Russell Wong

Russell Wong

Born: March 1, 1963
in Troy, New York, USA
An American actor and photographer, as well as the brother of actor/model Michael Wong.

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Title: The Brothers Sun
Character: Byron Chien
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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Clifford the Big Red Dog
Title: Clifford the Big Red Dog
Character: Mr. Yu
Released: November 10, 2021
Type: Movie
As Emily struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined to become her best friend. When Clifford magically undergoes one heck of a growth spurt, becomes a gigantic dog and attracts the attention of a genetics company, Emily and her Uncle Casey have to fight the forces of greed as they go on the run across New York City. Along the way, Clifford affects the lives of everyone around him and teaches Emily and her uncle the true meaning of acceptance and unconditional love.
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Escape Plan: The Extractors
Title: Escape Plan: The Extractors
Character: Wu Zhang
Released: June 20, 2019
Type: Movie
After security expert Ray Breslin is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogul from a formidable Latvian prison, Breslin's girlfriend is also captured. Now he and his team must pull off a deadly rescue mission to confront their sadistic foe and save the hostages before time runs out.
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Crazy Rich Asians
Title: Crazy Rich Asians
Character: Russel Wong
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: The Oath
Character: Michael Everett
Released: March 8, 2018
Type: TV
Explore a gang world we've never seen before: gangs that are made up of the very men and women sworn to uphold the law – cops. Only select officers make the cut, but once inside, gang members will do what they must to protect each other from enemies inside and outside their ranks.
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Forever Young
Title: Forever Young
Released: January 12, 2018
Type: Movie
From World War, to revolution and ultimately rebirth, Forever Young is the story of four generations spanning a hundred years of modern Chinese history. Each generation faces its own unique set of challenges. Up against corporate corruption, the trials and tribulations of the cultural revolution, and one's duty to nation in time of war, they are faced with choosing their individual paths through history. But as the challenges and turmoil of each generation may differ as time changes, what was learned in the past cannot help but effect the choices that are made in the future as it is passed down from generation to generation. And that is the universal message that being true to yourself is precious. It is the source of strength that empowers one to become the person they want to be, to march forward as far as their hearts desire, into the future.
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The Jade Pendant
Title: The Jade Pendant
Character: Mr. Wong
Released: October 24, 2017
Type: Movie
Fleeing an arranged marriage in China, the independent Peony signs a contract to work as a “flower girl” in America, where she meets Tom, an American Born Chinese cook whose father works on the Transcontinental Railroad. Thwarted by a Hong Kong Triad boss seeking to extend his power into America, theirs is the tale of the first great Chinese immigration to the United States – a story of romance, bigotry, passion, food and a search for everlasting love – set against the largest mass lynching in American history, in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, in 1871.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act
Title: The Chinese Exclusion Act
Released: March 19, 2017
Type: Movie
A sweeping chronicle of the entire exclusion era - the latter part of the 1800s, when anti-Chinese agitation led to federal laws targeting Chinese abroad and those already in the country. Go far beyond the legislation with the survival and growth of Chinese American communities in the face of prejudice and outright violence, the “paper” sons and daughters who emigrated despite the seemingly impassable barriers, and the legal challenges that produced some of the most momentous decisions in Supreme Court history.
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Contract to Kill
Title: Contract to Kill
Character: Mathew Sharp
Released: December 9, 2016
Type: Movie
Harmon is a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team--seductive FBI agent Zara and spy-drone pilot Sharp--he flies to Istanbul and uncovers a brutal plot: Islamic extremists plan to use Sonora drug-smuggling routes to bring deadly weapons, and leaders, into the U.S. To prevent an attack on America, Harmon must turn these two savage forces against one another before his time--and his luck--run out.
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Title: Westworld
Character: Brompton
Released: October 2, 2016
Type: TV
A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged.
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Title: Lethal Weapon
Character: Stan
Released: September 21, 2016
Type: TV
A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.
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Lost in the Pacific
Title: Lost in the Pacific
Character: Gary Gao
Released: January 29, 2016
Type: Movie
The passengers of a luxury airliner become stranded on a remote, mysterious island after an emergency landing. They soon realize the island holds a dark, deadly secret.
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Title: Lucifer
Character: Vincent Green
Released: January 25, 2016
Type: TV
Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the greater the threat that the worst of humanity could escape.
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Title: Supergirl
Character: General Tan
Released: October 26, 2015
Type: TV
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.
