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Top 100 Chinese Movies Top 100 Chinese Movies Labourer's Love (Cheng the Fruit Seller) 1. 勞之工愛情 1923 Zhang Shichuan Shanghai Little Toys 2. 小玩意 1933 Sun Yu Shanghai Spring Silkworms 3. 春蠶 1933 Cheng Bugao Shanghai Twin Sisters 4. 姊妹花再生花 1934 Zheng Zhengqiu Shanghai The Goddess 5. 神女 1934 Wu Yonggang Shanghai Song of the Fisherman 6. 漁光曲 1934 Cai Chusheng Shanghai The Highway (aka The Big Road) 7. 大路 1935 Sun Yu Shanghai Crossroads 8. 十字街頭 1937 Shen Xiling Shanghai Song at Midnight 9. 夜半歌聲 1937 Ma Xu Weibang Shanghai Street Angel 10. 馬路天使 1937 Yuan Muzhi Shanghai Orphan Island Paradise 11. 孤島天堂 1938 Cai Chusheng Hong Kong A Spring River Flows East 12. 一江春水向東流 1947 Cai Chusheng, Zheng Junli Shanghai Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon 13. 八千里路雲和月 1947 Shi Dongshan Shanghai Long Live the Mistress! 14. 太太萬歲 1947 Sang Hu Shanghai Spring in a Small Town 15. 小城之春 1948 Fei Mu Shanghai Myriad of Lights (Lights of 10000 Homes) 16. 萬家燈火 1948 Shen Fu Shanghai An Orphan on the Streets Winter of 3Hairs 17. 三毛流浪記 1949 Zhao Ming Shanghai Crows and Sparrows 18. 烏鴉與麻雀 1949 Zheng Junli Shanghai Tears over the Pearl River 19. 珠江淚 1949 Wang Weiyi Hong Kong Sorrows of the Forbidden City 20. 清宮密史 1949 Zhu Shilin Hong Kong This Life of Mine 21. 我這一輩子 1950 Shi Hui Shanghai The Life of Wu Xun 22. 武訓傳 1950 Sun Yu Shanghai The Dividing Wall (Mr. Chen vs Mr. Chen) 23. 一板之隔 1953 Zhu Shilin Hong Kong Spoiling the Wedding Day 24. 誤佳期 1953 Zhu Shilin Hong Kong In the Face of Demolition 25. 危樓春曉 1954 Lee Tit Hong Kong Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai 26. 梁山伯祝英台 1954 Sang Hu, Hu Sha Shanghai New Year's Sacrifice 27. 祝福 1956 Sang Hu Beijing Our Sister Hedy 28. 四千金 1958 Tao Qin Hong Kong Mambo Girl 29. 曼波女郎 1958 Yi Wen Hong Kong Feast of a Rich Family (The Grand Party) 30. 豪門夜宴 1958 Lee Tit, Luo Zhixiong, , Hong Kong Lin Zexu 31. 林則徐 1959 Zheng Junli, Qin Fan Shanghai The Lin Family Shop 32. 林家舖子 1959 Shui Hua Beijing The Wild, Wild Rose 33. 野玫瑰之戀 1960 Wong Tin-lam Hong Kong Third Sister Liu 34. 劉三姐 1960 Su Li Changchun Uproar in Heaven 35. 大鬧天宮 1961 Wan Laiming Shanghai All These Pitiable Parents Great Devotion 36. 可憐天下父母心 1961 Chor Yuen Hong Kong Red Detachment of Women 37. 紅色娘子軍 1961 Xie Jin Shanghai Naval Battle of 1894 38. 甲午風雲 1963 Lin Nong Changchun The House of Seventy-Two Tenants 39. 七十二家房客 1963 Wang Weiyi Guangzhou Early Spring in February 40. 早春二月 1963 Xie Tieli Beijing Serfs 41. Nongnu 農怒 1963 Li Jun Beijing Beautiful Duckling 42. 養鴨人家 1964 Lee Hsing Taipei Stage Sisters 43. 舞臺姐妹 1965 Xie Jin Shanghai One-Armed Swordsman 44. 獨臂刀 1967 Chang Cheh Hong Kong The Dawn 45. Poxiao shifen 破晓时分 1967 Song Cunshou Taipei Dragon Gate Inn 46. 龍門客棧 1967 King Hu Taipei The Winter 47. 冬暖 1969 Li Han-hsiang Taipei A Touch of Zen 48. 俠女 1970 King Hu Taipei Home, Sweet Home 49. Jia zai Taibei 家在台北 1970 Pai Ching-jui Taipei The Arch 50. 董夫人 1970 Tang Shuxuan Hong Kong Fist of Fury 51. 精舞門 1972 Lo Wei Hong Kong China Behind 52. 再見中國 1974 Tang Shuxuan Taipei Martyrs 53. 