Sun Min Movies

Realistic, low key and gritty, this Chinese police drama follows an honest maverick cop as he embarks on a fruitless quest for honor and justice in the face of massive departmental corruption. Wu Jitang (Sun Min) works hard, has many years of experience, and is scrupulously honest, but due to past mistakes he has become a pariah in his department with no chance of promotion. Still, the dogged Wu continues his work, if for no other reason than to support his much-loved wife and lovely 12-year-old daughter. He does his best to ignore the blatant instances of graft and the misuse of police funds that he daily observes. Life for Wu becomes almost unbearable when during a business trip out of town, a neighboring teen rapes his daughter. Upon his return, Wu's superiors force him to head the investigation. The more information Wu unearths, the greater the pressure he feels. Unable to stand any more, Wu makes a fateful decision that will change his life and that of those around him forever. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

This slickly produced film explores a bit of the life and a lot about the romantic adventures of an acclaimed Chinese writer, Yu Da Fu. In a curious quirk of filmmaking, the movie provides almost no information about the writer or his works, and instead concentrates on his several encounters with a Japanese woman over the course of his short life. While studying in Japan in the 1920s, the future writer (Sun Min) meets a lovely woman named Tumeido (Cheng Xi) and falls in love with her. However, he dutifully returns to China and an arranged marriage. He soon becomes a well-known writer, and is in Singapore when the Japanese take it over. He has already made his opposition to Japanese activities in China very well known, so he is soon in hot water with the occupation. His troubles grow more serious, however, when he discovers that the mistress of the Japanese commanding officer is none other than his beloved Tumeido. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi