
Siqin Gaowa
Actor · b. 1950 · Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Movies23
Movie7.9DramaRomanceBeijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals with free rein over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."
Movie8.4DramaWarWreaths at the Foot of the Mountain is a 1984 Chinese film about the life of the soldiers in a PLA army company before, during and after the Sino-Vietnamese War.
Movie8.1ActionAdventureThe story of the rise to prominence of Luk, a Shanghai fruitseller who became one of the most powerful men in China in the first half of the 20th Century.
Movie5.9ActionComedySamurai and Smiling Sam are two famous martial arts masters in Central China. On the night before the big martial arts competition, someone murders the Empress, and the two swordsmen are framed for the crime. Determined to clear their name, they soon uncover a heinous plot that must be stopped. Meanwhile, a third swordsman, Big Knife, tries to track the pair down so he can join their fight.
Movie3.5ActionAdventureTo recover and ancient scroll, a Chinese agent battles the Japanese yakuza and British mercenaries.
Movie6.8DramaRomanceA cross-generational look at how denizens of China's largest city deal with romance and commitment.
Movie8.2DramaXiang Zi is a rickshaw boy who has always had a desire to excel and a thirst for freedom. He married Hu Niu who died of dystocia later. After her death, another girl, Xiao Fuzi, falls in love with Xiang Zi but they are separated by poverty. Xiang Zi works very hard in order to change his life, only to find that Xiao Fuzi is dead just as he begins to be hopeful for their future. Finally, Xiang Zi, an unflinching man, surrenders to that dark society.
Movie9.0DramaA widow by the name of Lee Jiu Jin, willingly sold herself to a farway outskirts village without knowing that she is to be shared by 7 men, so as to raise the money for her son's wedding. As these villagers are extremely poor, the men could not afford to keep a wife. This kind of transaction was common in China for women to be sold as brides, but the Government intend to put a stop to such practices by enforcing laws which results in the exile of lawbreakers. Bearing this in mind, Lee and her 7 husbands lived in constant fear of being caught and as for Lee the sufferings and hardships were more than she could bear. As the time passes, Lee grew to understand all 7 men's background, and her hatred for them turn into pity. This relationship at last ended in tragedy.
Movie7.9WarIn 1950s, Chinese Civil War ends with the defeat of Republic of China and the establishment of Communist China. The 93rd Division's soldiers take their families with them, exit southwestern China and enter northern Burma (Myanmar). The hike through forest is full of disasters and short of supplies, but the survivors reach and settle within border of Burma. They build a village, and ally with local armed gang to resist Burmese government's attacks. Later, the relocated government of Republic of China offers to take the soldiers and dependents to Taiwan, but some are disappointed with the government and decide to stay.
Movie7.0ActionThis classical tale of Shaolin Temple disciples versus the Manchurian Ching government displays Shaolin martial arts at its best in empty hand combat. After the siege of the Shaolin Monastery by the Ching gevernment in the 18th century, students of Shaolin led by Hung See-Kwan, continue to rebel agains the Manchus. Hung then joins forces with the well-known hero Fong Sai Yuk. Hung is now a wanted criminal by Ching leader Kow Ching Chung, former disciple of Shaolin. Fong's association with Hung brings tragedy to his family as they are raided and killed by Kow's troops. Fong and Hung prepare for the final battle as they vow to bring Kow to his knees to avenge Shaolin and their families.
MovieDramaHistory982. Times of Northern Song Dynasty. After murder of Emperor Shengzong his queen Xiao Yanyan began war with Yang generals from Liao dynasty.
Movie8.0DramaFamilyZhao Guang is a hard-working chicken farmer whose self-made life has led him to dedicate himself to running the orphanage at his native Chinese village. His success with children leads him to local celebrity status, including a speech on national television. When Zhao innocently announces that he hopes to be the father of all orphans, however, he finds himself flooded with scores of kids from all over the area looking for a dad. To save the village's honor and retain his model-citizen status, he has to watch over no less than twenty-five unruly children, each turning his life upside down.
Movie5.6RomanceComedyYe Rutang, a single-living woman in her late fifties, struggles to maintain a dignified life amid the dangers of Shanghai.
Movie6.4DramaComedyThe residents of a nursing home sneak past security guards to compete in a nationally televised talent contest.
MovieDramaThree women from different walks of life are brought together by an abandoned baby.
Movie9.0DramaA young woman in the 1920s has a hard life and learns sympathy for her own mother's situation.
MovieActionDramaFemale Mongolian wrestler, Na Ren, was invited to participate in a women’s wrestling show in Japan. The show host, Boss, instantaneously changed the competition to mud wrestling and Na Ren was forced to compete. Later on, Na Ren discovered that Boss was actually her childhood playmate, Chi Na Si, who was banned from Sumo wrestling five years ago. Knowing that Boss had deceived her, Na Ren was nonetheless determined to awaken his consciousness and good heart through love.
