Vivian Wu

Acting

Vivian Wu

Born February 5, 1966 · Shanghai, China (age 60)

Vivian Wu (born February 5, 1966 in Shanghai), is a Chinese actress, known for her roles in The Last Emperor (1987), Heaven & Earth (1993), The Joy Luck Club (1993), and The Pillow Book (1996) and as the historical figure of Soong May-ling, commonly referred to as Madam Chiang Kai-shek, in two major Chinese motion pictures The Soong Sisters (1997) and The Founding of a Republic (2009) Description…

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The Last EmperorThe Last Emperor · 1987
The Last Emperor
★ 7.61987
MovieDramaHistory
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IIITeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III · 1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
★ 5.51993
MovieActionAdventure
The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where they train to perfect the art of becoming one. The turtles also assist a small village in an uprising.
Heaven & EarthHeaven & Earth · 1993
Heaven & Earth
★ 6.61993
MovieHistoryWar
In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a chance at a new life, igniting the possibility of a future together.
The Joy Luck ClubThe Joy Luck Club · 1993
The Joy Luck Club
★ 7.21993
MovieDrama
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
SlantedSlanted · 2026
Slanted
★ 5.82026
MovieHorrorComedy
An insecure Chinese-American teenager undergoes experimental surgery to appear white, hoping to secure the prom queen title and peer acceptance.
The Chinese WidowThe Chinese Widow · 2017
The Chinese Widow
★ 7.22017
MovieDramaRomance
It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of the US Air Force is forced to make an emergency landing in China. Its commander Jack Turner (Emilie Hirsch) barely survives but gets rescued by Ying (Crystal Liu), a local widow who will stop at nothing to hide him from the Japanese occupant.
The GuyverThe Guyver · 1991
The Guyver
★ 5.51991
MovieScience FictionAction
FBI agent Max Reed witnesses Dr. Tetsu Segawa - a researcher for the mysterious Chronos Corporation - being murdered. Dr. Segawa had stolen an alien device known as "The Guyver" from Chronos. College student Sean Barker, whose girlfriend's father was Dr. Segawa, finds the Guyver's hiding spot while watching the forensic team investigating the crime scene.
The Founding of a RepublicThe Founding of a Republic · 2009
The Founding of a Republic
★ 5.32009
MovieDramaHistory
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

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To ForgiveTo Forgive · 2012
To Forgive
★ 1.02012
Movie
China, Jiangsu province, the present day. On 15 October, after depositing the funerary urn of his father, Professor Gu Daqing (Feng Dalu), who died of a sudden heart attack, Gu Jie (Calvin Yu) receives a phone call from a stranger telling him the urn has just been stolen and to "remember the 19th." After his car is hit by a lorry, Gu Jie wakes up on the 16th on the seashore of an island, where he finds a kidnapped girl tied up nearby. The girl's father, Jia Kuan (Li Hongquan), arrives and tells him to leave the island. In his pocket, Gu Jie finds a key to Room 327 of Shun Lai Hotel. After meeting a girl, Nana (Nancy Liu), who has a heart condition and whom his father once treated, Gu Jie goes to the decrepit hotel and checks into the room, where he finds an animal head in the bed and an old photo of a boy. "Welcome to the game," says the mysterious phone caller.