29 Movies Starring Li Gong

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Born in Shenyang, China, on Dec. 31, 1965, Li Gong met influential Fifth Generation filmmaker Yimou Zhang when she was still a drama student and quickly became one of his favorite actresses. She collaborated with Zhang for the first of many times on Red Sorghum (1987), her film debut and his first full-length feature.A decade later, she made her English-language debut opposite Jeremy Irons in Chinese Box (1997) and went on to star in the Oscar-nominated Breaking the Silence (1999) before appearing in her highest-profile role yet, playing a jealous and haughty beauty in the Oscar-nominated Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).More mainstream Hollywood fare would follow, including the glitzy, big-screen remake of Miami Vice (2006) and the Silence of the Lambs prequel Hannibal Rising (2007).

Shanghai 2010 3.0 stars Drama Rated: R

Four months before the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, American Paul (John Cusack) investigates the murder of his close friend in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. During his search, Paul uncovers a major government conspiracy and unexpectedly falls in love. Swedish filmmaker Mikael Hafstrom directs this thrilling 1940s period piece that co-stars Gong Li, Ken Watanabe, Chow Yun-Fat and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Shanghai 2009 3.4 stars Thrillers Rated: NR

Mikael Hafstrom (1408) directs this 1940s-era thriller that stars John Cusack as Paul Soames, an American expatriate whose long-awaited return to his adopted home of Shanghai is ruined by the discovery that his friend has been mysteriously murdered. While investigating the death, Soames uncovers a conspiracy with global implications. Gong Li, Chow Yun-Fat and Ken Watanabe co-star in this intriguing tale penned by Hossein Amini (Killshot).

Curse of the Golden Flower 2007 3.4 stars 114 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: R

This lavish film from landmark director Yimou Zhang follows the romantic intrigue and political machinations in the house of the Emperor Ping (Yun-Fat Chow) and his ailing wife (Li Gong), a pair whose secret passions and schemes ultimately affect the lives of their children. Will their reign end in a bloody coup for all? Sumptuous costumes and dazzling martial arts form the backdrop for this complex tale of loyalty, deception, love and betrayal.

Hannibal Rising 2007 3.6 stars 121 mins Thrillers Rated: R

Director Peter Webber takes on the myth of the menacing Hannibal Lecter (Gaspard Ulliel) in this terrifying prequel that attempts to trace the murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer. The film follows Lecter from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a med student he hones his appetite for the kill.

Miami Vice 2006 2.9 stars 140 mins Action & Adventure Rated: UR

Michael Mann directs this gritty adaptation of the popular 1980s television series of the same name that moves vice squad cops Ricardo Tubbs (Jamie Foxx) and Sonny Crockett (Colin Farrell) out of their pastel duds and into the new millennium. Attempting to identify the group behind a recent string of murders, Tubbs and Crockett work undercover with a South Florida drug dealer. But in the process, the duo risks losing everything.

Memoirs of a Geisha Nominated For/Won Awards

2005 3.7 stars 145 mins Drama Rated: PG-13

When 9-year-old Chiyo is sold to a Kyoto geisha house, she endures harsh treatment from the owners and the haughty head geisha, Hatsumomo -- who's envious of Chiyo's stunning beauty -- only to be rescued by Hatsumomo's rival. Chiyo blooms in her role as a geisha, but World War II threatens to change her privileged life forever. Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh and Li Gong star in this Oscar-winning period drama based on Arthur Golden's novel.

Memoirs of a Geisha: Bonus Material 2005 3.3 stars 90 mins Drama Rated: NR

This companion disc to Rob Marshall's gorgeous film includes photo galleries and 11 Behind-the-Scenes featurettes including "The Look of a Geisha," "The Music of the Film," "Geisha Bootcamp," "A Geisha's Dance" and more.

2046 2005 3.6 stars 129 mins Foreign Rated: R

In this loose sequel to Hong Kong-based filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai's In the Mood for Love, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai returns as struggling writer Chow Mo-wan, but now he's a boozing womanizer who writes soft porn. Through time travel and parallel worlds, this lushly photographed romantic drama explores Mo-wan's relationships with various women, including the one he truly loves, Su Lizhen (Gong Li). 2046 premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

2046 2004 3.2 stars 128 mins Foreign (Cantonese) Rated: R

Zhou Yu's Train 2004 3.0 stars 90 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: PG-13

This captivating movie directed by Zhou Sun shows just how circuitous the path to true love can be. Zhou Yu (Gong Li), a painter, lives hundreds of miles away from her paramour, a poet, Chen Qing (Tony Leung Ka Fai), who toils at a library. To see him, she must take a long train ride, which she doesn't mind. That is, until she meets Zhang Qiang, a hard-bitten veterinarian who makes her put the only love she knows on the line. But is it worth it?