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East of Main Street: Taking the Lead
Title: East of Main Street: Taking the Lead
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2015
Type: Movie
The acclaimed documentary series East of Main Street returns with a celebration of Asian Americans working in the film and television industries.
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Title: Grace
Character: Roy Chan
Released: October 18, 2014
Type: TV
A family man succumbs to weakness and his failure to live a moral life condemns those he loves to an unspeakable horror. Only his path to redemption can save them.
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Title: NCIS: New Orleans
Character: Cam Lin
Released: September 23, 2014
Type: TV
A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.
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Light from the Darkroom
Title: Light from the Darkroom
Character: Li Cheung
Released: January 1, 2014
Type: Movie
Light in the Darkroom is the story of two best friends whose faith is tested when their friends disappear during a religious pilgrimage.
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Hafen der Düfte
Title: Hafen der Düfte
Character: Edward Lim
Released: December 7, 2013
Type: Movie
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Title: 丈母娘来了
Released: April 18, 2012
Type: TV
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Title: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Character: China Everbright Bank CEO
Released: July 15, 2011
Type: Movie
A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women.
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What Women Want
Title: What Women Want
Character: Peter
Released: February 3, 2011
Type: Movie
After an accident, a chauvinistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.
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Color Me Love
Title: Color Me Love
Released: October 28, 2010
Type: Movie
The plot is vaguely reminiscent of The Devil Wears Prada. The heroine is a new fashion editor who has to deal with her female boss and boyfriend, an arrogant young painter who has a chaotic past with other girls.
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Title: Nikita
Character: Victor Han
Released: September 9, 2010
Type: TV
Nikita will stop at nothing to expose and destroy Division, the secret U.S. agency who trained her as a spy and assassin.
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The Sanctuary
Title: The Sanctuary
Character: Patrick
Released: June 1, 2009
Type: Movie
In 1897, the “Poisoned Knife” clan broke into the royal palace of Thailand to steal the Royal Antiques which the King intended to give to America as a reward for its help in negotiations that avoided Thai territorial cuts. The clan succeeded in stealing the antiques, but the thieves didn’t escape with their lives. Before their deaths, they hid the antiques somewhere close to the palace. During his interrogation, the last bandit chose to end his life by Master Sawang’s sword and let the place where the Royal Antiques were hidden die with him.
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Dim Sum Funeral
Title: Dim Sum Funeral
Character: Alexander
Released: November 1, 2008
Type: Movie
An Irish funeral has a wake. A Jewish funeral has sitting shiva. A traditional Chinese funeral is something else entirely. Thats what the estranged siblings of the Chinese-American Xiao family must undergo upon news of their mothers death. The one brother and three sisters dont get along, however they share one thing: hatred for their domineering and manipulative mother, the Dragon Lady."
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Title: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Character: Ming Guo
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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Undoing
Title: Undoing
Character: Leon
Released: December 5, 2007
Type: Movie
A crime drama set in LA's Koreatown, UNDOING introduces us to Samuel, who returns after a mysterious absence to reconcile the death of his best friend exactly one year ago.
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Honor
Title: Honor
Character: Ray
Released: July 29, 2006
Type: Movie
In a world where street gangs collide with the law, neighborhood friends, Raymond and Gabriel, must decide which side of the battle to join. This will be the ultimate fight - the one for power, family, and HONOR.
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Title: Commander in Chief
Character: Cabinet Member
Released: September 27, 2005
Type: TV
Mackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate -- she has twin teenagers, a 6-year-old at home and an ambitious husband at the office, and she is about to become the first female president of the United States. Before that happens, however; Mackenzie, who serves as vice president, has to decide whether or not to go against the dying wishes of the current president, who has asked her to step down and let someone "more appropriate" fill his shoes in the Oval Office. Not only does the president want her to resign, so does the entire party that elected her in the first place. But when the moment of truth arrives, Mackenzie isn't willing to be a mere footnote in history. Instead of allowing her detractors to keep her down, she decides to trust her instincts and accept the most powerful job in the world.
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Title: Just Legal
Released: September 19, 2005
Type: TV
Just Legal is a television courtroom drama that stars Don Johnson and Jay Baruchel as two courtroom lawyers in Venice, California. The series premiered on The WB on September 19, 2005 and was canceled on October 3, 2005 after only three episodes had been aired. Almost a year later The WB decided burn off 5 unaired episodes following a repeat of the pilot on August 6, 2006. The series concluded on September 10, 2006.
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Inside Out
Title: Inside Out
Character: Frank
Released: June 13, 2005
Type: Movie
Families in an idyllic suburban neighborhood are taunted by a mysterious doctor who moves in to town and spins a web of psychological chaos that changes their lives forever.
