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We're Puttin' on the Ritz (1986)
Character: Mr. Mao
Two employees of a reclusive millionaire, Micki the secretary and Max the chauffeur, decide to attend a society function to which their employer has been invited. In the course of the evening, Max and Micki establish new identities in the world of high society and, while rubbing shoulders with the elite, they uncover a scam that tests their sleuthing skills as much as their social skills.
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Ninja Bombs (2005)
Character: Lee
Have you ever been in a situation where you don't know what to say? Well now you won't have to with new, Ninja Bombs!
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Vanishing Son IV (1994)
Character: Son
After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-Wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two college students. Jian-Wa is taken in and nursed by Megan, a secluded artist. Jian-Wa is also visited by the ghost of Wago, who must act as an angel to Jian-Wa to gain acceptance into heaven. Meanwhile, the students from the hit-and-run plan to kill Jian-Wa so he doesn't talk to the police.
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High Times Potluck (2003)
Character: Saki
High Times' Pot Luck is an upbeat pot caper that centers around a mobster who discovers the magic of marijuana.
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Breathing Room (1996)
Character: Meditation Teacher
She's Kathy, a comix cartoonist; he's David, teaching English to new immigrants. It's New York City, with 29 shopping days left until Christmas, and they're in love. Or are they? Their romance has been on-again, off-again because David can't bring himself to say, "I love you." He can say it in French, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, but not English. So, when she learns at an inopportune time that he's applied for a job in Ho Chi Minh City, she asks for breathing room until Christmas; the film chronicles the ensuing days of restless indecision.
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Robot in the Family (1994)
Character: Massage Parlor Patron
A manic search for a valuable relic pits a father, son and trouble-prone robot against a nasty villain.
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The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Character: Chinese Man
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
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On the Q.T. (1999)
Character: Asian Busker
A struggling violin player has his morals tested after he meets a wise musician while playing in the subway who introduces him to the music world in N.Y.C.
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Cadillac Man (1990)
Character: Dim Sum Cook
Joe's a car salesman with a problem—he has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two-timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ex-wife.
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Who's the Man? (1993)
Character: Fuji
Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work, they join the police. A big mistake, as far as their duty sergeant, Sgt Cooper is concerned, who proceeds to harass them at every turn. Despite this, they discover a major crime, and proceed to solve it in their own unusual fashion.
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Cookie (1989)
Character: Hong Kong Tailor
Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being released from jail, all that Dino wants is to settle some old scores, and make up for lost time with his daughter.
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The King of Comedy (1982)
Character: Jonno
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
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The Cotton Club (1984)
Character: Ling
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
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Zen Noir (2004)
Character: The Master
A nameless 'noir' detective, still mourning the loss of his wife, investigates a mysterious death in a Buddhist temple, but his logical, left-brained crime-solving skills are useless in the intuitive, non-linear world of Zen.
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Shanghai Knights (2003)
Character: Chon Wang's Father
When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.
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Streetwalkin' (1985)
Character: Desk Clerk
Cookie is a teen runaway who escapes her abusive stepfather and heads for the Big Apple with her younger brother. When she arrives at the Port Authority bus terminal, Cookie meets a charming but sadistic pimp named Duke. With nowhere to go, Cookie is soon working for Duke, who introduces her to the harsh, brutal life of being a prostitute.
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Gung Ho (1986)
Character: Member of Board
When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two clashing corporate cultures. At one end is the Japanese plant manager and the sycophant who is angling for his position. At the other, a number of disgruntled long-time union members struggle with the new exigencies of Japanese quality control.
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Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
Character: Chinatown Butcher
An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.
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The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
Character: Theatre Cashier
Meek, owlish Felix and strident, catty Doris live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him. Felix informs the landlord of her activities, so Doris moves in on Felix. When they both get thrown out, they move in with Barney... until they drive him out! That's when Felix and Doris finally decide to put theory into practice. But do opposites attract?
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Kundun (1997)
Character: Second Chinese General
The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since.
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Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Character: Park Bum
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.
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Thousand Pieces of Gold (1991)
Character: Li Ping
In 1880s China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her, China Polly, and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons.
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16 Blocks (2006)
Character: Sam
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
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Le Cinquième Élément (1997)
Character: Thai
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
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Private Parts (1997)
Character: Waiter
The life and career of shock-jock superstar Howard Stern is recounted from his humble beginnings to his view from the top. Possessing a desire to be an on-air personality since childhood, Stern meanders through the radio world, always with his supportive wife, Alison, by his side. Landing a gig in Washington, D.C., Stern meets Robin Quivers, who will become his long-time partner in crime. When the two move to New York, they face the wrath of NBC executives.
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A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
Character: Medicine Shop Owner
A forty-year marriage begins to unravel when the husband brings home a pet fish that he wants to keep in the bathtub.
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Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
Character: Japanese Buyer #2
A put-upon Jewish deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of his domineering father and his haughty fashion-model girlfriend by buying his own restaurant in midtown Manhattan.
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The Corruptor (1999)
Character: Benny Wong
Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.
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Alice (1990)
Character: Dr. Yang's Patient
Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realizes that her problems are not related to her back, but in her mind and heart. Dr. Yang's magical herbs give Alice wondrous powers, taking her out of her well-established rut.
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Soup for One (1982)
Character: Harold the Cook
A neurotic young New Yorker believes he has found his perfect match and desperately tries to win her over.
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American Shaolin (1991)
Character: Master Kwan
After being humiliated in the ring a young karate student travels to China in order to study the ancient art of Shaolin Kung Fu, and in the process becoming the first American Shaolin.
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No Mercy (1986)
Character: Old Asian Man
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
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Vanishing Son II (1994)
Character: Son (Old Man)
The continuing saga of the Chang brothers: Jian-Wa and Wago. Picking up where it left off, Jian-Wa has left L.A. after a gang fight that involved Wago. Jian-Wa travels to the south and finds that hatred comes in all forms, as a group of racist whites feud with harmless Vietnamese fishermen. Jian-Wa decides to side with the Vietnamese and help them defend themselves. Back in Los Angeles, Wago is enjoying his new life as a gangster.
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Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Character: Benny Chan
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from prison and onto American soil.
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