Eros 2004 2.4 stars 107 mins Drama Rated: R

starting 28-Sep-2010

This anthology film features the works of three visionary auteurs with disparate styles and approaches. In Wong Kar-Wai's "The Hand," a high-class call girl (Li Gong) plays on the fantasies of an apprentice tailor (Chen Chang). Steven Soderbergh's witty "Equilibrium" finds an ad man (Robert Downey Jr.) distressed by a recurring dream, and Michelangelo Antonioni's "The Dangerous Thread of Things" chronicles an affluent couple's troubled union.

Breaking the Silence 2000 3.0 stars 95 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: NR

When her hearing- and speech-impaired son's hearing aid is damaged during a dustup with classmates, indigent single mother Sun Liying (Li Gong) takes a series of odd jobs around Beijing to buy a replacement so he can attend a regular school. With virtually no support from the child's negligent father (Yue Guan), the determined Sun gives her all to educate her son and help him realize his potential in this affecting drama also starring Xin Gao.

The Emperor and the Assassin 1998 3.5 stars 161 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: R

until 01-Mar-2011

Yin Zheng (Li Xuejian), King of Qin, embarks on a brutal campaign to unite all seven Chinese kingdoms in the third century B.C. Wanting to appear invincible, Yin sends his lover, Lady Zhao (Gong Li), to her homeland to hire a killer who will intentionally botch an assassination attempt on him. Once there, Lady Zhao tries to enlist Jing Ke (Zhang Fengyi), but complications arise in this lavishly produced historical epic from China.

Chinese Box 1997 2.9 stars 99 mins Drama Rated: R

Amid the final, frenzied days before the British handover of Hong Kong to communist China, circumstances keep a foreign photojournalist (Jeremy Irons) apart from the woman he loves (Gong Li). As the deadline approaches for the transfer of power, he must take action, or risk losing what he holds dearest. Capturing the end of an era, director Wayne Wang's haunting romantic drama co-stars Maggie Cheung.

Temptress Moon 1996 3.1 stars 130 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: R

The teeming underworld of 1920s Shanghai collides with old-world nobility in Chen Kaige's harrowing film. Ruyi, the youngest daughter of the noble family, is employed as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, Ruyi's brother-in-law, Zhongliang, enjoys a thriving (illegal) career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home, the two fall in love, and trouble isn't far off.

Shanghai Triad Nominated For/Won Awards

1995 3.3 stars 109 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: R

Summoned by his uncle to work for a notorious drug lord, naïve country boy Shuisheng (Wang Xiaoxiao) is assigned to serve the boss's seductive mistress, a nightclub singer nicknamed Bjiou (Li Gong), in this crime drama set in 1930s Shanghai. Two outsiders trapped in a world of dangerous men, Shuisheng and Bijou strike up an unlikely friendship when they're sent to an island to escape a rival gang. Yimou Zhang (Raise the Red Lantern) directs.

A Soul Haunted by Painting 1995 3.4 stars 125 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: NR

This true story depicts the life of Chinese painter Pan Yuliang (Gong Li), who rose from prostitution to become an acclaimed Paris artist. The film follows Pan from age 12, when she's working at a brothel, to her eventual success in the City of Lights. In between, she has an affair with married Zanhua (Derek Yee) and studies art at a famed institute, but Pan's work isn't appreciated until after her affair ends and she moves to art-friendly Paris.

To Live

1994 4.0 stars 133 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: NR

A bold, energetic masterpiece from Zhang Yimou, the foremost director from China's influential "fifth generation" of filmmakers. Continuing his brilliant collaboration with China's best-known actress, Gong Li, Zhang weaves a tapestry of personal and political events, following the struggles of an impoverished husband and wife (Ge You and Li) from their heyday in the 1940s to the hardships that accompanied the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s.

