Writing

Zhong A-Cheng

Born 1949-04-05 · Beijing, China

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The Assassin poster
6.4

9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.

The Assassin

2015

Hibiscus Town poster
8.0

Based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua, a melodrama about the life and travails of a young woman who lives through the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution.

Hibiscus Town

1987

Painted Skin poster
5.9

A roving ghost spirit controlled by Ying Yang the Evil paints her face in the guise of a concubine. Her spirit can only be released by a ghostbusting monk who comes to her rescue.

Painted Skin

1993

Big Star poster
10.0

Actress Tingting and cinematographer Xizi fall in love and their careers flourish.

Big Star

1985

The Go Master poster
6.5

The life of Go master Wu Qingyuan from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a revolutionary strategic thinker, as well as the tumultuous conflicts between his homeland of China and his adopted nation of Japan.

The Go Master

2007

Springtime in a Small Town poster
7.0

In a mansion decimated during World War II, a frustrated, bored housewife, Yuwen, is torn between caring for her ailing husband and her longing for a former sweetheart, a doctor who has come to treat her husband.

Springtime in a Small Town

2002

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

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship poster
NR

The essence of progress in civilization has always been handiwork. In traditional Chinese civilization, the emperor was supreme. Vested with the authority to enjoy the best of handiwork, all crafts used for residence, clothing, food, and travel were the most refined and splendid.

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

2008

Yue Yue poster
NR

Yue Yue is a village girl living in the Qin Ling Mountain. Two boys, Cai Cai and Men Men, are her friends and both like her. Cai Cai is diligent and conservative, Men Men is discontented with life and like novelty.

Yue Yue

1986