Shu Qi (Chinese: 舒淇; Pinyin: Shū Qí; Wade-Giles: Shu Ch'i) (born April 16, 1976) is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui (林立慧). Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi (Wade-Giles) or Shu Kei (Cantonese). Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as Qi Shu.
Born to a poor family in Taiwan, the young Shu Qi moved to Hong Kong at the age of 17 where she became a model for adult magazines and softcore movie shorts. She eventually came under the management of Hong Kong producer Manfred Wong, who signed her on to several softcore porn Hong Kong films such as Sex & Zen II.
She starred in Derek Yee's 1996 film, Viva Erotica, which was about the erotic film industry in Hong Kong, opposite the late Leslie Cheung and Karen Mok. At the Hong Kong Film Awards, she received the Best Supporting Actress award for the film. Since then, she has appeared in mainstream Hong Kong films such as Gorgeous (1998) opposite Jackie Chan, Stanley Kwan's The Island Tales ...
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Three Times (最好的時光; Zui hao de shi guang; lit. 'Best of Time') is a 2005 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien. It features three chronologically separate stories of love between May and Chen, set in 1911, 1966 and 2005, using the same lead actors, Shu Qi and Chang Chen. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and received positive reviews.Three Times was originally meant to be an omnibus collection of short films, with Hou Hsiao-hsien directing only one of the segments. The producers were unable to rustle the financing to be able to hire three directors, so instead, Hou took over production.[1]Three Times received generally positive, sometimes ecstatic reviews when it was released in North America. It currently holds an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with 86% among the 'Cream of the Crop.'[2] Most critics agreed that the opening segment, A Time for Love, was the most successful, and that the final segment, A Time for Youth (which was...,
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Seoul Raiders (韓城攻略, pinyin: Hànchéng Gōnglüè, Han cheng gong lüe) is the 2005 sequel to the film Tokyo Raiders. It was directed by Jingle Ma and stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Shu Qi and Richie Ren.
Seoul Raiders sees the return of the agent Lam (Tony Leung Chiu-wai). This time round Lam must team up with JJ (Shu Qi) a thief who like Lam is tracking a pair of plates used to make fake American Dollars.
When the plates are captured and make their way to Korea, Lam gets on a plane and with the aid of his female sidekicks he searches for the plates in Seoul, tracking a man who he believes to have stolen them.
Lam, special agent of Japanese national security, enters into an intricate search for “The Avenger” a pair of flawless printing plates used for the making of counterfeit notes. During the hunt, he comes across a foxy lady, JJ (Shu Qi), who happens be a thief with a hidden agenda. When JJ thinks she has successfully walked away with the plates, she does not realize Lam has preempted...,
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The Eye 2 (Traditional Chinese: 見鬼2; Simplified Chinese: 见鬼2; pinyin: Jiàn Guǐ 2; yale: Gin3 Gwai2 2) is the 2004 sequel to The Eye. It is an East Asian horror film directed by the Pang Brothers.Believing she is being rejected by her boyfriend Sam (Jesdaporn Pholdee), Joey (Shu Qi) attempts suicide with sleeping pills, but recovers after having her stomach pumped. When she looks forward to a brand new life, she discovers that she is pregnant. Being tortured by the thought of an abortion and unable to contact Sam, the man she knows is her baby's father, Joey finds herself becoming delusional and emotionally unstable. She is frequently threatened by the sudden presence of strangers, and also feels stalked by a mysterious ghost woman. She believes the ghost wants to hurt her unborn baby. As the story unfolds, it is discovered that the woman is a ghost awaiting the baby's birth so that she may be reincarnated within Joey's baby. But after discovering the identity of the ghost woman, Joey...,
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The Transporter is an action/crime movie released in the United States on October 11, 2002. It was directed by Louis Leterrier and Corey Yuen. The Transporter stars Jason Statham as Frank Martin, who did most of his stunts in the movie. Actress Shu Qi plays Statham's love interest Lai Kwai.
Ex-Special Forces soldier Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the coast of Southern France, hiring himself out as a mercenary "transporter", who moves any goods from one place to another, without asking any questions.
Carrying out mysterious and sometimes dangerous tasks in his black BMW E38 735iL, Frank adheres to a strict set of rules, which he never breaks:
Frank's newest 'transport' seems no different to him than the countless ones that he has delivered in the past. He has been hired by an American known only as "Wall Street" to make a delivery. All begins well, but when Frank stops along route to change a tire, he notices his "package" is moving. Violating one of his own...,
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So Close (Traditional Chinese: 夕陽天使; Simplified Chinese: 夕阳天使; Chik yeung tin see) is a 2002 action-adventure Hong Kong film directed by Corey Yuen and starring Shu Qi, Karen Mok and Zhao Wei. The English title is derived from the The Carpenters' song Close to You, which has a prominent role in the film.
