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Jet Li, a Chinese martial artist, actor, wushu champion, and international film star.

After three years of intensive training with Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the
Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring from wushu at age 17, he went on to win great
acclaim in China as an actor making his
debut with the... film Shaolin Temple (1982). He went
on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films, most notably
the Once Upon A Time In
China series, in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei Hung. His first role in a Hollywood film
was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), but his first
Hollywood film leading role was in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to
star in many Hollywood action films, most recently starring beside Jackie Chan in The Forbidden
Kingdom (2008), also with Mark Dacascos in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) and as the
titular villain in The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon
Emperor (2008) opposite Brendan Fraser. He is set to star in the
upcoming film The Expendables.Read More

This Special Edition of Lust, Caution comes with:
Lust, Caution Film Book
Lust, Caution Paper Bag
Lust, Caution Traditional Daily Calendar
Bonus DVD (Making Of, Interview with Director & Cast, Trailers)

Oscar-winning director Ang Lee returns to Chinese-language cinema for the
first time since his award-winning Crouchin...g Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Based
on a short story by celebrated author Eileen Chang (Eighteen Springs),
Lust, Caution is easily one of 2007's biggest events in World Cinema.
1942, Japanese occupied Shanghai. Young drama student Wang Jiazhi (Tang Wei,
in a daring debut performance) has been given an extraordinary mission: to
infiltrate the inner circle of Mr. Yee (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), the head of the
Japanese puppet government's secret police, and arrange for his assassination.
To do so, she takes on a false identity as "Mrs. Mak" and attempts to seduce Mr.
Yee, convincing him of her emotion so she can one day betray him. At first,
Jiazhi is dedicated to her cause, having been drafted into the ranks of the
resistance by her charismatic classmate Kuang (Leehom Wang). But in attempting
to draw closer to Mr. Yee, she finds herself torn between her "real" life and
the seductive pull of the role she has created, a role that threatens to consume
her heart and soul.
Premiering at the 2007 Venice Film Festival, the film earned Ang Lee his second
Golden Lion AwardRead More

The setting is Shanghai early 1900s, the city is divided into
concessions by bullying foreign powers. Yusheng (Ray Lui) is a young
market-stall holder who dreams of a better life. To earn it he becomes
the right-hand man of a local lawman, Huang (Kent Cheng). In time
Yushengs courage, intelligence and charisma allow him to... forge an
empire of his own. Despite the chaotic political turmoil that surrounds
him, Yusheng rises to become LORD OF EAST CHINA SEA. DVD has subtitles
option for English, Spanish, Japanese...

Now is available in RENCHI.comRead More

Chinese writer-director-comedian Stephen Chow (SHAOLIN SOCCER, KUNG FU
HUSTLE) takes a break from his usual action-comedy adventures for an
E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL-inspired tale of family bonds and personal
integrity. Chow stars as Ti, a down-on-his luck widower who must funnel
all of his wages into the private school ...education of his nine-year-old
son, Dicky (Xu Jiao). The two are reduced to living in an abandoned
building and scrounging for necessities, as well as playing nightly
games of "clobber the cockroaches." Ti tries to appease Dicky's desire
for a trendy new toy by bringing home a mysterious green orb found at a
garbage dump. Dicky is soon shocked when the orb transforms into a
perky doglike alien being, dubbed "CJ7." When Dicky witnesses CJ7's
otherworldly powers he imagines CJ7 to be the answer to all of his
school troubles: passing tests, excelling in gym class, and overcoming
the school bully. But CJ7 is not as all-powerful as Dicky believes, and
when tragedy strikes the family both Dicky and CJ7 must overcome doubt
to reveal their true inner strength. Both CJ7's creature animation and
a side order of Chow's kung fu kinetics provide plenty of laughs for
kids. At the same the film's adult themes of social inequality,
honesty, and self-sacrifice will give kids and parents plenty to
discuss once the film is over. Frequently silly but genuinely
heartfelt, CJ7 features enough of Chow's trademark twists to make for a
unique family entertainment experience.


