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A young boy named Goku (Justin Chatwin) seeks out upon his grandfather's dying request to find the great Master Roshi (Yun-Fat Chow) and gather all seven Dragon Balls - of which he has one - in order to prevent Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the Dragon Balls to take over the world.

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A young boy named Goku (Justin Chatwin) seeks out upon his grandfather's dying request to find the great Master Roshi (Yun-Fat Chow) and gather all seven Dragon Balls - of which he has one - in order to prevent Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the Dragon Balls to take over the world.

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Based on real events, Children of the Silk Road (The children of Huang Shi) is a sweeping but intimate story set against war-torn China in the 1930s. The film centres on a young English journalist (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), an American nurse (Radha Mitchell) and the leader of a Chinese partisan group (Chow Yun Fat) who meet in desperate and unexpected circumstances. Together they rescue 60-orphaned, children leading them on an extraordinary journey, across hundreds of miles of treacherous terrain, through snow-covered mountains and an unforgiving desert. Along the way they discover the true meaning of love, responsibility and courage.

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Action superstar Chow Yun-Fat is John Lee, whose violent past as a professional killer brings him only remorse, but also makes him the ideal assassin. In exchange for his family's safety, Lee is forced to take a job with powerful underworld crime boss Mr Wei, who wants to settle a deadly vendetta against police detective Stan Zedkov (Michael Rooker). The assignment, however, is so unspeakable that Lee would rather brave Wei's vengeance than go through with it. With the aid of document forger Meg Coburn (Mira Sorvino), who in helping him becomes an unwitting target herself, Lee races against time to outrun and outsmart Wei's army of killers.

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China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou) but there are chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li). Amid the glamour and grandeur of the festival, ugly secrets are revealed. As the Imperial Family continues its elaborate charade, thousands of golden armored warriors charge the palace. Who is behind this brutal rebellion? Where do Prince Jai's loyalties lie? Against a moonlit night, thousands of chrysanthemum blossoms are trampled as blood spills across the Imperial Palace.

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Hong Kong 1941
(R18+)
1983
A hard hitting drama portrayig the lives of three young friends as they struggle to fulfill their dreams when faced with the physical terrors of war. Set against a backdrop of the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong from 1941 to 1945, this highly acclaimed film reveals the harrowing effects of a conflict that shattered the dreams of a nation during almost four years of bitter repression.
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1983
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A pair of boys work their way up from the streets to become organised crime leaders. When they run afoul of the bigger crime syndicates, the pair are forced to make tough decisions and the double-crossing begins. A tough Hong Kong variation on The Godfather , featuring Chow Yun-fat in one of his earliest starring roles.
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Ko Chun (Chow Yun-Fat), the God of Gamblers has retired from his professional life of high stakes. He and his wife are now living in suburban Canada and preparing for the birth of their baby. Challenger, intent on capturing Ko's title as "The God of Gamblers", plots to force Ko out of retirement by murdering his wife in cold blood. Ko promised his dying wife that he would lie low for a year and abstain from irrational acts to avenge her death. However, Challenger stalks Ko everywhere he goes. Obsessed with the title of "The God of Gamblers", Challenger hunts Ko from Canada to the scenic West lake in China. Finally in Taiwan, the promise of his one year abstinence is up. What will Ko...
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Bulletproof Monk
(PG)
2003
A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master (Chow Yun-Fat), who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid (Seann William Scott) in the ancient intricacies of kung fu. Jamie King co-stars as a Russian mob princess who falls -- literally! -- for Scott.

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Hard Boiled
(MA15+)
1992
Hard-Boiled is the last film directed by Hong Kong action auteur John Woo before his arrival in the U.S. This 1992 thriller, along with The Killer, is widely seen as one of his best from his Hong Kong days. Every ingredient of the quintessential Woo thriller is present, including his ever-present anti-hero (Chow Yun-Fat). Yun-Fat portrays a maverick, clarinet-playing cop nicknamed "Tequila" whose partner is killed in the dizzying chaos of a restaurant gunfight with a small army of gangsters. It is soon revealed that one of the mob's high-ranking assassins is Tony (Tony Leung), an undercover cop who, despite his badge, is dangerously close to the edge. Tequila and Tony must team up in a...

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Academy Award-Winner Jodie Foster (Silence Of The Lambs, Contact) and internationally acclaimed actor Chow Yun-Fat star in this epic retelling of a classic, true-life story. When English schoolteacher, Anna Leonowens, arrives in the exotic land of Siam to teach the children of King Mongkut, her western sensibilities clash with the ruler's Eastern ways. The tension builds as Mongkut learns that outside forces are conspiring against his regime. With the political intrigue set to explode, Anna and the King must become allies in a daring fight to save Siam from dangerous enemies bent on destruction. In the tradition of Braveheart and The English Patient, comes ANNA AND THE KING: a sweeping...

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2001 is the year of the dragon - the year when critics and audiences all around the world discovered the excitement and the mystery of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. International superstars CHOW YUN-FAT (from THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS) and MICHELLE YEOH (from TOMORROW NEVER DIES) star in award-winning director Ang Lee's epic story of warriors, legends, passion and destiny. With its stunningly choreographed martial arts battles, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is an action-packed adventure unlike anything you've ever seen before. DON'T MISS IT!

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2001 is the year of the dragon - the year when critics and audiences all around the world discovered the excitement and the mystery of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. International superstars CHOW YUN-FAT (from THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS) and MICHELLE YEOH (form TOMORROW NEVER DIES) star in award-winning director Ang Lee's epic story of warriors, legends, passion and destiny. With its stunningly choreographed martial arts battles, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is an action-packed adventure unlike anything you've ever seen before. DON'T MISS IT!
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2001 is the year of the dragon - the year when critics and audiences all around the world discovered the excitement and the mystery of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. International superstars CHOW YUN-FAT (from THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS) and MICHELLE YEOH (from TOMORROW NEVER DIES) star in award-winning director Ang Lee's epic story of warriors, legends, passion and destiny. With its stunningly choreographed martial arts battles, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is an action-packed adventure unlike anything you've ever seen before. DON'T MISS IT!

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The Corruptor
(MA15+)
1999
THE CORRUPTOR is a slick, action thriller about life as a cop in the violent and merciless underbelly of New York's Chinatown. Hong Kong action star Chow Yun-Fat stars as Nick Chan, a street savvy cop with a shady history and boss of the NYPD's Asian Gangs Unit. Mark Wahlberg is his new partner, Danny Wallace - an idealistic young rookie caught in the grey area that hovers between right and not so right. When a turf war erupts between the established Triads and the newly arrived brutally violent Furkinese Dragons, the streets of Chinatown are destined to run red with the blood of vengeance. Meanwhile Danny discovers his partner's ties with The Triads have crossed the moral line one time too...

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Action superstar Chow Yun-Fat is John Lee, whose violent past as a professional killer brings him only remorse, but also makes him the ideal assassin. In exchange for his family's safety, Lee is forced to take a job with powerful underworld crime boss Mr Wei, who wants to settle a deadly vendetta against police detective Stan Zedkov (Michael Rooker). The assignment, however, is so unspeakable that Lee would rather brave Wei's vengeance than go through with it. With the aid of document forger Meg Coburn (Mira Sorvino), who in helping him becomes an unwitting target herself, Lee races against time to outrun and outsmart Wei's army of killers.

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