Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Born: August 6, 1962
in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng (born Yeoh Choo Kheng; 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films in Hong Kong, she rose to fame in the 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong action films where she performed her own stunts, such as Yes, Madam (1985), Magnificent Warriors (1987), Police Story 3: Supercop (1992), The Heroic Trio (1993), and Holy Weapon (1993).

After moving to the United States, Yeoh gained recognition for starring in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and in Ang Lee's martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. For her role as an overwhelmed mother navigating the multiverse in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Asian woman to win the award. Yeoh won a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award as well. Her performance also garnered her nominations for a BAFTA Award and a Critics’ Choice Movie Award, among other accolades.

Yeoh's other notable works include Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Sunshine (2007), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Reign of Assassins (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), and The Lady (2011), where she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi. She played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), The School for Good and Evil (2022), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), A Haunting in Venice (2023), Wicked: Part One and Two (2024 and 2025), and Avatar 3 and its sequels (2025 onwards).

In television, Yeoh has starred in Marco Polo (2014-2016), Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2020), The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022), American Born Chinese (2023) and The Brothers Sun (2024).

Movies for Michelle Yeoh...

Avatar 5
Title: Avatar 5
Character: Dr. Karina Mogue
Released: December 18, 2031
Type: Movie
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Avatar 4
Title: Avatar 4
Character: Dr. Karina Mogue
Released: December 20, 2029
Type: Movie
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Avatar 3
Title: Avatar 3
Character: Dr. Karina Mogue
Released: December 19, 2025
Type: Movie
The third entry in the Avatar franchise.
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Wicked Part Two
Title: Wicked Part Two
Character: Madame Morrible
Released: November 26, 2025
Type: Movie
Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The second of a two-part film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
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Wicked
Title: Wicked
Character: Madame Morrible
Released: November 27, 2024
Type: Movie
Elphaba, an ostracized but defiant girl born with green skin, and Glinda, a privileged aristocrat born popular, become extremely unlikely friends in the magical Land of Oz. As the two girls struggle with their opposing personalities, their friendship is tested as both begin to fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and The Wicked Witch of the West. The first of a two-part film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
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The Tiger's Apprentice
Title: The Tiger's Apprentice
Character: Loo (voice)
Released: April 4, 2024
Type: Movie
After the death of his grandmother, Tom Lee discovers he is part of a long lineage of magical protectors known as the Guardians. With guidance from a mythical tiger named Hu and the other Zodiac animal warriors, Tom trains to take on an evil force that threatens humanity.
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Title: ARK: The Animated Series
Character: Mei-Yin Li (voice)
Released: March 21, 2024
Type: TV
In a mysterious primeval land populated by dinosaurs and other extinct creatures, people from throughout human history have been resurrected. When 21st century Australian paleontologist Helena Walker awakes there after tragedy, she must learn to survive and find new allies, or die again at the hands of ruthless warlords, all while trying to uncover the true nature of their strange new world.
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Title: The Brothers Sun
Character: Eileen 'Mama' Sun
Released: January 4, 2024
Type: TV
When a mysterious enemy targets his family, a Taipei triad member heads to Los Angeles to protect his strong-willed mother and oblivious younger brother.
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A Haunting in Venice
Title: A Haunting in Venice
Character: Joyce Reynolds
Released: September 13, 2023
Type: Movie
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Title: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Character: Airazor (voice)
Released: June 6, 2023
Type: Movie
When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, humans Noah and Elena will do whatever it takes to help the Transformers as they engage in the ultimate battle to save Earth.
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The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Title: The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Character: Self
Released: May 26, 2023
Type: Movie
Delving into the rise of Asians in Hollywood, in honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Featuring interviews with actors Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, and Oscar-winning producer Jonathan Wang.
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Title: American Born Chinese
Character: Guanyin
Released: May 24, 2023
Type: TV
Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
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Title: The Witcher: Blood Origin
Character: Scían
Released: December 25, 2022
Type: TV
More than a thousand years before the world of The Witcher, seven outcasts in the elven world unite in a blood quest against an unstoppable power.
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Making The Witcher: Blood Origin
Title: Making The Witcher: Blood Origin
Released: December 25, 2022
Type: Movie
Venture behind the scenes with the stars and creators of "The Witcher: Blood Origin" in an illuminating look at the lore, music, world-building and more.
