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Release: April 8, 2014

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Product Description A "brilliant exploration of violence and corruption in contemporary China" (Jon Frosch, the Atlantic), a TOUCH OF SIN was inspired by four shocking (and true) events that forced the world's fastest growing economy into a period of self-examination. Written and directed by master filmmaker Jia Zhangke (The World, Still Life), "one of the best and most important directors in the world" (Richard Brody, the New Yorker), this daring, poetic and grand-scale film focuses on four characters, each living in different provinces, who are driven to violent ends. An angry miner, enraged by widespread corruption in his village, decides to take justice into his own hands. A rootless migrant discovers the infinite possibilities of owning a firearm. A young receptionist, who dates a married man and works at a local sauna, is pushed beyond her limits by an abusive client. And a young factory worker goes from one discouraging job to the next, only to face increasingly degrading circumstances. Review A blistering fictionalized tale straight out of China, A Touch of Sin is at once monumental and human scale. --Manohla Dargis, The New York Times Jia s film remains a troubling, exhilarating epic of pugnacious surreality that s filled with jabbing questions and no simple answers. --Film Journal International A bitter, brutal, often brilliant exploration of violence and corruption in contemporary China. --Jon Frosch, The Atlantic Jia s film remains a troubling, exhilarating epic of pugnacious surreality that s filled with jabbing questions and no simple answers. --Film Journal International A bitter, brutal, often brilliant exploration of violence and corruption in contemporary China. --Jon Frosch, The Atlantic

Release: February 13, 2018

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Product Description An imperial guard searches for the truth behind a conspiracy that framed him and his partners. The proof of his innocence lies with a wanted woman named Bei Zhai... but will she reveal what she knows? In this intense prequel to BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES, the only thing he can truly trust is his sword. Blu-ray Review Just as compelling as the first film, but more visually epic and even more narratively ambitious. --Asian Film Strike One of the best martial arts films in the last 30 years. --Blood Brothers Reviews It s brilliantly dynamic in its action, characters, and plot rising well above the constraints of the wuxia genre and soaring on a new level. --Blood Brothers Reviews See more

Release: February 25, 2020

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Product Description Based on a true story from award winning director Daniel Lee (Three Kingdoms, 14 Blades), featuring China s biggest stars Wu Jing (Wandering Earth, Wolf Warrior 2) and Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Grandmaster), and with a special guest appearance from superstar Jackie Chan. THE CLIMBERS is a cinematic retelling of the first Chinese climbers to summit Mount Everest - the first ever to do so from the North Ridge. Well-known as the most challenging side of the mountain, the perilous journey takes its toll on the mountaineers, physically and mentally, forcing them to make life or death decisions at every turn. Language: Mandarin Subtitles: English Review a full-blooded, often rousing epic --Asian Film Strike The Climbers is a film that promises a solid and often captivating edge-of-your-seat action drama. --Film Combat Syndicate an exhilarating blockbuster --MAActionCinema See more Top Similar From the Brand Reviews The Climbers

Release: February 5, 2019

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The third entry in the loosely connected "Cloverfield" film series is set in the year 2028, a time when the Earth is plagued by a devastating energy crisis. The multinational crew members of an orbiting space station find their attempt to use a particle accelerator to create an infinite amount of energy has transported them to a parallel universe where they face a succession of bizarre and horrifying occurrences while trying to get back home. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Daniel Brühl, Chris O'Dowd star. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.

Release: June 30, 2026

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When a murder occurs in a small town in Southeast China, a local mechanic, known for his honesty, comes under suspicion. When the police target him to take the fall, he's forced to try and exonerate himself, uncovering several disturbing facts, most much bigger than the initial crime.

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A stolen sword, a restless young aristocrat, and star-crossed warriors collide in Ang Lee's lyrical martial-arts epic.

Release: May 29, 2007

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From the director of Hero and House of Flying Daggers comes the martial arts epic masterpiece. Starring Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li, Curse of the Golden Flower reveals a dazzling and spectacular world that will change the way you think of martial arts forever. Amazon.com Curse of the Golden Flower, a fictionalized historical glimpse into the brutally complicated politics of Emperor Ping's (Chow Yun Fat) reign during the Tang Dynasty, shows the viewer just how far a megalomaniac must go to gain and retain power in medieval China.

Release: September 8, 2015

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In 1930s Shanghai, an infamous playboy and a wealthy schemer manipulate lovers and reputations in a dangerous game of seduction.

