Writing

Zhong A-Cheng

Born April 5, 1949 · Beijing, China (age 77)

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Known For

The AssassinThe Assassin · 2015
The Assassin
6.42015
MovieDramaAction
9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.
Hibiscus TownHibiscus Town · 1987
Hibiscus Town
8.01987
MovieDramaHistory
Based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua, a melodrama about the life and travails of a young woman who lives through the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution.
King of ChessKing of Chess · 1991
King of Chess
6.91991
MovieDrama
Two independent stories involving chess wizards are interwoven to satirize the politics of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as well as Taiwan's capitalist boom of the 1970's.
Painted SkinPainted Skin · 1993
Painted Skin
5.91993
MovieFantasyHorror
A roving ghost spirit controlled by Ying Yang the Evil paints her face in the guise of a concubine. Her spirit can only be released by a ghostbusting monk who comes to her rescue.
King of the ChildrenKing of the Children · 1987
King of the Children
7.01987
MovieDrama
An unschooled young man, one of the countless victims of Mao's Cultural Revolution, is laboring in the countryside when he is assigned to teach in a nearby school. Gradually, he abandons the Maoist textbook and encourages the barely literate kids to write about their own lives and feelings.
The Go MasterThe Go Master · 2007
The Go Master
6.52007
MovieDrama
The life of Go master Wu Qingyuan from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a revolutionary strategic thinker, as well as the tumultuous conflicts between his homeland of China and his adopted nation of Japan.
Full Moon in New YorkFull Moon in New York · 1989
Full Moon in New York
7.91989
MovieDrama
Three Chinese women with vastly different backgrounds get acquainted and become friends amid the social desolation of New York.
Big StarBig Star · 1985
Big Star
10.01985
MovieRomance
Actress Tingting and cinematographer Xizi fall in love and their careers flourish.

Filmography

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Chess KingChess King · 1988
Chess King
7.01988
MovieDrama
In a small southern frontier town, an old man called “Nail Li” boasts about his chess skills by nailing a general piece to the board, challenging anyone to remove it. During this era, many young people moved to the countryside. The town’s new party secretary, played by Niu Ben, was angry after losing a game and sent his team to the city to find talents in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Wang Yisheng, a Beijing youth known as “The Chess Fool,” was mistakenly labeled a counter-revolutionary during the Cultural Revolution but was saved by those searching for him. Unconcerned about his destination, he was content with food and chess, saying, “What can relieve my worries? Only playing chess.” He became engrossed in the game, leaving memorable matches with various masters in the unfamiliar town.

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