Esther Eng Movies

The film traces the life and times of Esther Eng, a San Francisco native known as Hong Kong’s first “directress.” She directed 10...

Based on a real murder case in 1930s New York Chinatown

The story follows a Chinese-American girl who falls for a Cantonese opera star against her father's wishes and becomes pregnant.

Two people have a one-night stand.

The first Hong Kong produced film to feature an all-female cast of 36 actresses. The ambitious project follows its 36 female characters, all of whom...

Wai Kim-Fong stars in this ode to Chinese womanhood as a woman whose bravery and patriotism are equal to those of her male comrades.

A rural employee leaves his wife and mother to seek work in the city.

This love story spans more than a decade in the lives of an émigré engineer and a widowed primary-school teacher, a tragedy set in a...

A restless Chinese sea captain makes a stopover in Hawaii. While ashore, the captain befriends a Hawaiian-Chinese family and, at the mother's...

A woman remains the mistress of a married man until his death.

A Chinese-American aviator falls in love with an opera star named Fan in San Francisco. A jealous theater manager named Jung intervenes, threatening...

Two young lovers marry despite their parents' objections.