Movies by Tzi Ma
As part of the cast:
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Formosa Betrayed (2009)
Cast: James Van Der Beek, Wendy Crewson, Will Tiao …
Directed by: Adam Kane
When FBI agent Jake Kelly's (James Van Der Beek) investigation into the murder of a Taiwanese American professor takes him to Taiwan to pursue the killers, he soon finds himself at odds…
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The Sensei (2008)
Cast: Louis Mandylor, Diana Lee Inosanto, Sab Shimono …
Directed by: Diana Lee Inosanto
After punks at school hand him a savage beating, gay teen McClain Evans (Michael O'Laskey II) secretly begins martial arts training with Karen O'Neil (director Diana Lee Inosanto),…
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Long Story Short (2008)
Cast: Larry Long, Trudie Kimiye Long, Tzi Ma …
Directed by: Christine Choy
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Christine Choy explores the lives of husband-and-wife performers Larry and Trudie Long, who rose from the Chinatown nightclub circuit in the 1940s and '50s to…
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Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Vinnie Jones …
Directed by: Brett Ratner
Quick-fisted Det. Lee and loudmouthed Det. Carter team up again and head to Paris to protect a tattooed Frenchwoman who knows too much about an assassination plot. Along the way, Lee…
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Battle in Seattle (2007)
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Charlize Theron, Martin Henderson …
Directed by: Stuart Townsend
With the World Trade Organization about to convene in his city, Seattle's Mayor Jim Tobin (Ray Liotta) tries to make sure all events go smoothly. As tensions between protestors and…
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The Slanted Screen (2006)
Cast: Phillip Rhee, James Shigeta, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa …
Directed by: Jeff Adachi
Filmmaker Jeff Adachi salutes groundbreaking entertainers while turning a critical lens on the ways in which American cinema has depicted Asian men. Segments focus on the careers of…
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Red Doors (2005)
Cast: Tzi Ma, Jacqueline Kim, Elaine Kao …
Directed by: Georgia Lee
Recently retired, Ed Wong (Tzi Ma) longs to break away from the monotony of his daily life, but the outlandish dramas of his daughters Samantha, Julie and Katie make escape difficult for this…
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Baby (2005)
Cast: David Huynh, Feodor Chin, Ron Yuan …
Directed by: Juwan Chung
Convicted of manslaughter at age 11, East L.A. gang member Baby (David Huynh) emerges from juvenile hall seven years later ill-equipped to rejoin society. As he starts running with gangs…
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The Ladykillers (2004)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans …
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
A Southern professor-turned-criminal-mastermind puts together a group of thieves to help him rob a New Orleans riverboat casino. But when the old lady who's renting them a room gets a…
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The Quiet American (2002)
Cast: Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen …
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Based on the novel by Graham Greene, this murder mystery centers on a love triangle set against the French Indochina War in 1952 Vietnam -- a world suffused with opium, intrigue and betrayal.…
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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (2000)
Cast: Mark Daniel Cade, Paul Winfield, Mary Alice …
Directed by: Chi Moui Lo
Cultures not only clash, they wage war in this touching comedy-drama about family dynamics. Dwayne and Mai, a Vietnamese brother and sister who were adopted in childhood by an…
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Rush Hour (1998)
Cast: Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, Tom Wilkinson …
Directed by: Brett Ratner
When Hong Kong inspector Lee heads to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI assigns cocky LAPD cop James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch from the…
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Dante's Peak (1997)
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith …
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Pierce Brosnan stars in this nail-biting thriller as volcanologist Harry Dalton, who comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano…
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Red Corner (1997)
Cast: Richard Gere, Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford …
Directed by: Jon Avnet
An American businessman finds himself charged with murder and thrown headlong into China's nightmarish legal system in this tense thriller that was filmed covertly in Beijing for a week…
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Chain Reaction (1996)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz …
Directed by: Andrew Davis
When a team of scientists discovers a clean, low-cost energy alternative, their lab is destroyed, the research head is killed, and student machinist Eddie Kasalivich gets framed for both…
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Rapid Fire (1992)
Cast: Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe, Nick Mancuso …
Directed by: Dwight H. Little
Jake Lo (Brandon Lee, son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee) witnesses an organized crime murder and is placed into protective custody. But when the federal agents assigned to look after Jake…