Tong Dawei Movies
Mainland writer/director Li Yu teams with producer and screenwriter Fang Li for this tale of money and love in the Chinese capitol. Lin Dong (Tony Leung Kar-fai) is a resourceful entrepreneur from the southern province of Guangdong who has risen through the ranks to become the manager of the highly profitable Golden Basin Foot Massage Parlor. The popular parlor is staffed by a group of attractive young girls that includes Liu Pingguo (Fan Bingbing) and Xiaomei (Zeng Meihuizi), two Guangdong natives who are also looking for a better life in the big city. One night, after some heavy drinking, Dong takes Pingguo up to his lavish apartment and awkwardly forces himself on the girl as her window-cleaner husband, Kun (Tong Dawei), watches in shock from his harness outside. Later, when Pingguo discovers that she is pregnant, Dong, his infertile wife, Wang Mei (Elaine Jin), Kun, and the mother-to-be all sit down together to sign contracts that will allow Dong to adopt the child in exchange for a healthy chunk of change. The airtight agreement slowly begins to unravel, however, when the child is born and biological mother Pingguo realizes that giving up her child simply isn't an option. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tony Leung Kar-Fai, Fan Bingbing, (more)
- 2009
The latest in a long line of Secret Royal Guards attempts to protect the emperor not with his impressive kung-fu skills, but with a collection of impractical devices of his own creation. Each of the twelve agents is named for one of the 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals, and assigned a specific task to keep the emperor safe. Agent 00Tiger is a true martial arts master, but Agent 00Dog (Louis Koo) just isn't as strong as his physically capable counterparts. In order to compensate, Agent 00Dog begins inventing a series of whimsical security devices that often do more harm than good. When Agent 00Dog discovers that the Chief eunuch Unicorn has hatched a plot to assassinate the emperor, he vows to prove his worth once and for all by putting his oddball inventions to the ultimate test. Once the kingdom has been saved, the Empress (Sandra Ng) will have her pick of handsome suitors. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Louis Koo
American John Miller (Christian Bale) seeks sanctuary in a Chinese cathedral during the 1937 Nanking Massacre, hiding out from Japanese Imperial forces alongside courtesans and frightened schoolgirls as a shocking crime against humanity unfolds just outside. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Christian Bale, Ni Ni, (more)
- 2002
A romance born of a tragedy follows a tragic path of its own in this drama from Chinese auteur Zhang Yuan. Wang Yi (Tong Dawei) is a young man whose best friend is soon to marry a beautiful woman, Du Xiaoju (Xu Jinglei), to whom Yi finds himself attracted. When Yi's friend tragically dies shortly before the wedding, Yi becomes friendly with Xiaoju, and in time he confesses his love for her. Yi and Xiaoju soon marry, but while they're quite happy together at first, clouds soon appear on the horizon; she enjoys teasing him about his past lovers, while he becomes angry when she wears makeup or shows physical affection toward him in public. Yi and Xiaoju begin quarreling often, and he becomes moody and distant. One night, she confronts him while he's drinking with friends, and he responds with violence. Yi asks Xiaoju for a trial separation, which upsets her greatly; he decides to give their relationship another try, and all seems well on the surface. However, in time Xiaoju becomes convinced Yi no longer loves her, while she has become more emotionally dependent on him than ever, and her desperation begins to manifest itself in dangerous emotional instability. Wo Ai Ni received its American premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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