A Battle of Wits
Back in the Warring States in 243 B.C., China was torn among seven states, each with their own individual ruler. Smaller and weaker states often fell prey to larger and stronger ones as their ambitions rules strived endlessly for expansion through invasion. State Yan was one of those unfortunate victims, with State Zhao eyeing them to feast on. The troops from State Zhao, led by the daring Commander Xiang Yanzhong were determined to take over State Yan. They knew they had to take control of City Liang, on the outskirts of State Yan, in order to win the battle.
With a small population of only four thousand, City Liang was ruled by King Liang. The people there were mostly farmers and civilians, having no experience in fighting a war at all. Knowing that they would be attacked by State Zhao, King Liang knew the only chance of survival for the city was to seek external help the “Mozi Warrior”, who was renowned for his war-winning tactics.
Silk (Chinese)
Armed with a newly invented material called the Menger Sponge, a team of scientists led by Hashimoto captures the energy of a ghost child.
In an effort to learn about the ghost’s past, they enlist the help of special agent Ye, a member of the JCCU (Joint Crime Crackdown Unit) with an extraordinarily gifted eyesight. Reluctant at first, Ye himself haunted by guilt, struggling from within on how to let his own dying mother go, accepts the assignment, perhaps, to seek salvation from what the ghost child may reveal about life, and life after death. Ye sees a single strand of silk connected from the ghost to a mysterious power. Tracking the strand of silk, Ye learns the horrifying truth of the child’s death. Fearing that the ghost child is dangerous, the team decides to isolate the ghost but in doing so they unknowingly unleashed the mysterious source on the other end of the silk strand, a much more powerful and ferocious energy.
All About Love
One day, Ko saves Yuen-Sam who had an accident and starts to take an interest in her life and discovers that not only has her husband, Derek, went missing a few years back, she is also suffering from a terminal illness. Derek, was a famous stylist, who was actively pursued by a supermodel, seeking an affair with him. The affair strained his marriage with Yuen-Sam and after one big argument; he le ft without a word.
Yuen-Sam, tells Ko that her dying wish is to spend some happy times with Derek. Ko agrees to help and in his quest, he discovers that Derek actually looks very much like himself…
A Chinese Tall Story
As we see them for the first time, the Tang Monk is leading his three disciples into the city of Shache. No one would know that it is here that the boyishly innocent Tripitaka will meet his greatest challenge.
After a fierce battle, his disciples are captured by the evil Tree Spirits. Tripitaka luckily escapes. Undaunted, he sets off on his own to find a way to save his disciples, only to f all into the hands of the Lizard King and his army of Amazonian imps. Tripitaka is placed in the custody of Meiyan, a young imp who is the personification of ugliness. Meiyan falls in love with him at first sight: not for his flesh ? which brings immortality if devoured, but for his passion. So from then on, the love-struck imp stalks Tripitaka every hour of the day. Not only does she make fun of him, she also sets a love trap for him. Unwittingly, Tripitaka falls into the trap and violates the Heavenly Code.
Perhaps Love
The story revolves around a love triangle wrapped in a movie-within-a-movie, and is punctuated throughout by the heartfelt score and love songs. Film student Lin Jian Tung (Takeshi Kaneshiro) falls for Suen Na (Zhou Xun), yet she values her career higher than love and flees the relationship. A decade later, Suen has become a leading movie star with the help of her lover, renowned director Nip Man (J acky Cheung), while Lin Jian Tung has also become a star of his own right.
