Zhao Benshan

Acting

Zhao Benshan

Born October 2, 1957 · Tieling, Liaoning, China (age 68)

Zhao Benshan is a Chinese skit and sitcom actor, comedian, television director, and businessman. Originally from Liaoning province, Zhao has appeared on the CCTV New Year's Gala, a widely watched performing arts program, every year from 1990 to 2011.

Known For

The GrandmasterThe Grandmaster · 2013
The Grandmaster
6.62013
MovieActionDrama
The fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war, is the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Legendary kung fu master Ip Man, who will eventually train Bruce Lee, finds his peaceful life interrupted by vengeance.
The Emperor and the AssassinThe Emperor and the Assassin · 1998
The Emperor and the Assassin
6.91998
MovieHistoryDrama
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.
Getting HomeGetting Home · 2007
Getting Home
7.32007
MovieDramaComedy
A black comedy about a farmer who tries to bring home the body of his friend, who died far from their town.
Keep CoolKeep Cool · 1997
Keep Cool
7.51997
MovieComedy
A spurned lover seeks a rich man for revenge. A random onlooker — who witnessed the public assault committed by the rich man against the lover — seeks for monetary compensation for his smashed computer.
Beginning of the Great RevivalBeginning of the Great Revival · 2011
Beginning of the Great Revival
4.72011
MovieDramaAction
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
Happy TimesHappy Times · 2000
Happy Times
7.12000
MovieDramaComedy
Zhao is an ageing bachelor, who has not been fortunate in love. Believing that he has finally met the female of his dreams, Zhao makes her believe that he is opulent and consents to a lavish wedding.
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle ShopA Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop · 2009
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
4.92009
MovieComedyDrama
Wang is a gloomy, cunning and avaricious noodle shop owner in a desert town in China. His neglected, sharp-tongued wife is involved in a secret affair with Li, one of Wang’s employees. A timid man, Li reluctantly keeps the gun his lover has bought to kill her husband. But Wang is watching their every move. He bribes patrol officer Zhang to murder the illicit couple. It seems like a perfect plan: the affair will come to a cruel, bloody but satisfying end or so he thinks. The equally wicked Zhang has an agenda of his own. As the plot twists, more blood will flow, and ever greater violence will erupt.
Just Call Me Nobody IIJust Call Me Nobody II · 2012
Just Call Me Nobody II
2012
MovieComedyDrama

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Just Call Me NobodyJust Call Me Nobody · 2010
Just Call Me Nobody
4.52010
MovieComedy
Poor young cobbler Wu Di lives with his mother and is crazy about martial-arts picture books. One day he repairs the shoe of wandering swordswoman Yuelou and later helps save her in a fight with wanted criminal Tian Baguang, even though he has no martial-arts training. She tells him she owes him a life and can be found on Qin Mountain if he ever needs her. Yuelou is actually a princess who was due to marry the emperor but ran away after setting fire to her palace quarters. In love, Wu Di sets out to find her, fighting river pirate Dugu and his sidekick on the way, and also meeting a hermit Buddhist monk who offers to take him on as a pupil. Yuelou plans to attend a martial arts tournament to establish her name, little knowing that the emperor's chief eunuch Cheng has arranged for her to be secretly protected by Penal Bureau officer Yang Guo and to win the tournament, so the emperor can award her the prize and persuade her to reconsider marriage.

Wu Di

Whoever Comes is a GuestWhoever Comes is a Guest · 1990
Whoever Comes is a Guest
7.01990
MovieComedyDrama
Since the establishment of the bamboo weaving cooperative, the appearance of Zhulin Village has changed significantly. Visitors seeking to learn, inspectors, interviewers, and tourists placing orders have been coming in an endless stream. They eat all day and all month long, leading to frequent quarrels, fights, and cases of alcohol poisoning, causing the smart and capable cafeteria manager, Xiao Wangfa, to be driven to tears and indescribable suffering. Once, when Vice Secretary Guo of the Provincial Committee came to the village for an inspection, the lunch prepared for him was eaten by the leaders from the county. Xiao Wangfa had no choice but to serve simple home-cooked meals like mung bean porridge, steamed buns, and peanuts, anxiously preparing for punishment. Unexpectedly, Vice Secretary Guo was very pleased with the meal, and the villagers of Zhulin saw hope from this incident.

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