguises herself as a man in order to avoid an arranged marriage. She works in a coffee specialty shop and then falls in love with the president of the shop. The premise is that [...]
Continuing with their series of Chinese cinema releases in Australia, China Lion are bringing us Peter Chan Ho-sun’s new film Wu Xia this week. It’s nice to see they’ve resisted the urge to re-title it — it’s apparently going to be titledDragon for its release in the USA. Fans of Chinese cinema will be familiar with the name:wuxia describes [...]
Set in Republican-era China, this martial arts epic centers on two brothers trained from childhood in Chinese opera and martial arts. One seeks to reclaim a coveted stage-fighting title their master lost to an arch-rival. The other sets his sights on claiming the rival master’s lover. Starring is Taiwanese actor Wu Chun, mainland pop star [...]
Action director Ching Siu-Tung helms this fantasy film based on an old Chinese legend about an herbalist who falls in love with a thousand-year-old White Snake disguised as a woman. Jet Li stars as a sorcerer who discovers her true identity and battles to save the man’s soul. Another remake of the classic story, at [...]
Directed by Poon Man Kit Roger Kwok Chun On — Wu Zi Xu Kent Cheng Juk Si — Sun Wu / Sun Tzu Tsui Kam Kong — Prince Esther Kwan Wing Ho — Nan Gong Ming Zhu “The Warrior Period” is actually a 2-part series, in which the second part is continued almost directly from [...]
Liked the high acclaim blockbusters, “Warrior Period” is Super Impact’s 1996 mega-drama series that is specially dedicated to the audiences. Based on the masterpiece military book, “The Art Of War”, as the blueprint, it tells how the heroes assisted their masters becoming the ruler amongst clans in the dreadful political struggles. Overseas shooting in mainland [...]
Shaolin is another historical martial arts epic starring Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse. This time the setting is turn of the century (?) mainland China during civil wars that are dividing the country. Andy Lau (General Hou Jie) and his right hand man Nick Tse (Cao Man) chase a wounded general into the Shaolin temple [...]
Cast: Joe Ma, Michael Tse, Kate Tsui, Sammul Chan, Ellane Kwong, Joel Chan, Chan Chin Pang, Lau Kong Relic of an Emissary is a 2011 Hong Kong television series produced by TVB. The 30-episode drama premiered 4 April 2011 on Hong Kong’s TVB Jadeand TVB HD Jade channels, airing five days a week. Wong Wai-sing, who produced TVB’s The [...]