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Jean Todt, la méthode
Title: Jean Todt, la méthode
Character: Self
Released: November 13, 2022
Type: Movie
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The School for Good and Evil
Title: The School for Good and Evil
Character: Professor Anemone
Released: October 19, 2022
Type: Movie
Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil.
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Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Title: Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Character: Yuki (voice)
Released: July 14, 2022
Type: Movie
A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.
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Minions: The Rise of Gru
Title: Minions: The Rise of Gru
Character: Master Chow (voice)
Released: June 29, 2022
Type: Movie
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
Title: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Character: Evelyn Wang
Released: March 24, 2022
Type: Movie
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Title: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Character: Ying Nan
Released: September 1, 2021
Type: Movie
Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
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Gunpowder Milkshake
Title: Gunpowder Milkshake
Character: Florence
Released: July 14, 2021
Type: Movie
To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen.
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Title: Marvel Studios Assembled
Character: Self
Released: March 12, 2021
Type: TV
Go behind the scenes of the shows and movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following the filmmakers, cast and crew, and Marvel heroes every step of the way.
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Boss Level
Title: Boss Level
Character: Dai Feng
Released: February 19, 2021
Type: Movie
A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over again. To escape the terrible situation, he must track down those responsible and stop them.
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Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Title: Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Released: September 19, 2020
Type: Movie
Nations United is a special, first of its kind film, created by the United Nations on its 75th Anniversary and to mark five years since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals. In the midst of a pandemic radically transforming our world, Nations United tells the story of the world as it is, as it was, and as it could be. It focuses on the solutions and action we need to tackle poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change.
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The Hidden Kingdoms of China
Title: The Hidden Kingdoms of China
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: February 22, 2020
Type: Movie
Exploring the secrets of China to reveal the beauty of its hidden kingdoms, with unique access to locations across the country.
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Last Christmas
Title: Last Christmas
Character: Santa
Released: November 7, 2019
Type: Movie
Kate is a young woman who has a habit of making bad decisions, and her last date with disaster occurs after she accepts work as Santa's elf for a department store. However, after she meets Tom there, her life takes a new turn.
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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Title: Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 14, 2019
Type: Movie
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.
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Title: The Ready Room
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 2019
Type: TV
Welcome to The Ready Room. Every Thursday Wil Wheaton will sit down with members of the Star Trek: Picard cast and crew to discuss the weekly episodes.
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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Title: Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Character: Tso Ngan Kwan
Released: December 20, 2018
Type: Movie
Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats. But it's not long before the mix of foreigners, money, and triad leaders draw him once again to the fight.
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Title: Star Trek: Short Treks
Character: Philippa Georgiou
Released: October 3, 2018
Type: TV
Each episode tells a stand-alone story that serves as an opportunity for deeper storytelling and exploration of key characters and themes that fit into Star Trek: Discovery and the expanding Star Trek universe.
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Crazy Rich Asians
Title: Crazy Rich Asians
Character: Eleanor Sung-Young
Released: August 15, 2018
Type: Movie
An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.
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Title: My Legacy and I
Released: June 12, 2018
Type: TV
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Title: Star Trek: Discovery
Character: Emperor Philippa Georgiou
Released: September 24, 2017
Type: TV
Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.
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Title: Star Trek: Discovery
Character: Captain Philippa Georgiou
Released: September 24, 2017
Type: TV
Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Title: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Character: Aleta Ogord
Released: April 19, 2017
Type: Movie
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
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Morgan
Title: Morgan
Character: Dr. Lui Cheng
Released: September 1, 2016
Type: Movie
A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment.
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Mechanic: Resurrection
Title: Mechanic: Resurrection
Character: Mei
Released: August 25, 2016
Type: Movie
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.
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Dragon Girls !
Title: Dragon Girls !
Character: Herself
Released: July 3, 2016
Type: Movie
Yves Montmayeur takes Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as the starting point for his study of the new female warrior in Asian pop culture. From Beijing to Tokyo and Taiwan, he went to meet with the most iconic muses of this new trend, including Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Shu Qi, and Asami.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Title: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Character: Yu Shu Lien
Released: February 18, 2016
Type: Movie
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
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Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
Title: Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
Character: Lotus
Released: December 26, 2015
Type: Movie
Before he lost his sight. Before he pledged his service to Kublai Khan. Hundred Eyes saw what made him into the deadly assassin who trains Marco Polo.
