Guo Jingfei (All Is Well) plays the titular lead in I Am Yu Huanshui 我是余欢水, a timid and cowardly working class divorcee who finally decides to live for himself after doctors tell him he has contracted a terminal illness.
(more…)Friday Photos
This week it’s mostly posters for yet another one of many Chinese homophone holidays celebrating love. Posters, stills, photoshoots, and random photos that caught my eye this week.
Promo Round-up: From Survivor to Healer
Healing romance drama From Survivor to Healer stars Shawn Dou (Tribes and Empires) and Miao Miao (Youth) as mental health professionals who must try and overcome their own traumatic experiences before treating others.
The 42 episode drama releases an episode a day on all major Chinese streaming sites as well as Youtube and Viki. VIP members get an 8 episode head start.
Playlist of trailers and behind-the-scenes:
Stills and trailers for modern dramas Healing Love, From Survivor to Healer
Both shows are promoted as warm ‘healing romance’ dramas that feature two people falling in love after going through various trials and tribulations together.
Huang Xuan’s Youth and Deng Chao’s The Liquidator have new release dates
Youth and The Liquidator both cancelled their September/October air dates pretty abruptly, and it was reportedly because some of the scenes couldn’t pass by censorship board. Both movies have gotten new premiere dates – Youth will be released in cinemas on December 15th, while The Liquidator will follow on December 22nd.
Huang Xuan to lead Feng Xiaogang’s latest film
Huang Xuan (The Interpreter) is on a roll! He was part of Zhang Yimou’s action-adventure film The Great Wall, recently wrapped up filming for Chen Kaige’s Legend of the Demon Cat and now he’s headlining Feng Xiaogang’s In Youth 芳华. Huang Xuan definitely deserves his success, and I’m glad directors and producers are starting to recognise his talent.