Romancing in Thin Air (2012)
Rarified love in shangri-la.
ジャンル : ロマンス, ドラマ
上映時間 : 1時間 51分
演出 : Johnnie To
脚本 : Jevons Au Man-Kit, Wai Ka-fai, Yau Nai-hoi
シノプシス
After his new bride dumps him at their wedding reception, a heartbroken actor winds up in the mountains, where he meets and falls in love with a widowed fan.
How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the future? These are some of the questions posed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by filmmaker and explorer Rick Ray. Ray examines some of the fundamental questions of our time by weaving together observations from his own journeys throughout India and the Middle East, and the wisdom of an extraordinary spiritual leader. This is his story, as told and filmed by Rick Ray during a private visit to his monastery in Dharamsala, India over the course of several months. Also included is rare historical footage as well as footage supplied by individuals who at great personal risk, filmed with hidden cameras within Tibet.
When ruthless terrorists threaten to bring down the United Nations, they frame the one man they believe can stop them: an international security expert named Shaw. Now he must run from his own allies and become a solitary force for good, as he tries to stop what could become World War III.
列強進出が著しい清朝末期の広東。酔八仙(酔拳)を会得したものの、酒の勢いで暴走してしまうフェイフォンは、父ケイインから酔拳の使用を禁じられていた。一方、イギリスが領事館を通じて中国の国宝を国外へ密輸していた事実を察知した武術家マンケイは阻止に動く。ひょんなことからマンケイと知り合い事情を知ったフェイフォンだったが、やがて英国の魔手が彼とその仲間に及ぼうとしていた。
都会からやってきた若い教師ルオ・チャンユーに恋して、その想いを伝えようとする18歳の少女チャオ・ディ。文盲のディは手作りの料理の数々にその想いを込めて彼の弁当を作った。やがてその気持ちに彼も気づき、いつしか二人の心は通じ合う。しかし、時代の波「文革」が押し寄せ二人は離れ離れに。少女は町へと続く一本道で愛する人を待ち続けるが……。「紅いコーリャン」のチャン・イーモウ監督、「グリーン・デスティニー」のチャン・ツィイー主演のラブ・ストーリー。
三国時代の中国。漢の丞相の曹操(のちの魏の礎を築いた)は、北部を平定した後、南部も制圧するために兵を進める。その目的は、天下統一に邪魔な劉備・孫権の抹殺だけでなく、今は周瑜の妻となった天下一の美人小喬の奪取にもあった。荊州にいた劉備軍は南下して軍を立て直そうとするが、途中の当陽県長坂にて追いつかれ、敗走する。 夏口へ逃げた劉備は、部下の諸葛亮(孔明)の提案に従い、孔明を孫権(のちに呉を建国)のもとへ派遣する。孔明は孫権の総司令である周瑜と意気投合し、2つの勢力は共に曹操と戦う同盟を結ぶ。孫権は数万の軍勢を派遣し、劉備軍とともに長江の赤壁付近で曹操軍と相対し、両者互いに決戦のために水軍と陸軍を動かすのだった。
名家の御曹司、ドラゴンは努力嫌いのお気楽青年。勉学と武道修行に励めという父親の小言を要領よく聞き流し、悪友のガウと連れだって遊びとスポーツに熱中する毎日。だが、可憐な村娘サウライに宛てて書いた凧型ラブレターが運悪く美術品盗賊団の味とへ落下。回収に向かったドラゴンは、盗品の国宝を巡って分裂した組織内の抗争に巻き込まれてしまう。 監督と脚本も兼任したジャッキーが、十八番のお調子者ヒーローに扮して絶品の好演。香港伝統のカンフーに、抜群の身体能力を活かしたスポーツ試合で見せる新趣向のアスレチック・アクションも大迫力だ。
This is a powerful, yet fictionalized life story of Huo Yuan Chia, a real kung fu master in Southern China who brought respect to the populace and allowed kung fu to be taught to all Chinese during a time of revolt and low morale in the country's history.