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Title: Numb3rs
Released: January 23, 2005
Type: TV
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.
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Twisted
Title: Twisted
Character: Lieutenant Tong
Released: February 27, 2004
Type: Movie
Recently promoted and transferred to the homicide division, Inspector Jessica Shepard feels pressure to prove herself -- and what better way than by solving San Francisco's latest murder? However, as Shepard and her partner, Mike Delmarco, soon discover, the victim shared a romantic connection to her. As more of Shepard's ex-lovers turn up dead, her mind starts to become unstable, and she begins to wonder if she could be the very killer she's trying to track down.
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Title: NCIS
Character: Special Agent in Charge Feng Zhao
Released: September 23, 2003
Type: TV
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
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Title: Black Sash
Released: March 30, 2003
Type: TV
Black Sash is an American action adventure drama television series starring Russell Wong. It ran from March 30, 2003, to June 1, 2003. Including pilots, a total of eight episodes were made, however only six episodes were aired on The WB.
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The Tracker
Title: The Tracker
Character: Rick Tsung
Released: November 21, 2001
Type: Movie
Spears, a private detective working in L.A. receives word from an old friend that the friend's sister (and Spears' ex-girlfriend), Kim, has been kidnapped by a criminal gang. At first, Spears doesn't want to get involved, especially when he finds out that his friend's family is mixed up with the Chinese Mafia, but the feelings he still has for Kim lead him to return to New York and try to rescue her. When he arrives, he learns that Kim is caught in the middle of a war with the Russian Mafia, and that her life now depends on him.
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Title: The Lost Empire
Character: Monkey King
Released: March 11, 2001
Type: TV
American journalist Nick Orton is caught up in the world of Chinese gods and monsters while on a search for the long lost manuscript to 'Hsi Yu Chi' (The Journey to the West) by Wu Ch'eng En. He is accompanied on his journey by a humanoid ape with incredible strength and magical powers, a humanoid pig-man, and his brother-in-arms, an ex-cannibal. Based on one of the greatest stories in Chinese history.
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Title: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character: Lieutenant Arthur Chen
Released: October 6, 2000
Type: TV
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.
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Romeo Must Die
Title: Romeo Must Die
Character: Kai
Released: March 22, 2000
Type: Movie
Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!
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Takedown
Title: Takedown
Character: Tsutomu Shimomura
Released: March 15, 2000
Type: Movie
Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and an ex-hacker, he finds one - and much more than that...
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The Prophecy II
Title: The Prophecy II
Character: Danyael
Released: January 20, 1998
Type: Movie
In this direct-to-video sequel, Gabriel returns to try to destroy the human race he despises so much, with the help of a suicidal teen and the opposition of the angel Daniel.
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Vanishing Son IV
Title: Vanishing Son IV
Character: Jian-Wa
Released: October 15, 1994
Type: Movie
After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two college students. Jian is taken in and nursed by Megan, a secluded artist. Jian is also befriended by the ghost of brother Wago. Wago must act as an angel to Jian-wa to gain acceptance into heaven. Meanwhile, the students from the hit and run plan to kill Jian-wa so he doesn't talk to the police.
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Title: Touched by an Angel
Character: George
Released: September 21, 1994
Type: TV
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.
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Vanishing Son III
Title: Vanishing Son III
Character: Jian-Wa
Released: July 30, 1994
Type: Movie
The saga picks up in Washington, DC where Jian-wa is competing in a classical music competition. Back in LA, Jian-wa's brother Wago is wanted by the F.B.I. and manage to pull Jian-wa back to L.A. for questioning. They also want him to infiltrate his brother's gang in order to save his Wago. Can Jian-wa get Wago to see the truth about things before it's too late?
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Vanishing Son II
Title: Vanishing Son II
Character: Jian-Wa
Released: July 23, 1994
Type: Movie
The continuing saga of the Chang brothers: Jian-Wa and Wago. Picking up where it left off, Jian-Wa has left L.A. after a gangfight which involved his brother Wago. Jian-wa travels to the south and finds that hatred comes in all forms as a group of racist whites feud with harmless Vietnamese fishermen. Jian-wa decides to side with the Vietnamese and help them defend themselves. Back in Los Angeles, Wago is enjoying his new life as a gangster.
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Satin Steel
Title: Satin Steel
Character: Ken Chan
Released: March 10, 1994
Type: Movie
Jade Leung, who delivers a lethal kick, the deadly and awesome cop who teams with policewoman Anita Lee track an arms dealer in Singapore. The fighting and stuntwork in this action film has audiences cheering for the women when they show their stuff.
