Shu Shi

Four Chefs and a Feast (1999)

Fifty years after partners in a prestigious Shanghai restaurant split, others try to restore it to its glory. ...

Those Are Chinese (1992)

Nan ren de shi jie (1987)

As most families only want to have boys, women end up becoming rare and precious. ...

The Sunset (1986)

Three former comrades from a wartime propaganda troupe join to form a senoir choir, and are soon joined by their other comrades, who find that it is an uplifting experience in their old age. ...

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns (1983)

History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the organisation of filmmaking under the post-war communist government; the impact of the Cultural Revolution; the work ...

The Red Sun (1963)

Days in the Water (1960)

At a 1930s swimming match, a Chinese champion is forced to lose to his American rival. Later, the Chinese champion's son, another potential champion, is torn between the rigours of training and the lure of romance. ...

Deep Affection (1957)

The life and work of Chinese bacteriologists. The film is based on the theme of profound psychological changes in a person's character, who, under the influence of many factors of life and situations, has to change his view of the world and science. One of ...

For Peace (1956)

A professor of East China University and his family become supporters of the Communists after America supports the Nationalists. ...

Li Shizhen (1956)

This biography film is based on the life of the real historical figure Li Shizhen.The story focuses on the social injustices suffered by Li as well as the difficulties he overcame in writing the famous Encyclopedia of Herbs. ...

Song Jing Shi (1955)

In the mid-19th century, at the height of the Opium War, the Chinese people rose up against the feudal system and the Manchu dynasty, which had capitulated to foreign invaders. ... With their heads bowed, peasants in chains trudge along, those who refused ...

The Letter with Feathers (1954)

Twelve-year-old Hai Wa sends a secret letter containing Japanese military information to the Eight Route Army during the anti-Japanese war. ...

Cut the Evil’s Claw (1954)

Sorrows of the Forbidden City (1948)

The film focused on a conflict between Empress Dowager Cixi, her son Guangxi (the nominal emperor) and his wife, Zhen Fei. ...

A Distinguished Family (1942)

Peach Blossom Lake (1941)

Jiang shui tao tao (1976)

River water surging ...