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Susan Chan Movies

2011  
 
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A man must care for a woman who has devoted her life to looking after him in this drama from filmmaker Ann Hui. Roger (Andy Lau) is a successful movie producer with a housekeeper, Ah Tao (Deanie Ip), who has worked for his family over the course of four generations. Ah Tao has been a nanny and maid for Roger's family for nearly all her adult life, and he looks upon her as a member of the family rather than an employee. When Roger comes home one day to discover Ah Tao has suffered a severe stroke, its' clear she's no longer up to the demands of her job, and he agrees to help her relocate to a nursing home. Roger, the only member of his family still living in Hong Kong, is eager to help, but he's unsure of just how much he's supposed to do for her and is afraid to seem neglectful; Ah Tao, on the other hand, doesn't want to be a burden to Roger, and their relationship goes through an awkward period as their roles reverse and he becomes her caregiver. Set against the backdrop of the Hong Kong film industry, Tao Jie (aka A Simple Life) features cameos appearances from such luminaries as Sammo Hung and Tsui Hark. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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2006  
 
In the tradition of Calendar Girls and The Full Monty, a group of older Cantonese women are liberated when their original dance class is canceled and switched to belly dancing in the life-affirming comedy drama My Mother Is a Belly Dancer. The film focuses on Mrs. Wong (Kristal Tin), Mrs. Chan, (Amy Chum) and Mrs. Lee (Sydney), three ladies who find catharsis by performing a dance that most of their community considers lurid and uncivilized. The film was screened at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and was directed by 2005's All About Love's screenwriter Lee Kung-lok. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

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Starring:
Kristal TinAmy Chum, (more)
 
2004  
PG13  
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Hong Kong action star Michelle Yeoh serves as both producer and leading lady for this bit of slam-bang adventure. By day, Lulu Wong (Yeoh) is a mild-mannered environmental activist, but when the going gets tough, she transforms herself into Silver Hawk, a battle-ready heroine who finds herself chasing after Alexander Wolfe (Luke Goss), a suave British rogue agent. Wolfe has abducted a brilliant Chinese scientist (Chen Daming) who has invented a new artificial intelligence technology that could have dramatic worldwide impact; Silver Hawk sets out to find Wolfe and his captive before he forces him to reveal his secrets, but matters become more complicated when the daughter of a powerful industrial tycoon also goes missing. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Michelle YeohLuke Goss, (more)
 
2004  
R  
A woman becomes caught in the web of a gang of thieves who literally steal the lives from their victims in this thriller. Fung Chi-ching (Angelica Lee) is a woman living with kidney disease who is conveniently dating a doctor, Tsui Wai-man (Andy Hui). While attending a close friend's wedding, Chi-ching wanders into a hotel room to discover a dead body, nude and bloody and missing a kidney. While giving her report to the police, Chi-ching tells them she saw a woman making her way down the corridor as she entered the room; the woman in question turns out to be Suen Ling (Karena Lam), a medical researcher who works with Wai-man and had a brief fling with him. When Chi-ching identifies Suen Ling as the woman fleeing the scene of the crime, the police chalk it up to jealousy given their past history, but when a man who sells human organs on the black market abducts Chi-ching, Suen Ling comes to her rescue, and the two join forces with Wai-man to locate and capture the murderous thieves. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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2000  
 
Directed by Chinese-American actress Crystal Kwok, The Mistress sees Alex (Jacqueline Peng hired by businessman Henry (Ray Lui) to teach English to his ostensibly airheaded mistress, Michelle (Vicky Chen). When Alex and Henry begin to bond, Michelle makes a quick exit. Unfortunately for Alex, it doesn't take the married Henry long to start repeating his bad habits. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

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Starring:
Ray LuiMoses Chan, (more)
 
2000  
PG13  
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In this fast-moving, light-hearted thriller from Hong Kong, Macy (Kelly Chen) is supposed to marry her Japanese boyfriend Takahashi (Toru Nakamura) during a trip to Las Vegas, but instead he leaves her at the altar. Told that Takhashi has returned to Tokyo, Macy and her friend Yung (Ekin Cheng) decide to fly to Japan and find him. Macy and Yung decide professional assistance may be in order, so they retain the services of Lam (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), a detective from China now living in Tokyo. Lam and his right-hand woman Saori (Cecilia Cheung) swing into action, learning that Takahashi's situation is a bit more complicated than anyone imagined. What's more, a dangerous gangster, Ito (Hiroshi Abe), has gotten involved in the case. Dungging Gungleuk was a major box-office hit in Hong Kong but went directly to video in the United States under the title Tokyo Raiders. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Tony Leung Chiu-WaiEkin Cheng, (more)
 
1998  
PG13  
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Jackie Chan wrote, directed and stars in this English-language action-comedy tale of about a commando group that travels to South Africa to kidnap scientists working on new energy sources. However, a Washington-based cover-up requires a downed plane after completion of the mission, and Jackie is the only survivor of the plane crash. When the crash trauma leaves him with amnesia, his question, "Who am I?" becomes his name -- Whoami. Recognized by CIA agent Morgan (Ron Smerczak), Whoami learns covert operatives have sent assassins to eliminate him, and the martial arts footwork gets fancy with Whoami heading to Rotterdam in hopes of recovering his memory. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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Starring:
Jackie ChanMichelle Ferre, (more)
 
1994  
 
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The title of this Hong-Kong film is a little deceiving. It is actually more of a biker-action film with a hint of romance targeted for adolescent audiences. Frank is an angry young-man on a motorcycle. His girlfriend and total opposite is Celia, a mainlander trying to earn enough money to defend her brother, a political prisoner. Her chosen profession is prostitution. She came to Frank after encountering problems with both the police and gangsters. While the mobsters continue their pursuit of Celia, Frank enters a motorcycle race to try to win the cash prize that will help Celia out. He is helped by a worker at the track. One of the pursuing policemen also tries to help, but he is too late. Blood is spilled. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Starring:
Aaron KwokKwok Tsuen On, (more)