My favourite Chinese mainland films
Some films might be questionable as "Chinese mainland", but if the film is in Mandarin language (and not in Cantonese) and China is the first country or has a release date before Hong Kong and Taiwan I identified the film as mainland Chinese.
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- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsChow Yun-FatGong LiJay ChouDuring China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.epic
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsZiyi ZhangTakeshi KaneshiroAndy LauA romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.beautiful
- DirectorSheng DingStarsJackie ChanLeehom WangYoo Seung-junAn old soldier kidnaps a young General of an enemy state and takes him on a long journey to collect the reward.funny and tragic
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsJet LiTony Leung Chiu-waiMaggie CheungA defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors.an exercise in colour
- DirectorChi-Leung LawStarsNicholas TseChing Wan LauMi YangSon Donglu, a newly promoted detective teams up with Guo Zhui, fastest gunman in Tiancheng and Xiaowu, a novice policeman to investigate the mystery deaths in a bullet factory.intriguing
- DirectorJohn WooStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiTakeshi KaneshiroFengyi ZhangThe first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).don't forget Red Cliff II (2009)
- DirectorJingle MaWei DongStarsWei ZhaoKun ChenRongguang YuThe epic story of the Chinese girl-warrior, Mulan, who fights to defend her father.
- DirectorBaoping CaoStarsXun ZhouChao DengWang NingWhen a mysterious death occurs, the lives of five unexpected strangers are suddenly intertwined together. A drug trafficking crime is unveiled, and through the twists and turns of the investigation, their stories unravel, and a bizarre connection is gradually discovered between them. THE EQUATION OF LOVE AND DEATH weaves together three different love stories, examining the different emotional struggles people go through in dealing with pain and loss, and how letting go might just be the hardest thing to do.realistic touch
- DirectorChao-Bin SuJohn WooStarsMichelle YeohJung Woo-sungXueqi WangDrizzle/Zeng Jing tries to start a new life after she had betrayed her gang and hid the remains of monk.nice fantasy
- DirectorXiaogang FengStarsHanyu ZhangChao DengWenkang YuanA soldier fights to gain recognition for comrades who died during the Chinese Civil War.gripping