Ai Lin(Shu Qi) and her sister Ai Quarn(Zhao Wei) are computer hackers and espionage specialists who use their late father's advanced secret satellite technology to give them the field advantage over their enemies and the local law enforcement. At the start of the movie they are handling the assassination of the chairman of top Chinese company, which is accomplished without a hitch.
In the aftermath of their successful mission, an intelligent Police Detective named Kong Yat Hung (Karen Mok) is assigned to their case and is able to track them down. The cat-and-mouse chase becomes more complicated when Lin and Ai Quarn become the targets of the very people who originally hired them and...,
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The Wesley's Mysterious File (衛斯理藍血人) is a 2002 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau starring Andy Lau, Shu Qi and Rosamund Kwan. Hong Kong director Wong Jing also makes a cameo appearance.
The film tells the story of Wesley (Andy Lau) who works in San Francisco for a UN department investigating extra terrestrial sightings. When Fong (Rosamund Kwan) an alien from the Dark Blue Planet arrives in town seeking the remains of her brother, Wesley; Fong and two agents from a secret FBI alien department (Shu Qi and Roy Cheung) become entangled in a conspiracy involving the government departments and two different alien species.
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Martial Angels is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by Clarence Fok Yiu-leung.
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Gorgeous (玻璃樽 Bor lei jun) is a 1999 Hong Kong movie, directed by Vincent Kok. It is a martial arts / romantic comedy film starring Jackie Chan and Shu Qi in the two leading roles.
Chan had long wanted to be involved in drama films, but had constantly been dissuaded by Leonard Ho, one of the founders of Golden Harvest and Chan's godfather. Ho had argued that to ensure success in his films, Chan should play to his fanbase by only doing action movies and avoiding the love scenes that may alienate certain markets (notably Japan).
Ho died in February 1998 and Chan left Golden Harvest soon after, seeking a change and a new freedom to make the films he really wanted to. This coincided with his growing fame in the West, due to the international success of the film Rush Hour.
Gorgeous was originally conceived purely as a love story, with Chan as producer, but not as one of the film's cast. In order to secure the actress Shu Qi, the script of the film was re-written and a role for Chan was...,
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The Storm Riders (風雲之雄霸天下) is a 1998 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau. It is based on a comic book called Fung Wan (or Tin Ha). This movie is known for its brilliant special effects. It stars Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil warlord Conquer's tutelage. This film won several Hong Kong awards.
While the film was released in an 'official' form in the United States, it was so heavily edited that many had trouble following the events. As a result, it is still often sold in pirated formats with the original cut.
The evil Lord Conquer, head of Conqueror's Clan, is given a prophecy from a prophet named Mud Buddha. It is said that if Conquer finds two young children by the name of Wind and Cloud he will have good fortune. Mud Buddha tells Conquer to look for him 10 years later so that he can tell the rest of Conqueror's fortune. Conquer issues an order that every...,
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The Lucky Guy (行運一條龍) is a 1998 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-Chi (李力持) and starring Stephen Chow, Sammi Cheng (鄭秀文), Daniel Chan (陳曉東) and Shu Qi.
"Lucky" Coffee Shop is well-known for its egg tarts and tea. Waiter Sui, named as Prince Egg Tart, attracts lots of girls but only loves Candy. He and his friends, Nam, and Fok, all have love problems. At the same time, the coffee shop may collapse since the landlord is increasing the rent tremendously. Let's see how the lucky guys of the shop can revert this situation...
The part where Sammi Cheng lured Stephen Chow into the toilet to remove all his clothing then left him there, as revenge for a high school incident between the two, is identical to the Friends season 2 episode "The One After the Superbowl, Part Two", when Julia Roberts (Susie Moss) used the exact same means to revenge on Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing). The Friends episode was aired on 28 January 1996, preceding this movie by 2 years.
Another part was when Shu...,
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City of Glass (玻璃之城; Boli zhi cheng) is a 1998 Hong Kong film, directed by Mabel Cheung.On New Year's Day 1997, a car accident in London, England claims the lives of Raphael (Lai) and Vivian (Qi) who were once young lovers during their days at the University of Hong Kong but had drifted apart and eventually ended up marrying other people and raising their own families. After their funeral, Raphael's son and Vivian's daughter come to realize that their parents were having an affair and embark on a journey to discover the secret lives of their parents and in the end, the two end up falling in love.,
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Shu Qi was born in Taipei, Taiwan
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