Siqin Gaowa

Acting

Siqin Gaowa

Born 1950-01-20 · Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Acting credits

In the Heat of the Sun poster
7.8

Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals with free rein over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."

In the Heat of the Sun

1994

Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain poster
8.4

Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain is a 1984 Chinese film about the life of the soldiers in a PLA army company before, during and after the Sino-Vietnamese War.

Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain

1984

Switch poster
3.5

To recover and ancient scroll, a Chinese agent battles the Japanese yakuza and British mercenaries.

Switch

2013

Rickshaw Boy poster
8.2

Xiang Zi is a rickshaw boy who has always had a desire to excel and a thirst for freedom. He married Hu Niu who died of dystocia later. After her death, another girl, Xiao Fuzi, falls in love with Xiang Zi but they are separated by poverty. Xiang Zi works very hard in order to change his life, only to find that Xiao Fuzi is dead just as he begins to be hopeful for their future. Finally, Xiang Zi, an unflinching man, surrenders to that dark society.

Rickshaw Boy

1982

The Three Swordsmen poster
5.9

Samurai and Smiling Sam are two famous martial arts masters in Central China. On the night before the big martial arts competition, someone murders the Empress, and the two swordsmen are framed for the crime. Determined to clear their name, they soon uncover a heinous plot that must be stopped. Meanwhile, a third swordsman, Big Knife, tries to track the pair down so he can join their fight.

The Three Swordsmen

1994

Lord Of East China Sea poster
8.1

The story of the rise to prominence of Luk, a Shanghai fruitseller who became one of the most powerful men in China in the first half of the 20th Century.

Lord Of East China Sea

1993

Homecoming poster
7.4

Coral, a Hong Kong woman tortured by city life, went back to her home town to visit her two old friends. They all found that some precious things in life which disappear through the years could never be recovered.

Homecoming

1984

A Woman and Seven Husbands poster
9.0

A widow by the name of Lee Jiu Jin, willingly sold herself to a farway outskirts village without knowing that she is to be shared by 7 men, so as to raise the money for her son's wedding. As these villagers are extremely poor, the men could not afford to keep a wife. This kind of transaction was common in China for women to be sold as brides, but the Government intend to put a stop to such practices by enforcing laws which results in the exile of lawbreakers. Bearing this in mind, Lee and her 7 husbands lived in constant fear of being caught and as for Lee the sufferings and hardships were more than she could bear. As the time passes, Lee grew to understand all 7 men's background, and her hatred for them turn into pity. This relationship at last ended in tragedy.

A Woman and Seven Husbands

1990

All for Love poster
NR

Three women from different walks of life are brought together by an abandoned baby.

All for Love

2012

Full Moon in New York poster
7.9

Three Chinese women with vastly different backgrounds get acquainted and become friends amid the social desolation of New York.

Full Moon in New York

1989

Super Player poster
NR

Northern China, the present day. Jobless and penniless after being sacked by his boss, and deserted by his wife and young son, 42-year-old cook Erbao attempts suicide but is saved by a fairy, whose sole purpose is to make him happy. She grants him wishes, with the proviso that if he doesn't find happiness he should utter the magic phrase "I'm having a great time!" and he will be returned to the present for another wish. Erbao chooses to be a martial arts hero, a millionaire, a film star and a beautiful young woman but finds all of their lives have drawbacks. Finally, he asks to become an emperor in Ancient China.

Super Player

2010

An Accidental Shot of Love poster
6.0

Yu began to worry about his ex girlfriend and hesitated to make a decision on an abortion or allowing a birth of their baby. This also sparks a conflict accidentally with his present lover.

An Accidental Shot of Love

2015

A Home Too Far poster
7.9

In 1950s, Chinese Civil War ends with the defeat of Republic of China and the establishment of Communist China. The 93rd Division's soldiers take their families with them, exit southwestern China and enter northern Burma (Myanmar). The hike through forest is full of disasters and short of supplies, but the survivors reach and settle within border of Burma. They build a village, and ally with local armed gang to resist Burmese government's attacks. Later, the relocated government of Republic of China offers to take the soldiers and dependents to Taiwan, but some are disappointed with the government and decide to stay.

A Home Too Far

1990

Moon Crescent poster
9.0

A young woman in the 1920s has a hard life and learns sympathy for her own mother's situation.

Moon Crescent

1986

Battle Between Song and Liao Dynasties poster
NR

982. Times of Northern Song Dynasty. After murder of Emperor Shengzong his queen Xiao Yanyan began war with Yang generals from Liao dynasty.

Battle Between Song and Liao Dynasties

2019

Anxious to Return poster
7.0

A wounded soldier of the Northeast Anti-Japanese forces is found and helped by a local girl. They fall in love, but the soldier wants to return to his team.

Anxious to Return

1979

珠拉的故事 poster
NR

Zhula lives with her only son in the grasslands. One day, a man asks her to hire him. Zhula hires him but he doesn't want to tell his background.

珠拉的故事

2000

Women from the Lake of Scented Souls poster
6.7

If money can't buy happiness, can it at least buy control over others? Xiang is hard-working, running a small sesame oil business. Her husband is lazy and drinks; her son is blood simple. When Japanese investors provide capital to expand Xiang's business, she has the wealth to raise her social standing and buy a wife for her son, Dunzi. When money and a forceful personality fail to bend others to her will, including daughter-in-law Huanhuan, Xiang must find another way to tranquillity.

Women from the Lake of Scented Souls

1993

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt poster
5.6

Ye Rutang, a single-living woman in her late fifties, struggles to maintain a dignified life amid the dangers of Shanghai.

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

2007

Forbidden Imperial Tales poster
8.0

Forbidden Imperial Tales is a Taiwan History movie

Forbidden Imperial Tales

1990

Alima poster
9.0

Mongolian girl Alima is assigned to accomplish an important mission by CCP. During the mission, her father and fellows are killed by the enemy in a public execution.

Alima

1981

One Day poster
4.0

ONE DAY comprises 9 warm and inspirational stories, which describe the life and dreams of 9 different groups of disadvantaged children.

One Day

2014

Beijing Love Story poster
6.8

A cross-generational look at how denizens of China's largest city deal with romance and commitment.

Beijing Love Story

2014

A Father with His Twenty-Five Children poster
8.0

Zhao Guang is a hard-working chicken farmer whose self-made life has led him to dedicate himself to running the orphanage at his native Chinese village. His success with children leads him to local celebrity status, including a speech on national television. When Zhao innocently announces that he hopes to be the father of all orphans, however, he finds himself flooded with scores of kids from all over the area looking for a dad. To save the village's honor and retain his model-citizen status, he has to watch over no less than twenty-five unruly children, each turning his life upside down.

A Father with His Twenty-Five Children

2003

Behind the camera