Release: April 13, 2021

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Fully Restored in 3-D by 3-D Film Archive! When an emperor s son is accused of treason against the throne, he ends up in a fight for his life against all comers. Directed by Mei-Chun Chang (Revenge of the Shogun Women), this pop-out martial-arts spectacular stars Bobby Ming, Tao-Liang Tan, Kang Chin, David Wei Tang and Ying Bai, who was given an award for Best Supporting Actor at the 1977 Golden Horse Film Festival. This special edition is the first 3-D Film Archive release in Compatible 3-D, so you can view it on any system. The package has both BD3D polarized AND anaglyphic (red/cyan) 3-D versions, and contains one pair of anaglyphic 3-D glasses with information on how to acquire additional glasses. Special Features: -The House of Terror - Restored 1953 3-D Comic Book -Two Stereo Slide Presentations from 10-Time Emmy Award Winning Writer Eric Drysdale: 'Sold on Stereo, Commercial 3D in the 1950s' and 'Inside a Mid-century Department Store' -'Go Away I Like You Too Much' 3-D Music Video from The Simple Carnival by Jeff Boller -Super-Touch Lens System Featurette by 3-D Expert Mike Ballew, Produced by Joe Tiberio -Restored 4 channel Quadrophonic Sound -1 Pair of Anaglyphic 3-D Glasses with Information on How to Acquire Additional Glasses -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Optional English Subtitles

Release: November 23, 2021

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From the highly acclaimed director of Mr. Six, Guan Hu, and producer Edward Cheng (Terminator: Dark Fate), comes the incredible true story of the outnumbered and under-equipped Chinese soldiers heroically defending the Sihang Warehouse from 20,000 members of the formidable Imperial Japanese Army during the bloody Battle of Shanghai. "Currently sitting as the second-highest- grossing film around the world in 2020… The Eight Hundred is filmmaking on the grandest scale" (Ian Freer, Empire Magazine) and "a colossal work [that] plunges audiences into both the intimacy and magnitude of brutal war spectacle…" (Maggie Lee, Variety).

Release: November 9, 2021

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During a time of peace, a deadly sword that bestows great power upon it's wielder was divided and hidden. After the emperor dies, a deranged rebel seizes power and stages a massacre during his search for the blade, leaving only one survivor. Now, the young daughter of a great general is all that stands between a tyrant and his quest for domination.

Release: November 28, 2023

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Product Description Blind Cheng, known as the “knife-catcher", is a bounty hunter with great skills. When he meets an abused young girl after her family was massacred, he initially doesn’t want to get involved, but driven by rage and guided by justice, he intervenes. Review "a must-see for fans of Zatoichi or just fans of awesome movies" --The Action Elite “Has everything a martial arts fan could want” --comicon.com "pleased to see Tse Miu still kicking ass" --Letterboxd Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman

Release: July 23, 2024

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A breathtakingly intimate romance unfolds against a sweeping backdrop of social upheaval in renowned director Chen Kaige’s sumptuous saga of passion, fate, and the transcendent possibilities of art. Spanning fifty years of twentieth-century Chinese history, Farewell My Concubine follows aspiring actors Cheng Dieyi (a heartbreaking Leslie Cheung) and Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) as they emerge from a childhood of brutal training to become Beijing-opera stars, with life mirroring art as Dieyi’s unrequited love for Xiaolou and the country’s changing political tides engulf them in their own personal tragedies of jealousy and betrayal. The first Chinese film to win the Palme d’Or is epic filmmaking of the highest order—visually and emotionally ravishing from frame to exquisite frame. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration of the original director’s cut, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features New conversation between Chinese cultural studies scholar Michael Berry and film producer Janet Yang Documentary from 2003 on the making of the film Interview from 1993 with director Chen Kaige conducted by journalist Charlie Rose Trailer New English subtitle translation PLUS: An essay by author and scholar Pauline Chen Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Farewell My Concubine (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD]

Release: July 23, 2024

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A breathtakingly intimate romance unfolds against a sweeping backdrop of social upheaval in renowned director Chen Kaige’s sumptuous saga of passion, fate, and the transcendent possibilities of art. Spanning fifty years of twentieth-century Chinese history, Farewell My Concubine follows aspiring actors Cheng Dieyi (a heartbreaking Leslie Cheung) and Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) as they emerge from a childhood of brutal training to become Beijing-opera stars, with life mirroring art as Dieyi’s unrequited love for Xiaolou and the country’s changing political tides engulf them in their own personal tragedies of jealousy and betrayal. The first Chinese film to win the Palme d’Or is epic filmmaking of the highest order—visually and emotionally ravishing from frame to exquisite frame. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration of the original director’s cut, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack New conversation between Chinese cultural studies scholar Michael Berry and film producer Janet Yang Documentary from 2003 on the making of the film Interview from 1993 with director Chen Kaige conducted by journalist Charlie Rose Trailer New English subtitle translation PLUS: An essay by author and scholar Pauline Chen

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During the Nanjing Massacre, an American mortician shelters schoolgirls and courtesans inside a church.

