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Blush (1995)
The friendship between two women working in a posh Shanghai brothel is tested by the tumult surrounding the Communist Revolution in 1949.The Day the Sun Turned Cold (1994)
The tale of a northern Chinese welder who goes to police headquarters to accuse his mother of poisoning his father ten years earlier.Mulan (1998)
Disney's animated adaptation of a 2,000 year old Chinese poem in which a young woman (Mulan) disguises herself as a man in order to take her ailing father's place.Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
The old master of a powerful family in 1920's China supports three wives. Let the rivalries begin.Red Cherry (1995)
In World War II, two Mainland Chinese children, are spirited away and sequestered in a Russian. But when the German army invades Moscow, they are plunged into further atrocities.Shanghai Triad (1995)
Rival Chinese gangs use an alluring and intelligent prostitute as a go-between, subtly tempting each other to make a false move in this acclaimed thriller.Tai Chi Master, The (1993)
Lifelong friends leave the Shaolin Temple to walk the earth, one becoming a champion of the oppressed, the other becoming a tool of the oppressors.Temptation of a Monk (1993)
A general is forced into hiding at a Buddhist temple when his rival betrays him. The rival continues his assault by eliminating those close to the general.Women From the Lake of Scented Souls (1993)
A successful Chinese businesswoman is forced by tradition to endure her abusive husband.