Great Conqueror's Concubine 2 1994 2.7 stars 90 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: NR

Set in 206 B.C., this opulent, historical saga chronicles love, war and duplicity in ancient China. The leader of the Xiang Clan (Ray Lui) and his courtesan (Rosamund Kwan) have vowed to topple the Qin Dynasty. But when a beautiful -- and absolutely ruthless -- schemer (Li Gong) turns her feminine charms on the chieftain, trouble is on the horizon. Subplots galore will keep you guessing until the end.

Great Conqueror's Concubine 1994 2.8 stars 165 mins Foreign (Cantonese) Rated: NR

This lavish tale of love and war is set in 206 B.C. when a ruthless schemer and her ambitious husband vow to overturn the Qin Dynasty.

Farewell My Concubine Nominated For/Won Awards

1993 3.7 stars 155 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: R

A seemingly unshakable friendship between two Chinese opera stars gets put to the test in the face of war, a communist takeover, the Cultural Revolution and the intrusion of a woman who tempts both of them. In a plot that captures 50 years of Chinese history, the once-inseparable Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) and Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) find themselves increasingly at odds after Xiaolou weds a lovely courtesan (Li Gong).

The Story of Qiu Ju Nominated For/Won Awards

1993 3.7 stars 100 mins Foreign Rated: NR

Gong Li delivers a superbly nuanced performance as the titular heroine in director Yimou Zhang's droll take on the absurdities of bureaucratic impotency. Set in a remote Chinese province, the film follows pregnant peasant Qui Ju on her resolute quest for justice after the village elder kicks her husband in the family jewels. Merely seeking an apology from the stubborn chief, Qui Ju soon gets caught in the cogs of an exasperating legal system.

The Story of Qiuju 1992 3.6 stars 100 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: PG

Best foreign film at Venice Film Festival Multi-Winners. A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of the hierarchy and travels farther and farther away from the countryside the viewer is also provided with a look at the changing Chinese society through the verite camera used in most scenes.

Raise the Red Lantern Nominated For/Won Awards

1991 3.9 stars 125 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: PG

After her father's death, 19-year-old Songlian (Li Gong) marries the much older Chen Zuoqian (Jingwu Ma), becoming the latest concubine in Chen's burgeoning harem and finding herself at the bottom of an oppressive hierarchy. Set in the 1920s during China's Warlord era, director Zhang Yimou's lushly filmed drama earned an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film and won a BAFTA Award in the same category.

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai 1991 3.3 stars 116 mins Foreign (Cantonese) Rated: NR

Sing (Stephen Chow) was crowned the "Saint of Gamblers" by the reigning "God of Gamblers," Ko Chun. Now, a new breed of psychic-powered gambler is intent on spoiling Sing's hard-earned good name. During a battle with one of this new breed, Sing is sent back to 1937 Shanghai, where he helps out a Triad Boss. He also falls in love with condescending sophisticate Yu-San (Gong Li). Prepare for non-stop action with some choice comedic touches.

Raise the Red Lantern 1991 4.0 stars 125 mins Foreign Rated: PG

After her father's death, 19-year-old Songlian (Li Gong) marries the much older Chen Zuoqian, becoming the latest concubine in Chen's burgeoning harem. As the fourth wife, Songlian suddenly finds herself at the bottom of an oppressive hierarchy, in which competition for the master's attention -- and the attendant privileges it carries -- is intense. This lushly filmed drama won a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language.

Ju Dou 1990 3.6 stars 94 mins Foreign Rated: PG-13

In this romantic tragedy, Chinese director Yimou Zhang's visually sumptuous cinematography complements the sensual story line in which the abused wife (Gong Li) of a wealthy silk dyer (Li Wei) enters into an affair with her husband's nephew (Li Bao-tian). Arresting images, exquisite use of color and a classic yet complex plot combine for a richly satisfying drama that earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

Ju-Dou

1990 3.4 stars 98 mins Foreign Rated: PG-13

They were destined, if not doomed, to be together. She was the mill owner's battered bride: he was his overworked nephew. Out of their plight grew a profound and powerful secret love.

The Empress Dowager 1989 2.5 stars 95 mins Foreign (Mandarin) Rated: NR

Han Hsiang Li's lush epic re-creates the fascinating life and times of Tzu Hsi, the Manchu Qing dynasty empress who rose from the ranks of Emperor Xianfeng's many concubines to become the de facto ruler of China for nearly 50 years. Award-winning actress Li Gong (Memoirs of a Geisha) leads the cast of this powerful drama that also stars Xiaoqing Liu, Daoming Chen, Ye Chen and Yan Li.

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