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Title: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Released: September 8, 2015
Type: TV
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
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Title: Marco Polo
Character: Lotus
Released: December 12, 2014
Type: TV
An epic adventure that follows the early years of the famous explorer as he travels the exotic Silk Road to the great Kublai Khan’s court. But Marco soon finds that navigating the Khan’s world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry will be his greatest challenge yet, even as he becomes a trusted companion to the Khan in his violent quest to become the Emperor of the World.
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Title: Chef Nic
Released: July 12, 2014
Type: TV
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self
Released: February 17, 2014
Type: TV
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
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Final Recipe
Title: Final Recipe
Character: Julia
Released: October 10, 2013
Type: Movie
Hao's Singaporean restaurant is in danger of going out of business. Hao's grandson, Mark, secretly travels to Shanghai to attend a cooking competition despite his grandfather's wishes for him to become an engineer. Mark takes the place of a contestant who did not show up and must now impress the host, Julia Lee, and her chef husband, David Chen. Chen, who is originally from Singapore and misses his family, eventually learns he is Mark's father.
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The Lady
Title: The Lady
Character: Aung San Suu Kyi
Released: November 30, 2011
Type: Movie
The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.
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Fucking Kassovitz
Title: Fucking Kassovitz
Character: Self
Released: November 16, 2011
Type: Movie
A making-of of the chaotic production of Mathieu Kassovitz's Babylon A.D. (2008).
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Kung Fu Panda 2
Title: Kung Fu Panda 2
Character: The Soothsayer (voice)
Released: May 25, 2011
Type: Movie
Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. It is up to Po and The Furious Five to journey across China to face this threat and vanquish it. But how can Po stop a weapon that can stop kung fu? He must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.
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Reign of Assassins
Title: Reign of Assassins
Character: Zeng Jing
Released: September 1, 2010
Type: Movie
Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.
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Title: Strike Back
Character: Mei Foster
Released: May 5, 2010
Type: TV
The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service.
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Rose, c'est Paris
Title: Rose, c'est Paris
Character: self
Released: May 5, 2010
Type: Movie
Bettina Rheims and Serge Bramly's Rose, c'est Paris is both a photographic monograph and a feature-length film. This extraordinary work of art, in two different but interlocking and complementary formats, defies easy categorization. For in this multi-layered opus of poetic symbolism, photographer Bettina Rheims and writer Serge Bramly evoke the City of Light in a completely novel way: this is a Paris of surrealist visions, confused identities, artistic phantoms, unseen manipulation, obsession, fetish, and seething desire.
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True Legend
Title: True Legend
Character: Sister Yu
Released: February 9, 2010
Type: Movie
Su Qi-Er, a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty who loses his fortune and reputation as a result of a conspiracy against him. After being forced out onto the streets, Su dedicates his life to martial arts and reemerges as a patriotic hero known as the "King of Beggars."
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Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh
Title: Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh
Character: Self / Narrator
Released: December 9, 2009
Type: Movie
Renowned actress Michelle Yeoh journeys home to Malaysia to get to know her adopted orangutan, learning from the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre about the efforts being made to safeguard and sustain this endangered species.
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Babylon A.D.
Title: Babylon A.D.
Character: Sister Rebeka
Released: August 20, 2008
Type: Movie
A veteran-turned-mercenary is hired to take a young woman with a secret from post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to New York City.
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Title: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Character: Zi Yuan
Released: July 1, 2008
Type: Movie
Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.
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Far North
Title: Far North
Character: Saiva
Released: April 8, 2008
Type: Movie
In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.
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The Children of Huang Shi
Title: The Children of Huang Shi
Character: Mrs. Wang
Released: April 3, 2008
Type: Movie
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
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Purple Mountain
Title: Purple Mountain
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
Personal accounts from the Japanese occupation of Eastern China during the 1930s when many innocent civilians were slaughtered by the Japanese military. Based on Iris Chang's "The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II".
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Sunshine
Title: Sunshine
Character: Corazon
Released: April 5, 2007
Type: Movie
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.
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Title: The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 2007
Type: TV
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
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Fearless
Title: Fearless
Character: Miss Yang
Released: January 26, 2006
Type: Movie
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his nation. The son of a great fighter who didn't wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, Huo resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win.
