Cen Fan

The True Story of Ah Q (1981)

Based on the 1921 novella of the same name by one of China's most well-known modern writers, Lu Xun (Lu Hsun), the True Story of Ah Q is set during the 1911 revolution. Ah Q is a lowly peasant who wants to rise above his class, or at least get out of his grinding ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cen Fan
CAST:  Yan Shunkai  •  Li Wei  •  Yikang Jin  •  Wang Suya

Based on the 1921 novella of the same name by one of China's most well-known modern writers, Lu Xun (Lu Hsun), the True Story of Ah Q is set during the 1911 revolution. Ah Q is a lowly peasant who wants to rise above his class, or at least get out of his grinding ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cen Fan
CAST:  Yan Shunkai  •  Li Wei  •  Yikang Jin  •  Wang Suya

A Dream of Red Mansions (1962)

A musical adaptation of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cen Fan
CAST:  Chui Yuk-Lan  •  Wang Wen-Juan  •  Lü Ruiying  •  jin-cai-feng

A musical adaptation of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cen Fan
CAST:  Chui Yuk-Lan  •  Wang Wen-Juan  •  Lü Ruiying  •  jin-cai-feng

The Opium Wars (1959)

China 1839. Because the British imports of opium into Southern China are creating such widespread medical and economic problems, the weak Manchu emperor Tao Kuang is forced to take action that precipitates the 'Opium War'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zheng Jun-li  •  Cen Fan
CAST:  Zhao Dan  •  Gerald Tannebaum  •  Gao Zheng  •  Xia Tian

China 1839. Because the British imports of opium into Southern China are creating such widespread medical and economic problems, the weak Manchu emperor Tao Kuang is forced to take action that precipitates the 'Opium War'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zheng Jun-li  •  Cen Fan
CAST:  Zhao Dan  •  Gerald Tannebaum  •  Gao Zheng  •  Xia Tian

Trilogy of Swordsmanship (1957)

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DIRECTION:  Cen Fan
CAST:  Ma Shenglong  •  Ma Lianliang  •  Tan Fuying  •  Yuan Shihai

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DIRECTION:  Cen Fan
CAST:  Ma Shenglong  •  Ma Lianliang  •  Tan Fuying  •  Yuan Shihai

梦非梦 (1993)

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DIRECTION:  Cen Fan
CAST:  Qin Yi  •  Liu Qiong  •  Di Fan  •  Yuzhi Zheng

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DIRECTION:  Cen Fan
CAST:  Qin Yi  •  Liu Qiong  •  Di Fan  •  Yuzhi Zheng

Two Spirits from Jade Green Sea (1986)

A beautiful girl is humiliated by powerful people both in the human world and dragon palace, and tries to suicide with her lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cen Fan
CAST:  He Qing

A beautiful girl is humiliated by powerful people both in the human world and dragon palace, and tries to suicide with her lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cen Fan
CAST:  He Qing

春节大联欢 (1956)

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DIRECTION:  Xie Jin  •  Lin Nong  •  Cen Fan  •  Yingdong Wang  •  Zhang Junxian
CAST:  Zhenqing Guo  •  Qi An  •  Guo Lanying  •  新凤霞

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DIRECTION:  Xie Jin  •  Lin Nong  •  Cen Fan  •  Yingdong Wang  •  Zhang Junxian
CAST:  Zhenqing Guo  •  Qi An  •  Guo Lanying  •  新凤霞