Release: June 20, 2006

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Product Description An exotic, blind dancer finds herself torn between the loyalties of love and honor as she fights acrobatic warriors in the treetops in battles the likes of which have never before been seen. Amazon.com No one uses color like Chinese director Zhang Yimou--movies like Raise the Red Lantern or Hero, though different in tone and subject matter, are drenched in rich, luscious shades of red, blue, yellow, and green. House of Flying Daggers is no exception; if they weren't choreographed with such vigorous imagination, the spectacular action sequences would seem little more than an excuse for vivid hues rippling across the screen. Government officers Leo and Jin (Asian superstars Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro) set out to destroy an underground rebellion called the House of Flying Daggers (named for their weapon of choice, a curved blade that swoops through the air like a boomerang). Their only chance to find the rebels is a blind women named Mei (Ziyi Zhang, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) who has some lethal kung fu moves of her own. In the guise of an aspiring rebel, Jin escorts Mei through gorgeous forests and fields that become bloody battlegrounds as soldiers try to kill them both. While arrows and spears of bamboo fly through the air, Mei, Jin, and Leo turn against each other in surprising ways, driven by passion and honor. Zhang's previous action/art film, Hero, sometimes sacrificed momentum for sheer visual beauty; House of Flying Daggers finds a more muscular balance of aesthetic splendor and dazzling swordplay. --Bret Fetzer

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Ip Man's life and legacy unfold amid war, exile, and the rival schools of martial arts in 20th-century China.

Release: May 23, 2017

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Starring global superstar Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world's most iconic structure. Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe and Andy Lau also star in this sweeping epic. Bonus Content: Includes a digital copy of The Great Wall (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) Features High Dynamic Range (HDR10) for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color Deleted and Extended Scenes Matt Damon in China Working with Director Zhang Yimou The Great Wall Visual Effects Man vs.

Release: May 16, 2017

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At the Great Wall of China, a band of elite warriors battles monstrous creatures that threaten humanity.

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A nameless warrior recounts his encounters with legendary assassins in a visually stunning tale of power and sacrifice.

Release: June 20, 2006

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Product Description An exotic, blind dancer finds herself torn between the loyalties of love and honor as she fights acrobatic warriors in the treetops in battles the likes of which have never before been seen. Amazon.com No one uses color like Chinese director Zhang Yimou--movies like Raise the Red Lantern or Hero, though different in tone and subject matter, are drenched in rich, luscious shades of red, blue, yellow, and green.

Release: August 19, 2025

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A renowned swordsman seeking a life of peace away from the martial arts world, finds himself forced back into the chaos between good and evil. His path crosses with the enigmatic leader of the demon sect, setting the stage for an unexpected journey.

Release: April 19, 2016

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Blu-Ray. Donnie Yen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2) ignites the screen in a return to the role that made him an icon - as Ip Man, the real-life Wing Chun grandmaster who mentored Bruce Lee. In this explosive third installment of the blockbuster martial arts series, when a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer (Mike Tyson) make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand. Fists will fly as some of the most incredible fight scenes ever filmed play out on the big screen. Bonus features: Making of; Interviews with Donnie Yen and Mike Tyson; Trailers. Language Available: Subtitle and DUB - English, Spanish, and French.

Release: December 15, 2020

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When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.

Release: April 28, 2026

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* The film that put director Zhang Yimou and star Gong Li on the international cinema map follows beautiful young Ju Dou as she is married off to an egregiously cruel, and also impotent, owner of a dye mill in the Chinese countryside in the early 20th century. When the boss’ nephew arrives on the scene they fall for each other with lustful abandon. Their impassioned affair soon leads to a son. After the clandestine couple convinces the despotic husband that he is the father, the boy is raised as his long-awaited heir. However the myriad complications of infidelity lead to a visceral and psychological melee between the lovers and their ruler with explosively dramatic turns. With its stunning mise en scène and sumptuous use of color, JU DOU was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards® and has earned a reputation as one of the greatest Chinese films ever made. Bonus Features: 1. Commentary by film critics James Marsh and Pierce Conran 2. Video essay by USC Professor Kin Tak Raymond Tsang 3. Contemporary Chinese Voices on Ju Dou video discussion

Release: March 4, 2014

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Biopic of legendary martial arts master, Yip Man, who trained Bruce Lee.

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A prince returns to a palace of murder and betrayal in this lavish Hamlet-inspired epic.

Release: September 25, 2007

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A Cinderella story set in a mysterious and exotic world, this stunning romantic epic shows how a house servant blossoms, against all odds, to become the most captivating geisha of her day.

Release: September 25, 2007

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A Cinderella story set in a mysterious and exotic world, this stunning romantic epic shows how a house servant blossoms, against all odds, to become the most captivating geisha of her day.