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Title: Memoirs of a Geisha
Character: Mameha
Released: December 6, 2005
Type: Movie
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
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Silver Hawk
Title: Silver Hawk
Character: Lulu Wong
Released: January 15, 2004
Type: Movie
Lulu Wong, a rock star and philanthropist, fights injustice as her superhero alter-ego Silver Hawk. When the criminal baddie Wolfe sets a plan in motion to dominate the world through cell phone signals, Silver Hawk joins forces with police detective Richman to save the world.
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Hong Kong Stories
Title: Hong Kong Stories
Character: Herself
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
A documentary about Hong Kong cinema mythology via Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud’s experience as screenwriters in the HK film industry, working for Wong Kar-wai, Tsui Hark, Daniel Lee and Johnnie To
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Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious
Title: Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious
Character: Herself
Released: December 10, 2002
Type: Movie
Not since the great Bruce Lee has a Chinese martial artist taken Hollywood by storm. Leaping out of dire poverty and obscurity, Jackie Chan has become the sensational international superstar of mayhem and merriment! This presentation of Chan's career covers his work with the legendary Bruce Lee, his struggle against typecasting in the Bruce Lee mold, and the resounding success of his breakthrough movies mixing amazing acrobatic artistry with brilliant comic ability.
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Best Ever Bond
Title: Best Ever Bond
Character: Wai Lin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: November 22, 2002
Type: Movie
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.
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Bond Girls Are Forever
Title: Bond Girls Are Forever
Character: Herself
Released: November 6, 2002
Type: Movie
Through vintage film clips of past Bond movie epics, and with the participation of several former "Bond Girls" as interviewees (among them Dr. No's Ursula Andress and Diamonds Are Forever's Jill St. John), the documentary traces the evolution of the typical James Bond heroine from decorative damsel in distress to gutsy (but still decorative) participant in the action.
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The Touch
Title: The Touch
Character: Pak Yin Fay
Released: August 1, 2002
Type: Movie
A sister and brother, the last heirs of a family of acrobats, are called upon by a Buddhist monk sect to retrieve an artifact that their ancestors have protected throughout the ages.
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Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Title: Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Character: Yu Sau Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (archive footage)
Released: April 16, 2002
Type: Movie
In their second film compilation following their 'Boogeymen:The Killer Compilation' series, FlixMix takes you into the history of action movies from Hollywood to Hong Kong cinema that spans a 20-year period. This one features action scenes from 16 action-packed movies featuring action gurus, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-Fat, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and many more.
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Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Title: Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Character: Herself
Released: October 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Female characters in martial arts films from Hong Kong: the women who played them and the directors who wrote the scenarios and directed the films.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Title: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Character: Yu Shu Lien
Released: July 6, 2000
Type: Movie
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
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Moonlight Express
Title: Moonlight Express
Character: Michelle
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
On the eve of her wedding, Hitomi loses her fiance Tatsuya to a car accident. She travels to Hong Kong seeking solace and meets undercover cop Karbo — a dead ringer for Tatsuya. The duo is forced to take it on the lam when a corrupt colleague frames Karbo, and Hitomi soon finds herself torn between her love for Tatsuya and her blossoming feelings for her fellow fugitive.
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Title: Vivement dimanche
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 1998
Type: TV
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Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Title: Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 18, 1998
Type: Movie
Special honoring the grand masters of the martial arts with guest stars from film and television, music performances, live demonstrations, competitions and tributes to Jackie Chan, Bennie "The Jet" Urquidez, Cynthia Rothrock, Billy Blanks, Ernie Reyes Sr., and Shaka Zulu.
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Jackie Chan: My Story
Title: Jackie Chan: My Story
Character: Herself
Released: July 17, 1998
Type: Movie
Jackie Chan is one of the world's biggest action stars, famed for his wacky sense of humor, remarkable martial arts techniques, and willingness to perform incredible stunts without the use of doubles -- or a net. This video takes a personal look at Chan as he works on screen projects in Hollywood and Beijing and candidly discusses his life and work.
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Highly Classified: The World of 007
Title: Highly Classified: The World of 007
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
His world is full of glamour, mystery and intrigue and now you get to be a part of it! Let gadget wizard Q (Desmond Llewelyn) be your guide to the ubiquitous lifestyle and thrilling adventures of the world's most notorious secret agent. The undercover team will take you behind-the-scenes as they infiltrate the highly classified worlds of the man everyone knows as Bond -- James Bond. Hosted by Desmond Llewelyn who plays Secret Service gadget master Q. Boasts rare behind-the-scenes footage of spectacular stunts and explosive action sequences. Reveals the special effects magic behind the remotely-driven BMW, the rooftop motorcycle chase and death-defying skysrcaper jump. Interviews with Tomorrow Never Dies' director Roger Spottiswoode and stars Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher and Judi Dench.
