The best Vivian Wu’s movies

Vivian Wu

Vivian Wu

05/02/1966 (58 años)
Today we present the best Vivian Wu’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Vivian Wu’s movies.
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
6.1/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 15/07/2011
  • Character: Sophia's Aunt
A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women.

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor
7.7/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 27/05/1987
  • Character: Wen Hsiu
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
4.8/10
The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where they train to perfect the art of becoming one. The turtles also assist a small village in an uprising.

The Chinese Widow

The Chinese Widow
6.2/10
It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of the US Air Force is forced to make an emergency landing in China. Its commander Jack Turner (Emilie Hirsch) barely survives but gets rescued by Ying (Crystal Liu), a local widow who will stop at nothing to hide him from the Japanese occupant.

Heaven & Earth

Heaven & Earth
6.8/10
Le Ly lives in a small Vietnamese village whose serenity is shattered when war breaks out. Caught between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese army, the village is all but destroyed. After being both brutalized and raped, Le Ly resolves to flee. She leaves for the city, surviving desperate situations, but surviving nonetheless. Eventually she meets a U.S. Marine named Steve Butler who treats her kindly and tells her he would like to be married -- maybe to her.

The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club
7.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 08/09/1993
  • Character: An Mei's Mother
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.

The Guyver

The Guyver
4.9/10
FBI agent Max Reed witnesses Dr. Tetsu Segawa - a researcher for the mysterious Chronos Corporation - being murdered. Dr. Segawa had stolen an alien device known as "The Guyver" from Chronos. College student Sean Barker, whose girlfriend's father was Dr. Segawa, finds the Guyver's hiding spot while watching the forensic team investigating the crime scene.

The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book
6.5/10
A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.

The Founding of a Republic

The Founding of a Republic
4.9/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 17/09/2009
  • Character: 宋美龄
The Founding of a Republic is a Chinese historical film commissioned by China's film regulator and made by the state-owned China Film Group (CFG) to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. The film retells the tale of the Communist ascendancy and triumph.

Dead Pigs

Dead Pigs
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 19/01/2018
  • Character: Candy Wang
A pig farmer, a busboy, a salon owner, an expat architect and a jaded rich girl cross paths as thousands of dead pigs float down the Yangtze River toward Shanghai.

Dinner Rush

Dinner Rush
7.2/10
One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to having to please a whiny food critic, Louis must fend off a hostile takeover from a pair of gangsters, to whom his sous-chef is in debt. Further, Louis has an argument with his son, the star chef, whose culinary creativity has brought success to the business.

8 ½ Women

8 ½ Women
5.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 22/05/1999
  • Character: Kito
After the death of his wife, wealthy businessman Philip Emmenthal and his son Storey open their own private harem in their family residence in Geneva (they get the idea while watching Federico Fellini's 8½ and after Storey is "given" a woman, Simato (Inoh), to waive her pachinko debts). They sign one-year contracts with eight (and a half) women to this effect. The women each have a gimmick (one is a nun, another a kabuki performer, etc.). Philip soon becomes dominated by his favourite of the concubines, Palmira, who has no interest in Storey as a lover, despite what their contract might stipulate. Philip dies, the concubines' contracts expire, and Storey is left alone with Giulietta (the titular "½", played by Fujiwara) and of course the money and the houses.

The House That Never Dies II

The House That Never Dies II
A cultural relic restorer discovers the skeletons of babies while working in an old mansion. The bloody events of the past drags everyone working on the project into a dark abyss.

The Soong Sisters

The Soong Sisters
7/10
The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling (the oldest) married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling (the youngest) married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.

Desires of the Heart

Desires of the Heart
Follows urban youngsters in their pursuit of true love and all the set backs and comedic mishaps along the way.

Iron And Silk

Iron And Silk
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 15/02/1991
  • Character: Ming
Iron and Silk is a 1990 movie based on the eponymous book by American writer Mark Salzman. It details his journey to China after college to study Chinese wu shu, better known in the west as kung fu, and to teach English. Though not trained as an actor, Salzman starred as himself, as did Pan Qingfu, who claimed no one else could portray him on film. Salzman's experiences occurred in Changsha, Hunan, though the film was shot in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. (Wikipedia)

Chinaman

Chinaman
7/10
Keld is in a rut. His wife of 25 years has left him. For sustenance, he eats his way through the menu at the local Chinese takeaway. The owner talks him into a marriage of convenience with his sister from China and the unplanned-for happens. A delicate romance blossoms between these two damaged, fragile individuals, but a secret gives their relationship a fateful twist. A subtle and touching story of life's diversity.

Vanishing Son

Vanishing Son
7.1/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 02/03/1994
  • Character: Lili
Two students in the Peoples Republic of China are forced to flee out of China after having taken part in a protest action for freedom. They come to America, and try to build up a new life. After a while, one of the brothers pursues a musical career while the other gets entangled in a criminal organization.

Vanishing Son III

Vanishing Son III
7/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 30/07/1994
  • Character: Lili
The saga picks up in Washington, DC where Jian-wa is competing in a classical music competition. Back in LA, Jian-wa's brother Wago is wanted by the F.B.I. and manage to pull Jian-wa back to L.A. for questioning. They also want him to infiltrate his brother's gang in order to save his Wago. Can Jian-wa get Wago to see the truth about things before it's too late?

The Palace

The Palace
6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 13/08/2013
  • Character: Empress Xiaogongren
In Qing Dynasty, Chen Xiang and Liuli became maids and friends in the imperial palace. Liuli wanted to be famous whereas Chen Xiang just wanted to live a normal life. Liuli attempted to change her life by knowing the prince, even at the cost of betraying Chen Xiang.

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