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Vanishing Son
Title: Vanishing Son
Character: Jian-Wa
Released: March 2, 1994
Type: Movie
Two students in the Peoples Republic of China are forced to flee out of China after having taken part in a protest action for freedom. They come to America, and try to build up a new life. After a while, one of the brothers pursues a musical career while the other gets entangled in a criminal organization.
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Title: Vanishing Son
Character: Jian-Wa Chang
Released: February 28, 1994
Type: TV
Vanishing Son is a short-lived syndicated action television series that was part of Universal Television's Action Pack. Starting as a series of four made for television movies in 1994, the series debuted on January 16, 1995. Vanishing Son I, Vanishing Son II, Vanishing Son III, and Vanishing Son IV, were aired on February 28, July 18, July 25, and October 10, 1994, respectively. The series was ground-breaking for the casting of an Asian male in an attractive leading-man role.
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The Joy Luck Club
Title: The Joy Luck Club
Character: Lin Xiao
Released: September 8, 1993
Type: Movie
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
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Geoffrey Beene 30
Title: Geoffrey Beene 30
Released: April 5, 1993
Type: Movie
A profile of fashion designer Geoffrey Beene, on his 30 years in the industry.
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Summer Lover
Title: Summer Lover
Released: September 17, 1992
Type: Movie
Romantic comedy from Hong Kong.
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New Jack City
Title: New Jack City
Character: Park
Released: March 8, 1991
Type: Movie
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
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China Cry
Title: China Cry
Character: Lam Cheng Shen
Released: November 2, 1990
Type: Movie
Young Sung Neng Yee, who is brought as part of a wealthy Chinese family. She is eager to become part of Mao Tze Tung's "new society", but soon becomes disenchanted by the economic misery the changes bring to her family. Before long, the authorities become aware of Neng Yee's feelings and she is taken to a labour camp, overseen by the sadistic Colonel Cheng.
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China White
Title: China White
Character: Bobby Chow
Released: November 4, 1989
Type: Movie
In Amsterdam - in the time before the legalisation of some drugs and the following growth of competition on the market - takes place a war between the Italian and Chinese mafia because of the control of the heroin market.
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Eat a Bowl of Tea
Title: Eat a Bowl of Tea
Character: Ben Loy
Released: July 21, 1989
Type: Movie
An American-Chinese man brings over his wife from China to America, but the challenges of making a living and adjusting to a new life, plus the attentions of a gambler threaten their marriage.
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C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Title: C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Released: May 23, 1988
Type: Movie
The Counter Assault Tactical (C.A.T.) Squad investigates a spy who is supplying plutonium to the Sjambok, a racist South African paramilitary group that is working on a nuclear bomb. The American government, too, is investigating Sjambok, using the top-secret spy plane Python Wolf. When one of the members of the C.A.T. Squad is shot down over South Africa during another mission, his squad leader undertakes a rescue operation to bring his friend back home.
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China Girl
Title: China Girl
Character: Yung Gan
Released: September 25, 1987
Type: Movie
Teenage lovers Tony (Richard Panebianco) and Tyan-Hwa (Sari Chang) tip the balance of power in New York's Little Italy and Chinatown.
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Porky's Meatball
Title: Porky's Meatball
Released: July 4, 1987
Type: Movie
First off, despite the Porky's name this is not a raunchy comedy filled with nudity and major mayhem. Its a fairly pleasant teen comedy about a school where the boys and girls are originally at odds and they play practical jokes on one another. Loletta Lee is in it, ironic that later on in her career she was not averse to taking her clothes off, but its more of an ensemble piece. I think if you're under twenty one you'll enjoy it.
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Title: 21 Jump Street
Character: Locke
Released: April 12, 1987
Type: TV
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.
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Tai-Pan
Title: Tai-Pan
Character: Gordon Chen
Released: November 7, 1986
Type: Movie
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
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Title: The Equalizer
Character: Narong Bansari
Released: September 18, 1985
Type: TV
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
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The Musical Singer
Title: The Musical Singer
Character: Russell
Released: May 4, 1985
Type: Movie
Entertainment manager James Wong loses his lead singer Jannie Fong when she breaks her contract. Angered, he turns his efforts to making a young dancer named Russell, who has no singing experience, into an even more successful singer than Miss Fong. During his climb to success, Russell's girlfriend, Dionne, feels alienated from him.