Historical movie set during the Japanese occupation of China during WWII. Jackie Chan is one of the good guys but has nothing much more than a supporting role.
1925年、9歳の少年・小豆子は、娼婦の母親に連れられ京劇養成所“喜福成”にやって来た。そこで彼は少年・小石頭と仲良くなる。やがてふたりは成長し、小豆子は女形に、小石頭は男役に決められ、それぞれ程蝶衣、段小樓と名乗り有名スターになっていく。1937年、中国と日本との戦いが深まる中で、段小樓は娼婦の菊仙と出会い結婚する。段小樓に思いを寄せていた程蝶衣は、2度と共演しないと言い放ち、彼のもとを去る。
As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers.
The film is a graphic depiction of the war atrocities committed by the Japanese at Unit 731, the secret biological weapons experimentation unit of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The film details the various cruel medical experiments Unit 731 inflicted upon the Chinese and Soviet prisoners at the tail-end of the war.
Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Change Art in a true story. His wife left him with and infant son over 30 years ago. The son died from illness at age 10. This left Wang a melancholy loner aching for a male descendent to learn his rare and dying art.
いい加減だが機転のきく男・韋小寳は、ある日麗春院で天地会の総帥を助けたことがきっかけで天地会に入会し、持ち前の要領と運の良さで徐々に出世していく。金庸の小説『鹿鼎記』が原作。
清朝を舞台にした大型歴史アクション第2弾!前作で韋小寳に作戦を邪魔された龍兒が、皇帝の座を狙う平西王の息子と手を組む。一方、韋小寳は皇帝の妹の護衛となるものの捕まってしまい……。
At the end of 1918 while civil war is raging on in Russia, antagonism is slowly spreading to the East, between the Oral mountains and Shanghai. Stuck between a desire to save what's left of the great Imperial Russia, and starting from a clean slate, old generals, secret organizations, and mercenaries attracted by gold, struggle to take advantage of the events. As Corto Maltese returns to Shanghai, he barely gets time to cross paths with his old friend/nemesis Rasputin, and escape a murder attempt before being contacted by members of a Chinese secret organization called "The Red Lanterns". In the heart of violent Manchurian horizons, Corto and Rasputin launch themselves into a fabulous treasure hunt, following the tracks of the mysterious armor-plated train of Kolchak. A steel monster spiked with canons and machine guns, this trains protects the counter-revolutionaries gold...
『三国志』とならぶ中国の長編古典史劇を、‘香港のクロサワ‘チャン・ツェーが映画化したスペクタクル超大作。ショウ・ブラザースの男性スター総出演に加えて日本から黒沢年男(現・年雄)、丹波哲郎をむかえ、みごと第10回台湾金馬奨優秀作品に選ばれた。
1971年、文革の嵐が吹き荒れる中国。青年マーとルオは医者を親に持つことから、反革命分子の子として再教育のために奥深い山村へ送り込まれた。彼らはそこで過酷な肉体労働を強いられる。ある日2人は、美しい少女、お針子に出会う。ルオはお針子に一目惚れした。彼らは、同じ再教育で来ている若者が禁書である西洋の本を大量に隠し持っていることを知り、それを盗み出す。そして、文盲のお針子に毎夜西洋の文学を読み聞かせてあげるのだった。許されない秘密を共有することで結びつきを強める3人。そして、お針子は西洋文学が語る自由に次第に目覚めていく…。
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling - but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.
In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies and sent in exile to a remote desert.
Bilike has never seen a ping-pong ball before. He and his family live without electricity and running water in a solitary tent home among the vast steppe grasslands. The magnificent landscape here has changed little since the days of Genghis Kahn. But life in the middle of nowhere can be exciting for a young boy. The smallest of details become big events for curious Bilike and his best friends Erguotou and Dawa. The mystery of the small white ball floating in the creek leads to questions about the world around them, as well as innocent mischief.