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Tomorrow Never Dies
Title: Tomorrow Never Dies
Character: Wai Lin
Released: December 11, 1997
Type: Movie
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
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The Secrets of 007
Title: The Secrets of 007
Released: December 4, 1997
Type: Movie
Behind-the-scenes look at more than three decades of the James Bond feature film series.
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Title: The View
Character: Self - Guest
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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The Soong Sisters
Title: The Soong Sisters
Character: Soong Ai-ling / Madam Kung
Released: May 1, 1997
Type: Movie
The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.
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The Stunt Woman
Title: The Stunt Woman
Character: Ah Kam
Released: October 10, 1996
Type: Movie
Ah Kam is from Mainland China and is trained in kung fu. She becomes a double in Hong Kong. Tung and his partners of the Tung's Family, a stunt man group, cannot work as stuntmen after an ambush. Tung lets Kam try being.
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Top Fighter 2
Title: Top Fighter 2
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
Released: September 10, 1996
Type: Movie
The sequel of "Top Fighter" focuses in the importance of the women in the martial-arts movies, from her first characters as "hero's girl" until becoming superstars by themselves. A voyage by the times and the most famous beauty fighters from this genre: Angela Mao, Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock and much more.
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Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
Title: Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: August 30, 1996
Type: Movie
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar is a documentary on Jackie Chan.
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Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Title: The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character: Self
Released: June 10, 1996
Type: TV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002. Topics often discussed on the show include Broadway, children, extended families and charitable works, people and organizations. The show was based out of Studio 8G at NBC's Rockefeller Center studios in New York City, NY, USA and was produced and syndicated by KidRo Productions, Telepictures Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
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Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
Title: Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
Character: Ah King
Released: December 4, 1994
Type: Movie
Fun-loving young Shaolin initiates get the better of two bungling assassins hired to chop off the right hand of their crochety master, who commands magical kung-fu powers.
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Wonder Seven
Title: Wonder Seven
Character: Ying
Released: April 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Wonder Seven, a secret group of well-trained government agents in China, has been assigned a case of a computer disc robbery. At first everything seems to go smooth, when a disastrous national conspiracy unravels. Seven gets caught and are forced to strike back. Meanwhile, the leader of Seven, Yip, develops a forbidden romance with a mysterious Japanese lady...
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Wing Chun
Title: Wing Chun
Character: Yim Wing Chun
Released: March 24, 1994
Type: Movie
Martial arts expert Wing Chun battles bandits in this magical film that provides as many laughs as it does wallops. Besides horse thieves, Wing Chun must deal with the men around her who simply can't handle a strong, independent woman. Ultimately, she must dish out "lessons" again and again and again until the respect for her remarkable skills is finally won.
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Tai-Chi Master
Title: Tai-Chi Master
Character: Qiu Xue / Falling Snow
Released: November 18, 1993
Type: Movie
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.
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Project S
Title: Project S
Character: Jessica Yang Jian Wa
Released: October 21, 1993
Type: Movie
As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong, the police call Jessica Yang (Yeoh), a rising star in the ranks, to help stop a notorious gang of thieves! What Jessica doesn't realize is that her boyfriend - recently discharged from the force - is the leader of this ruthless crime ring!
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The Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Title: The Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Character: Ching / Invisible Girl
Released: September 30, 1993
Type: Movie
Set some time after the original 'Heroic Trio' the city has been devastated by nuclear attack. An evil deformed villain controls the city's scarce water supply, exerting influence over both a popular leader and a militarist colonel.
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Holy Weapon
Title: Holy Weapon
Character: Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching
Released: June 3, 1993
Type: Movie
During the Ming dynasty, Mo Kake takes an invincibility drink to defeat the best Japanese warrior, Super Sword. Three years later, the samurai returns, determined to take the power of 7 Maidens to defeat Mo Kake.
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The Heroic Trio
Title: The Heroic Trio
Character: Ching / Invisible Girl
Released: February 12, 1993
Type: Movie
While one tough woman with an invisible robe has stolen 18 babies for her powerful master, two other tough women and the cops try to stop her.
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Butterfly and Sword
Title: Butterfly and Sword
Character: Lady Ko
Released: January 16, 1993
Type: Movie
A loyalist attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group.