Release: July 5, 2016

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From Stephen Chow, director of Kung Fu Hustle, comes The Mermaid: an outrageous, in-your-face action comedy and movie phenomenon that has become China?s biggest film of all time!

Release: July 12, 2016

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Mainland master Jia Zhangke (A Touch of Sin) scales new heights with Mountains May Depart. Starring the luminous Zhao Tao, the film is both an intimate drama and a decades-spanning epic about how China's capitalist experiment has affected the lives of one splintered family, leaping in time from the past to the present to the speculative near-future. Jia's new film is an intensely moving study of how China's economic boom and the culture of materialism it has spawned has affected the bonds of family, tradition, and love. Bonus Features: English Subtitles, Closed Captions, 5.1 Surround Sound, Booklet Essay by Aliza Ma, New York Film Festival: A Conversation with Jia Zhangke (73 min., courtesy of Film Society of Lincoln Center), Trailer

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Disc 1 of John Woo’s epic retelling of the Battle of Red Cliffs in ancient China.

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Disc 2 of John Woo’s epic retelling of the Battle of Red Cliffs in ancient China.

Release: July 14, 2026

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A girl is sent to marry the owner of a failing sorghum wine distillery. When the old man dies, she must take over the business. Shangdong, China, late 1930s. A girl named Jiu'er is sent by her parents to marry an old man who owns a failing sorghum wine distillery. When the old man dies under mysterious circumstances, Jiu'er must take over the business... and her tenacity quickly gains the love and support of the rough but kind distillery workers. A foundational work of contemporary Chinese cinema, Red Sorghum launched its first-time director Zhang Yimou (Hero, Raise the Red Lantern) and star Gong Li (Farewell My Concubine, Memoirs of a Geisha) onto the world's stage. Filled with "images that will intoxicate your eyes" (Desson Howe, Washington Post), Red Sorghum is presented in a new HD remastered version for the first time in North America. Bonus Materials Video essay by historial Jonathan Clements Interview with Chinese film historian Tony Rayns Trailer Cast & Crew Actors: Wen Jiang as Wo Yeye Rujun Teng as Uncle Luohan Gong Li as Jiu'er Director: Yimou Zhang Producer: Tian-Ming Wu

Release: August 13, 2019

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Product Description With SHADOW, director Zhang Yimou (HERO, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS) once again pushes the boundaries of wuxia action to create a film like no other, masterfully painting a canvas of inky blacks and greys punctuated with bursts of color from the blood of the defeated. In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a shadow , a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want. Language: Mandarin, English Dub Subtitles: Chinese, English This item includes a Blu-ray and DVD disc. Review "An enthralling, inventive, rapturous descent into utter madness" --Birth Movies Death "Bombastic martial arts wuxia replete with duels of breath-taking beauty that will please longtime Zhang acolytes and newbies alike." --The Film Stage "The action scenes are among the best that Zhang Yimou has ever shot" --Birth Movies Death See more

Release: August 13, 2019

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Product Description With SHADOW, director Zhang Yimou (HERO, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS) once again pushes the boundaries of wuxia action to create a film like no other, masterfully painting a canvas of inky blacks and greys punctuated with bursts of color from the blood of the defeated. In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a "shadow", a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want. Review An enthralling, inventive, rapturous descent into utter madness --Birth Movies Death Bombastic martial arts wuxia replete with duels of breath-taking beauty that will please longtime Zhang acolytes and newbies alike. --The Film Stage "The action scenes are among the best that Zhang Yimou has ever shot" --Birth Movies Death See more

Release: July 30, 2024

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee SHANGHAI TRIAD is a thrilling and sumptuously stylized potboiler about the Chinese criminal underworld of the 1930's from legendary director Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, House of Flying Daggers). Hired to be a servant to pampered nightclub singer and mob moll Xiao Jinbao (Gong Li, Ju Dou, Farewell My Concubine), naive teenager Shuisheng (Wang Xiaoxiao) is thrust into the glamorous and deadly demimonde of Shanghai’s crime syndicates. Over the course of seven days, Shuisheng observes mounting tensions as triad boss Tang begins to suspect traitors amongst his ranks and rivals for Xiao Jinbao’s affections. Zhang’s inventive take on the gangster film is “assured and attention-grabbing” (Variety) and Gong’s central performance, “a portrait of a capricious and indulgent woman who gains depth as we watch her -- is one of her finest” (Chicago Tribune). Bonus Features: 1. Trouble in Shanghai video essay by author Grady Hendrix 2. Booklet with new essay by film critic and lecturer John Berra

Release: November 22, 2022

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Eleven-disc set includes "Orlando," "The City of Lost Children," "The Celluloid Closet," "Run Lola Run," "SLC Punk," "The Devil's Backbone," "Volver," "Synecdoche, New York," "Still Alice," "Call Me by Your Name," and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."