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Dongji Rescue
(Dong Ji Dao,
東吉嶼)

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Post date August 22 2025
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(Dong Ji Dao,
東吉嶼)
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Director – Fei Zhenxiang, Guan Hu – 2025 – China – Cert. 15 – 133m The first hour and a half **1/2 The last half hour ****1/2 Chinese islanders under Japanese Occupation in WW2 set out to rescue a thousand plus British prisoners from a sinking, torpedoed ship – streaming on UK VoD from Friday, […]

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Features Live Action Movies

Lust, Caution
(Se, Jie,
色, 戒)

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Post date May 13 2023
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(Se, Jie,
色, 戒)

Director – Ang Lee – 2007 – China, Taiwan, US – Cert. 18 – 158m ***** A Chinese student joins an assassination plot against a high-up Japanese collaborator, for which she must sleep with him – originally published in Third Way, to coincide with 4th January 2008 UK cinema release. Some will consider this erotic […]

Features Live Action Movies

The 355

Director – Simon Kinberg – 2022 – US – Cert. 12a – 124m *** Five female agents from different national security agencies team up to prevent a deadly new cyber-weapon falling into the wrong hands – out in cinemas on Friday, January 7th An illegal deal is going down 150 miles south of Bogotá, Columbia. […]

Animation Movies Shorts

Feeling
From Mountain
And Water
(Shan Shui Qing,
山水情)

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Post date May 12 2021
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From Mountain
And Water
(Shan Shui Qing,
山水情)

Directors – Te Wei, Ma Kexuan, Yan San Chun – 1988 – China – Cert. N/C U – 20m ***** Against a backdrop of mountains, rivers and the sea, a boy learns to play zither from an old master – available to rent online in the UK & Ireland as part of the Shanghai Animation […]

Animation Movies Shorts

Snow Kid
(Xue Hai Zi,
雪孩子)

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Post date May 11 2021
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(Xue Hai Zi,
雪孩子)

a.k.a. The Snow Child Director – Lin Wenxiao – 1980 – China – Cert. N/C – 20m *** A mother and her daughter build a snow child which comes to life and later saves the girl’s life – available to rent online in the UK & Ireland as part of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio […]

Animation Movies Shorts

The Story
Of Mr. Nanguo
(Nan Guo
Xian Shen,
南郭先生)

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Post date May 12 2021
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Of Mr. Nanguo
(Nan Guo
Xian Shen,
南郭先生)

Directors – Qian Jiaxin, Wang Borong – 1981 – China – Cert. N/C U – 18m ***** A man pretends to be a musician in order to profit from the high wages paid to the king’s court pipe players in the Qi period – available to rent online in the UK & Ireland as part […]

Tags 2D animation, animation, China, Chinese Cinema Season 2021, cockfight, cut-out animation, deceit, fraud, King of Qi, musician, Qi period, Qian Jiaxin, Shanghai, Shanghai Animation, Shanghai Animation Film Studio Retro, survival, Wang Borong

Animation Features Movies

Nezha
Conquers
The Dragon King
(Nezha
Nao Hai,
哪吒闹海)

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Post date May 11 2021
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Conquers
The Dragon King
(Nezha
Nao Hai,
哪吒闹海)

Directors – Wang Shuchen, Yan Dingxian, Xu Jingda – 1979 – China – Cert. N/C PG – 61m ***** A boy born out of a lotus flower must defeat the dragon king who enjoys eating live human children – available to rent online in the UK & Ireland as part of the Shanghai Animation Film […]

Animation Art Movies Shorts

The Cowboy’s Flute
(Mu Di,
牧笛)

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Post date March 30 2021
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(Mu Di,
牧笛)

Directors – Qian Jiajun, Te Wei – 1963 – China – Cert. N/C U – 20m ***** A flute-playing forest boy loses then is reunited with his beloved water buffalo in the mountains. – available to rent online in the UK & Ireland as part of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio Retro in the Chinese […]

Animation Features Movies

Lotus Lantern
(Bao Lian Den,
宝莲灯)

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Post date March 30 2021
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(Bao Lian Den,
宝莲灯)

Director – Chang Gwang Xi – 1999 – China – Cert. N/C U – 85m *1/2 A boy must rescue his goddess mother from Heavenly wrath invoked when she fell for his father, a mortal – available to rent online in the UK & Ireland as part of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio Retro in the […]

Animation Features Movies Series Television

Black Cat Detective
(Heimao Jingzhang,
黑猫警长)

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Post date February 25 2021
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(Heimao Jingzhang,
黑猫警长)

Director – Dai Tielang – 2010 – China – Cert. N/C U – 76m Parental Warning: Although this drawn animation has a (completely legitimate) recommended UK U certificate, it contains a lot of gun and knife violence and, in the subtitles, one swear word. **** Black Cat Detective and his fellow police protect everyday citizens […]