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Police Story 3: Super Cop
Title: Police Story 3: Super Cop
Character: INTERPOL Insp. Yang Chien Hua / Hannah Lin
Released: July 4, 1992
Type: Movie
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
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Easy Money
Title: Easy Money
Character: Michelle Yeung Ling
Released: August 20, 1987
Type: Movie
Millionaire playgirl Ling Young (Michelle Yeoh) spends her free time staging elaborate heists -- not for the money but for the thrill of getting away with it. As part of her latest plan, Ling recruits a team of professionals from around the world to steal billions from an armored car on a Hong Kong highway. Lucky for Ling, the insurance man (George Lam) hired to bring her to justice is too smitten to stay objective.
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Magnificent Warriors
Title: Magnificent Warriors
Character: Ming
Released: April 16, 1987
Type: Movie
A daredevil airplane pilot and spy, who fights against the occupying Japanese forces in China, must rescue the ruler of the city of Kaal from the hands of a ruthless Japanese general and his advancing army.
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Royal Warriors
Title: Royal Warriors
Character: Madam Michelle Yip
Released: June 26, 1986
Type: Movie
When a tough policewoman learns about a group of violent terrorists, she, along with her partner and a Japanese detective, does everything it takes to take them down.
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Yes, Madam!
Title: Yes, Madam!
Character: Senior Inspector Ng
Released: November 20, 1985
Type: Movie
Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport with a hidden microfilm wanted by a triad boss. Two hard kicking women cops from HK and UK get the case.
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
Title: Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
Character: Judo Instructor
Released: August 15, 1985
Type: Movie
The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their lives, and that of a key witness in an upcoming trial. They must battle their way through and with the help of Muscles, take down the bad guys.
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The Owl vs Bombo
Title: The Owl vs Bombo
Character: Ms. Yeung
Released: December 12, 1984
Type: Movie
Sammo and George Lam are partners in crime and they scam some triad big shot out of a load of money and decide to retire. Three years later they both receive letters from Stanley Fung, in which he informs them that he has proof of all their criminal activity and unless they do exactly what he says–he will turn it over to the cops. Fung is an ex-cop himself and is trying to get the goods on the same triad leader that Sammo and George scammed.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Title: Today
Character: Self
Released: January 14, 1952
Type: TV
Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and is the fifth-longest running American television series. Originally a two-hour program on weekdays, it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007. Today's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC's Good Morning America. Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when it was beaten by Good Morning America yet again. In 2002, Today was ranked #17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time.
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Title: Golden Globe Awards
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: January 20, 1944
Type: TV
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
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Rich People Problems
Title: Rich People Problems
Character: Eleanor Sung-Young
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Third installment in the "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy.
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Star Trek: Section 31
Title: Star Trek: Section 31
Character: Emperor Philippa Georgiou
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Emperor Philippa Georgiou joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets and faces the sins of her past.
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The Mother
Title: The Mother
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
An immigrant mother and businesswoman tries to make a new life for her family in America. But when her two teenage sons stumble into trouble with a Boston crime ring, she’s forced to rekindle her past to save them.
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Lady R
Title: Lady R
Character: 申艳红
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
70 year old Shen Yanhong (played by Yang Ziqiong) was sent to a nursing home by her son after falling seriously ill, and the house was also rented out by her son. In order to regain her life, she tried to make money but encountered obstacles everywhere. Just as she was about to give up, her talent in the Rubik's Cube was discovered by young Rubik's Cube coach Xiao Wu. One wants to make money and leave the nursing home, while the other wants to save the dying Rubik's Cube training class. The two hit it off and appeared on TV programs. From the beginning, she not only gained fame and fortune, attention, dignity, love, and initiative in life, but also brought vitality to the stagnant nursing home. She was not afraid of failure, fought against aging and prejudice, and arrived at the highest stage of the Rubik's Cube all the way. Finally, with her son's encouragement, she completed an extremely difficult challenge and won the Guinness World Record.
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Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Title: Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes look at Everything Everywhere All at Once, with interviews from the directors/writers, cast and crew
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The Legend of Nezha
Title: The Legend of Nezha
Character: Yin Rong (Lady Yin)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Nezha gets into trouble and implicates his parents, who get punished by the heavens along with him. He bravely steps up and admits his fault, which touches the heavens, and his effort comes to fruition. The family of three finally reunites in the end.