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up ballroom dancing by a chance glimpse of a beautiful woman. But what will his wife and
coworkers think? An American remake was released in 2004.

Shogun (1980, Period Drama) A popular TV miniseries that was shot entirely in Japan, it
follows the drama of an English navigator shipwrecked in feudal Japan.

/P[L]_`]P^ (2008, Drama) An Academy Award winning Japanese drama follows the story of a
failed cellist who takes a job as a mortician.

China

.]Z`NSTYR ?TRP] 3TOOPY /]LRZY (2000, Action) A worldwide sensation, this movie pays tribute
to the Kung Fu genre but also updates it for a new audience. The central question of what it
means to be faithful is wrapped up in an exciting plot about the theft of a famed sword.

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The plot centers on a famous chief, now retired and widowed, who expresses his love for his
three daughters through the elaborate meals that he creates.

Farewell My Concubine (1993, Drama). Two stars of the Peking Opera deal with complex issues
ranging from personal to political.

Mulan (1998, Family) Have kids or grandkids who are curious about where you’re going? This
Disney animated movie is a great way to introduce them to a classic Chinese legend.

Raise the Red Lantern (1992, Drama) A beautifully shot period piece that follows the tragic
intrigues between the four wives of a wealthy business man in 1920s China, as told from the
point of view of his youngest wife.

?SP 2ZZO 0L]_S (1937, Romance). An adaptation of the novel by the same name, this is the
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958, Biography) Based on the life of English missionary Gladys
Aylward, Inn follows her struggles to integrate into Chinese society while simultaneously
changing that society.

The Last Emperor (1987, Biography) A biopic about the romantic yet sad life of China’s last
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of pageantry.

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surrounding Guilin.

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