Gong Li
18 titles
Filmography
18 results

The Emperor and the Assassin
(1998)From the acclaimed director of Farewell, My Concubine comes THE EMPEROR AND THE ASSASSIN a visually stunning epic, exploring the devastating price one country pays for peace and one man pays for power. Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, has one driving ambition: to unify China's seven kingdoms into one magnificent empire. Impressed by her lover's convictions, Lady Zhao (Gong Li) helps Ying Zheng...

Shanghai Triad
(1995)Hired as a servant for pampered nightclub singer and mob moll Xiao Jinbao naive teenager Shuisheng is thrust into the glamorous and deadly demimonde of 1930s Shanghai. Over the course of seven days, Shuisheng observes mounting tensions as triad boss Tang begins to suspect traitors amongst his ranks and rivals for Xiao Jinbao's affections.

Ju Dou
(1990)A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy. This tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting.

Coming Home
(2014)A man is determined to awaken his wife's memory after returning home from a Chinese political prison only to realize his wife has amnesia.

Saturday Fiction
(2021)A mesmerizing, slow-burn spy thriller set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai on the cusp of World War II. The incomparable Gong Li plays acclaimed actress Jean Yu, who has returned to Shanghai from China after a long absence. Yu, in rehearsals for a play to be directed by a former lover, seems to have ulterior motives, functioning as a double agent and gathering intelligence for the Allies.

Eros
(2004)
Memoirs of a Geisha
(2005)Sold to a geisha house as a child, a fisherman's daughter becomes the most sought-after geisha in Kyoto, but rivalries threaten the destiny she desires.

Curse of the Golden Flower
(2006)Infidelity, incest, jealousy, sibling rivalry plus murder and revenge schemes plague the Tang Dynasty’s royal family in China’s 10th century.

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
(1991)Tai Kun who lost his ESP powers has regained the abilities again and decides to strike revenge towards Sing, the Saint of Gamblers. When Tai Kun, with his disciples as aids, is exerting ESP powers under full force against Sing who are doing the same, the spacetime becomes distorted and sends Tai-Kun and Sing to the 1937 Shanghai.

The Hand
(2004)Memory Snow (Director's Cut)

Shanghai
(2010)When an American intelligence official travels to 1941 Shanghai to investigate the mysterious death of a friend, he discovers something disturbing.

The Monkey King 2
(2016)It’s up to the brave Monkey King to escort a monk away from a wasteland as he attempts to retrieve sacred scriptures, which will stop a demon.

The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains
(1994)In a faraway place, beyond the edge of the earth, there lives a broken-hearted man who possesses unlimited power. Abandoned by his loved ones, Sui Yiu Tzi (Norman Chui) has pushed aside the pieces of his broken heart and devoted his life to leading the powerful Tin San Sect. Passing on his knowledge to those willing to listen and learn, Sui Yiu Tze has a devoted following but not even that can save him from the murderous greed of others. Poisoned by an unknown assailant, Sui Yiu Tzi lies dying, but he refuses to let go of his mortal life until his killer is caught. Only then, with his spirit at peace, will he pass on his power to the one fated to receive it. News of Sui Tiu Tzi’s imminent death throws both the sect, and the world, into chaos as those who hunger for ultimate power scramble to claim it. Vowing to defend their beloved master no matter the cost, two maidens, Lei Chong Hoi (Brigitte Lin) and Mou Hang Wan (Gong Li) team up to stave off the encroaching evil. Leaving their master in Chong Hoi’s care, Hang Wan leaves the safety of the mountain, vowing to bring back help. On her travels she meets a monk by the name of Hui Juk (Frankie Lam) and Ah Tsi (Sharla Cheung), a former student of the rival Sing Suk Sect and recruits them to her cause. Together they must fight off Lei Chau Shui (Brigitte Lin), Chong Hoi’s evil twin sister or risk the world being plunged into darkness forever. Inspired by the novel, “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils” by Louis Cha, “The Dragon Chronicles - The Maidens of Heavenly Mountain” is a 1994 Hong Kong fantasy action film directed by Andy Chin.

2046
(2004)A science fiction writer draws inspiration for his futuristic novel from the hotel room next door, lived in by various women he falls in love with.

Farewell My Concubine
(1993)Spanning 50 years and a lifelong relationship amidst the violence and upheaval of national civil unrest, this unflinching epic balances intimate romance and devastating scale to heartbreaking effect. Adapted from the novel by Lilian Lee (author of Rouge), the tale of Dieyi and Xiaolou carries us through brutal training, political turmoil, opera stardom and a love triangle that will tear you apart.

Hannibal Rising
(2007)As in the Thomas Harris novel, the orphaned young Hannibal Lecter begins plotting bloody revenge, after his baby sister is killed during World War II.

Mulan
(2020)In Disney's MULAN, a fearless young woman risks everything out of love for her family and her country to become one of the greatest warriors China has ever known.

Miami Vice
(2006)Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell go deep undercover in this action-packed film about two detectives, Ricardo Tubbs and Sonny Crockett, who are pulled into the lethal world of drug traffickers.