Movie4.0DramaONE DAY comprises 9 warm and inspirational stories, which describe the life and dreams of 9 different groups of disadvantaged children.
Movie6.7DramaIf money can't buy happiness, can it at least buy control over others? Xiang is hard-working, running a small sesame oil business. Her husband is lazy and drinks; her son is blood simple. When Japanese investors provide capital to expand Xiang's business, she has the wealth to raise her social standing and buy a wife for her son, Dunzi. When money and a forceful personality fail to bend others to her will, including daughter-in-law Huanhuan, Xiang must find another way to tranquillity.
Movie7.4DramaCoral, a Hong Kong woman tortured by city life, went back to her home town to visit her two old friends. They all found that some precious things in life which disappear through the years could never be recovered.
Movie7.9DramaThree Chinese women with vastly different backgrounds get acquainted and become friends amid the social desolation of New York.
Movie6.0ComedyYu began to worry about his ex girlfriend and hesitated to make a decision on an abortion or allowing a birth of their baby. This also sparks a conflict accidentally with his present lover.
MovieNorthern China, the present day. Jobless and penniless after being sacked by his boss, and deserted by his wife and young son, 42-year-old cook Erbao attempts suicide but is saved by a fairy, whose sole purpose is to make him happy. She grants him wishes, with the proviso that if he doesn't find happiness he should utter the magic phrase "I'm having a great time!" and he will be returned to the present for another wish. Erbao chooses to be a martial arts hero, a millionaire, a film star and a beautiful young woman but finds all of their lives have drawbacks. Finally, he asks to become an emperor in Ancient China.
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TV8.9DramaThis Chinese period drama series follows the fortunes of a prominent merchant family engaged in Traditional Chinese Medicine during the waning years of the Ching dynasty. The affairs of this family of doctors/pharmacists (which in those days were one and the same) are intimately linked with social upheavals of the time such as the encroachment of Christian missionaries and foreign imperialism as well as conflicts that inevitably emerge in a large upper class family. Comparable in scope and production value to such recent titles as "Downton Abbey", the lives and character of both masters and servants intertwine in plot lines that spans more than a generation.
TV7.5DramaWar & PoliticsA love story revolves around the 9th Princess of Western Liang as she journeys to the Central Plains to fulfill a marriage alliance with the Crown Prince. Having received overwhelming love and admiration as the 9th Princess, Xiao Feng is forced to leave the life that she has known in order to become the Crown Princess. Her husband, the black-bellied Crown Prince, holds the highest position second only to one, the Emperor. However, the Eastern Palace is the most dangerous place to be. For political reasons, the Prince has no choice but to marry the Princess from a foreign land. He has his own favored concubine while she has her own life. Two parallel lines begin to intersect in a place fraught with danger and deadly power play and buried somewhere deep inside are memories that have yet to resurface.
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TV7.8DramaThe story of the ill-fated romance between Zhu Yi Huan, the last princess of the Ming Dynasty and Kangxi, the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
TV7.0DramaThe famous Chinese story of a young girl known as the genius strategist from Ancient China's Northern Song Dynasty who will fall in a love of the heir of the Generals of the Yang family, Yang Zongbao, and who will fight for her country. It is the story of the rise of a girl who will take the command of the Emperor's troops in a society where women had no right to be anything else.
TV8.4DramaKangxi Dynasty is a 2001 Chinese television series based on the novel Kangxi Da Di by Eryue He. The series is a prequel to the 1997 television series Yongzheng Dynasty, and was followed by Qianlong Dynasty in 2002.
TV7.2DramaXiaozhuang Mishi, also known as Xiaozhuang Epic, is a 2003 Chinese television series produced by You Xiaogang. The series is the first instalment in a series of four television series about the early history of the Qing Dynasty. It was followed by Huang Taizi Mishi, Taizu Mishi and Secret History of Kangxi, all of which were also produced by You Xiaogang.
TV6.1Action & AdventureMysteryWu Xie, Fatty Wang, Zhang Qiling, and Xie Yuchen are partnering up with the national authority to investigate the grave-robbing syndicate led by Hendry Cox. At the Empyrean Palace on top of the Changbai Mountain, they unravel Hendry Cox's been planning for years to steal the national treasure for his own gain. Wu Xie and the gang manage to put the syndicate's grave-robbing operation to an end.
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TVDramaFamilyThis urban light comedy drama tells the story of Jiang Deshun, the chairman of the "Yishun Baishun" Internet company. He has a large family and is facing a series of difficulties, dealing with family disputes, and carrying debts in order to bring the company back on track. Finally after these difficulties he places the focus on finding his family and solving the issues of the past to find happiness.
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TV6.0During the Yongzheng era, Yu Xing enters the palace as a chef to reunite with her sister, Cai Feng, but faces exile after a misstep. In the countryside, she learns healing arts and helps during a pandemic. Returning to the capital, she rebuilds her life as a medical trainee and finds love with a noble general, Yue Zonglin.