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- Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
- An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.
- Two coal miners and conmen looking for their next murder victim decide on a naïve country boy desperately looking for a job.
- A young man, hounded by a psychopathic general, learns martial arts at the Shaolin temple to avenge his father's death. To achieve this he forgoes a budding romance with his kungfu master's daughter, a shepherdess.
- A documentary on China, concentrating mainly on the faces of the people, filmed in the areas they were allowed to visit. The 220-minute version consists of three parts. The first part, taken around Beijing, includes a cotton factory, older sections of the city, and a clinic where a Caesarean operation is performed using acupuncture. The middle part visits the Red Flag canal and a collective farm in Henan, as well as the old city of Suzhou. The final part shows the port and industries of Shanghai and ends with a stage presentation by Chinese acrobats.
- China in the late 1970s and early 1980s: the life of an ordinary working family as seen through its three siblings.
- A Chinese man moves illegally to Japan in order to improve his life and gain opportunity. He buys and assumes a false identity at considerable cost and is, therefore, more than happy to accept a job offer meant for someone else. Having forged his way into a new setting once again he has to contend with the reality that the job is preparing traditional Japanese soba noodles.
- Xixi, local born and bred in the old part of the city, dreams of becoming a synchronized swimmer. Together with Yuanyuan and Xiaopi, her best friends, she sets foot on her new journey of becoming a synchronized swimmer. Unexpectedly, their houses are about to be pulled down. Before heading separate ways, they unanimously agree to make their last childhood dream come true in their own ways, and keep a wonderful record of the childhood days in the alley.
- 9 contestants and 1 mole (mol). The nine contestants have to complete a series of challenges. When challenges are successfully completed, a certain amount of money is earned.
- In Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Yu Liang Yuan (21 years old) and his father, Yu Ting Yong (45 years old), on the occasion of the celebration of the Chinese New Year, are getting ready to begin their annual journey from the industrial colony where they work and live to their hometown in Henan. This year, however, appears to be crucial for the future of both of them. Yu Liang Yuan, on this New Year's, is planning to get engaged to one of his old classmates, with whom he has had a long-distance relationship for one year. At their age, 21 years old, it is urgent to get engaged soon if they want to assure a prosperous marriage and to accomplish the aspirations of his family. Returning to their hometown will symbolize the reencountering with everything they left behind, the family and friends who they only meet once each year, and also with the land that they consider to be their true home. However, this journey will bring with it an unexpected surprise: the family of Yu Liang Yuan's girlfriend has been considering other candidates and has finally come to the conclusion that Yu's family is not wealthy enough to take them into consideration. For a resigned Yu Liang Yuan, this situation will lead him to questioning both the world that he inhabits and a set of traditions that he does not agree with. He will reach the point of questioning his own existence and what he truly desires.
- Part biography of the life of 32nd Generation Shaolin Warrior Monk Shi Xing Wu - Master Yuan Zhen Wu and part documentary displaying a vast number of Shaolin Martial Arts, forms and weapons, and disciplines which have been handed down often secretly, from Master to Disciple for over 1500 years. Integrating mind, body Qi (energy) and spirit through movement, Zen meditation and Qigong was handed down by the first Zen Master Bodhidharma to the Shaolin Temple Monks who have continued these traditions to improve health, increase longevity, physical strength, calm the mind and perform amazing feats of skill, balance, grace and concentration. Mandarin with English subtitles. 32nd Generation Shaolin Warrior Monk Shi Xing Wu, secular name Master Yuan Zhen Wu has dedicated his life to sharing the Authentic Shaolin Martial Arts and Training methods to all who are willing to learn. His outstanding Coaching and Martial Arts skills have been recognized by Jet Li, Jackie Chan and more. Shi Xing Wu's mastery of these things shows clearly in this documentary as well as his passion for sharing his art and wisdom.
- A Ming princess and her faithful bodyguard are chased to Shaolin Temple by the Ching army.
- Jiao Yulu was the communist secretary of Lankao County, who worked tirelessly for the people and died of liver cancer at the age of 42.
- Diao Chan, one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, was used by Wang Yun to turn the warrior Lü Bu against the warlord Dong Zhuo.
- When a ghost starts haunting the rehearsals of a theatre play, two graduates return to the campus to help the students in the drama club to clear up the grudges from the past.
- Facing a 1,000-year-old tradition, a young girl from rural China is forced to abandon her life in the city and return home for an arranged marriage.
- After losing the battle and control of his kingdom, King Chu requests that his surviving General train assassins in secret hideaway to avenge the downfall of the Chu clan to the Wei Army.
- Hailing from China's legendary Shaolin Temple, these men are not only accomplished Zen masters but also famous kungfu stars. Now they've left it all behind to forge a new future in America and bring their special brand of Martial Arts to the west.
- Because of the poverty of the social vulnerable group in Henan and the poor management of the blood supply, many innocent people fall victim to HIV while selling blood and receiving blood transfusions. Only by caring enough to reveal the truth about the tragic conditions of these people can the problem be controlled. "The Epic of the Central Plains" is part of the series "Caring and Compassion" that tells the story of AIDS and Love in rural Henan.
- This is a true story which happened in today's China. A mysterious "Panda-Man" launched a seemingly absurd event "Let Panda Fly". Several teenagers, with their own different purposes, joined this panda fever. After experiencing confusion, doubt, failure and persistence, they together with 20,000 teenagers finally made a fabulous thing. They used all kinds of wonderful ideas and arts of panda to make a million bucks, and with this huge sum of money, they built a house for 60 lonely elderly to provide a home for them beside the Yellow River in China.
- In Xin County, Henan Province, China, a transformation in the countryside unfolds as the nation industrializes. Through the lens of Alex Zou, a Chinese-American born in Massachusetts, filmmaker Christine Choy records the transition from traditional camellia oil-making methods to automation in factories. In the process, Alex connects with his roots in his father's hometown and searches for answers to some of life's larger questions.