英烈千秋 1974 Ting Shan-hsi Taipei The Private Eyes 54. 半斤八兩 1976 Michael Hui Hong Kong 36th Chamber of Shaolin 55. 少林三十六房 1978 Lau Kar-leong Hong Kong The Secret 56. 瘋劫 1979 Ann Hui Hong Kong The Butterfly Murders 57. 蝶變 1979 Tsui Hark Hong Kong The Legend of Tianyun Mountain 58. 天雲山傳奇 1980 Xie Jin Shanghai Man on the Brink 59. 邊緣人 1981 Alex Cheung Kwok-ming Hong Kong Father and Son 60. 父子情 1981 Allen Fong Hong Kong The Corner Forsaken By Love 61. 被愛情遺忘的角落 1981 Zhang Qi, Li Yalin Chengdu In Our Time 62. 光陰的故事 1982 Tao Dechen, Edward Yang, Taipei Boat People 63. 投奔怒海 1982 Ann Hui Hong Kong My Memories of Old Beijing 64. 城南舊事 1982 Wu Yigong Shanghai Project A 65. A 計畫 1982 Jackie Chan Hong Kong Ah Ying 66. 半邊人 1983 Allen Fong Hong Kong One and Eight 67. 一個和八個 1983 Zhang Junzhao Nanning Growing Up 68. 小畢的故事 1983 Chen Kun-hou Taipei Sandwich Man 69. 兒子的大玩偶 1983 Hou Hsiao-hsien, Tseng Taipei Chuang-hsiang Summer at Grandpa's 70. 冬冬的假期 1984 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taipei Lao Mo's Second Spring 71. 老莫的第二個春天 1984 Li Youning Taipei Homecoming 72. 似水流年 1984 Yim Ho Beijing Long Arm of the Law 73. 省港旗兵 1984 Johnny Mak Hong Kong Yellow Earth 74. 黃土地 1984 Chen Kaige Nanning A Time To Live and a Time To Die 75. 童年往事 1985 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taipei The Black Cannon Incident 76. 黑炮事件 1985 Huang Jianxin Xian In the Wild Mountain 77. 野山 1985 Yan Xueshu Xian A Better Tomorrow 78. 英雄本色 1986 John Woo Hong Kong Terrorizer 79. 恐怖份子 1986 Edward Yang Taipei Horse Thief 80. 盜馬賊 1986 Tian Zhuangzhuang Beijing The Old Well 81. 老井 1987 Wu Tianming Xian Red Sorghum 82. 紅高粱 1987 Zhang Yimou Xian A Chinese Ghost Story 83. 倩女幽魂 1987 Ching Siu-tung Hong Kong City on Fire 84. 龍虎風雲 1987 Ringo Lam Hong Kong As Tears Go By 85. 旺角卡門 1988 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong Rouge 86. 胭脂扣 1988 Stanley Kwan Hong Kong City of Sadness 87. 悲情城市 1989 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taipei The Swordsman in Double Flag Town 88. 雙旗鎮刀客 1991 He Ping Xian Actress (aka Centre Stage) 89. 阮玲玉 1991 Stanley Kwan Hong Kong A Brighter Summer Day 90. 牯嶺街少年殺人事件 1991 Edward Yang Taipei Pushing Hands 91. 推手 1991 Ang Lee Taipei The Story of Qiu Ju 92. 秋菊打官司 1992 Zhang Yimou Beijing Farewell My Concubine 93. 霸王別姬 1993 Chen Kaige Hong Kong The Wedding Banquet 94. 喜宴 1993 Ang Lee Taipei Looking For Fun 95. 找樂 1993 Ning Ying Beijing Back to Back, Face to Face 96. 背靠背，臉對臉 1994 Huang Jianxin Xian In the Heat of the Sun 97. 陽光燦爛的日子 1994 Jiang Wen Beijing Chungking Express 98. 重慶森林 1994 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong Comrades Almost a Love Story 99. 甜蜜蜜 1996 Peter Chan Hong Kong Made in Hong Kong 100. 香港製造 1997 Fruit Chan Hong Kong http://www.chinesecinemas.org/chinacentury.html 100 Movie Heroes and Villains (Chinese) http://www.csie.nctu.edu.tw/~movies/new/AFIHeroes-Villains.html 100 Classic Movies 1896-1996 (Chinese) http://www.csie.nctu.edu.tw/~movies/new/AFIMovies.html Chinese Movie Database (Chinese) http://www.csie.nctu.edu.tw/~movies/new/AFIMovies.html .
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