Orphan Tears 1995

West Gate Police Story 1994

An astonishing murder case occurred in the Ximen police station in a certain place. The criminal Amuyin had an affair with the wife of the Yang family's eldest son, and murdered Yang's mother, the Yang family's eldest father and daughter. Yang Hua, the youngest son of the Yang family, is serving a sentence in prison for assault.

To Live 1994

Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work.

Rooster-Fighting In The Royal Court 1994

For Fun 1993

Required to retire from his job as a utility man at a Peking Opera theater, Old Han is at loose ends, wandering the backstreets of Beijing looking for something to correct.

黑白人间 1992

The Street Players 1987

Based on Lao She’s novel, a story about a street player set in the wartime Chongqing.

The Girl in Red 1985

Sixteen-year-old An-ran gets into repeated trouble because she refuses blind obedience to authority, openly challenging and correcting a teacher who makes a mistake in class. She is different.

Meeting of the Two Heroes, Part 1 1984

Teahouse 1982

An old teahouse in Beijing serves as the stage for a drama that unfolds over several tumultuous decades of modern Chinese history, from the waning days of the Qing dynasty to the eve of the People's Republic.

Shang shi 1981