"A devilishly entertaining curveball thrown at unsuspecting family
audiences, CJ7 is ET as reimagined by the premier clown of Chinese
cinema, Stephen Chow." - Jeannette, Catsoulis (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 03/07/2008Read More

Ann Hui follows her award-winning The Way We Are with a far darker look into life in Hong Kong's "City of Sadness". While The Way We Are
followed the humble but happy goings of a typical Hong Kong family
living among the cavernous high-rises of Tin Shui Wai, 2009's Night and Fog
covers in equally realistic fashion the oth...er side of the story that
earned the city its grisly reputation. Based on a real-life
murder-suicide family tragedy that occurred in 2004, Night and Fog
is nothing short of devastating, unfolding an emotionally harrowing
account of a struggling lower-class family destroyed by violence and
poverty. The filmmakers conducted extensive research into the family's
background to offer a faithful retelling of the shocking tragedy. Simon
Yam (Election) makes a frighteningly convincing turn as the abusive husband, while Zhang Jingchu (The Beast Stalker) inspires great sympathy as the weary battered wife. Uncompromising realistic and deeply humanistic, Night and Fog
calls attention to the plight of Hong Kong's lower class, particularly
Mainland immigrants and battered women, and to the state of Hong Kong's
social services.


Mainland woman Hiu Ling (Zhang Jingchu) married older Hong Kong man
Sum (Simon Yam), believing that he would improve the lives of her and
her family, but things turn out to be far from the truth. Sum, though
not without his charms, turns out to be a suspicious, aggressive, and
emotionally unstable man, and the situation only worsens after he loses
his livelihood. They and their two adorable twin girls barely squeak by
on his monthly welfare pension, but Sum is leery of Ling's attempts to
keep a part-time job. Unable to take Sum's violent treatment anymore,
Ling takes refuge at a women's shelter, and seeks help on how she can
leave her abusive husband and raise her kids alone, but there are few
doors open for a poor Mainland immigrant.Read More

Inspired by a real-life case, the film To Be Number One follows the rise and fall of one of the most powerful drug dealers in Hong Kong history. In the vein of the American classic Godfather,
the film won the Best Picture and Best Screenplay awards at the 1991
Hong Kong Film Awards as a proof of its high quality. Ray Lui... brings to
life an ambitious, calculating, and arrogant crime boss whose innate
qualities have almost determined his fate. The cast also includes
veterans such as Kent Cheng and Kenneth Tsang, and also the beautiful
Cecilia Yip and sexy Amy Yip. With an engaging story and meticulous
depiction of characters, To Be Number One is a must-see among Hong Kong crime action movies.Read More

Nanjing, 1937.

The third film from award-winning Sixth Generation director Lu Chuan (Kekexili: Mountain Patrol), City of Life and Death
is a devastating account of the massacre that occurred during the
Sino-Japanese War when Japanese troops took the city of Nanjing in
December 1937, a tragedy remembered as the Rape of Nank...ing. Shot
completely in black and white, this powerful war drama unflinchingly
captures the shocking violence and brutality of the Nanjing massacre,
from the mass executions of POWs to the raping and slaughtering of
civilians, while providing a deeply human portrait of both the victims
and the perpetrators.Read More

The flag is still. The wind is calm. It's the heart of man that is in turmoil -
from the Buddhist canon
An event fifteen years in the making, Ashes of Time
Redux restores Wong Kar Wai's lone martial arts epic to its full glory. Redux is
a "revisiting" of Wong's classic 1994 film, with a tightened edit, an enhanced
image... worthy of Christopher Doyle's stunning cinematography, and a darker,
richer score from composer Wu Tong and cellist Yo Yo Ma. Ashes of Time Redux is
worthy of multiple revisits - not only for its brilliant re-imagining of Louis
Cha's swordplay heroes, but also for yet another glimpse of the late Leslie
Cheung, whose passion never burned brighter than beneath the onscreen guidance
of Wong Kar Wai.Read More