Acting
Zhu Xu
Born April 15, 1930 · 中国,辽宁,沈阳
Died September 15, 2018 · aged 88
Zhu Xu (Chinese: 朱旭) is a Chinese actor. He is well known for his roles in Zhang Yang's Shower and Wu Tianming's The King of Masks, the latter film helping him garner a Best Actor prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Known For
The Girl in Red · 1985The Girl in Red
★ 9.01985
MovieDrama
Sixteen-year-old An-ran gets into repeated trouble because she refuses blind obedience to authority, openly challenging and correcting a teacher who makes a mistake in class. She is different.
The King of Masks · 1995The King of Masks
★ 7.41995
MovieDrama
Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Change Art in a true story. His wife left him with and infant son over 30 years ago. The son died from illness at age 10. This left Wang a melancholy loner aching for a male descendent to learn his rare and dying art.
The Message · 2009The Message
★ 7.42009
MovieDramaThriller
After a series of assassinations in Nanking, a Japanese spy master gathers a group of suspects in a mansion, then a tense cat-and-mouse game erupts as the Chinese agent tries to keep his or her identity a secret.
Teahouse · 1982Teahouse
★ 8.71982
MovieDramaHistory
An old teahouse in Beijing serves as the stage for a drama that unfolds over several tumultuous decades of modern Chinese history, from the waning days of the Qing dynasty to the eve of the People's Republic.
Shower · 1999Shower
★ 6.91999
MovieComedyDrama
An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers. When his elder son, who left years ago to seek his fortune in the southern city of Shenzhen, abruptly returns one day, it once again puts under stress the long-broken father-son ties. Presented as a light-hearted comedy, Shower explores the value of family, friendship, and tradition.
The Gua Sha Treatment · 2001The Gua Sha Treatment
★ 5.72001
MovieDrama
The painless bruise marks on a child from the traditional Chinese guasha/scraping treatment was mistaken by child protection services as evidence of abuse and neglect, stirring clashes and debates on cultral prejudice and false philanthropy.
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch · 1991Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
★ 6.31991
MovieDramaHistory
Set against the backdrop of the Boxer Rebellion and the takeover of the Forbidden City by foreign powers, the empress-dowager Cixi and her notorious chief eunuch fight a losing battle to preserve their corrupt and autocratic regime.
Lotus Lantern · 1999Lotus Lantern
★ 7.71999
MovieAnimationAdventure
A young boy named Chen Xiang uses a magical lotus lantern to search for and rescue his mother, a goddess, from the cruel punishment she received from her brother, the king of the gods, for falling in love with a mortal man.


















