List of Chinese films of 1999

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A list of mainland Chinese films released in 1999:

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
A Beautiful New World Shi Runjiu Jiang Wu Comedy
Agreed Not to Separate Fu Jingsheng
Fei Ming
Pu Cunxin
Xu Qing
Drama
Crash Landing Zhang Jianya You Yong,
Xu Fan,
Shao Bing
Action/Thriller
Crazy English Zhang Yuan Li Yang DocumentaryFilm about Li Yang, the founder of Crazy English
Crystal Sky of Yesterday Animation
Deja Vu Cho Kin-nam Nicky Wu
Zhao Wei
Romance
The Emperor and the Assassin Chen Kaige Gong Li HistoricalEntered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival
Flag of the Republic Lei Xianhe
Wang Jixing
Wang Xueqi
Xie Gang
Zhu Lin
Drama
The House Wang Xiaoshuai You Yong Comedy
Lotus Lantern Guang Xi Chang Jiang Wen,
Ning Jing
Family/Animation
Lover's Grief over the Yellow River Feng Xiaoning Ning Jing War/RomanceAlso known as The Legend of the Yellow River or Grief Over the Yellow River
Lunar Eclipse Wang Quan'an Yu Nan Romantic dramaWang Quan'an's directorial debut, entered into the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival
Men and Women Liu Bingjian Yu Bo,
Yang Qing
Comedy
My 1919 Huang Jianzhong Chen Daoming Historical
The National Anthem Wu Ziniu Chen Kun Historical
Not One Less Zhang Yimou Wei MinzhiDrama Golden Lion winner of 1999
Ordinary Heroes Ann Hui Lee Kang-sheng
Anthony Wong
Rachel Lee
Drama
Postmen in the Mountains Huo Jianqi Liu Ye
Teng Rujun
Drama1999 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
The Road Home Zhang Yimou Zhang Ziyi RomanceCo-winner of the 2000 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
Roaring Across the Horizon Chen Guoxing DramaCo-winner of the 2000 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
Scenery He Jianjun Drama
Seventeen Years Zhang Yuan Li Bingbing Drama
Shower Zhang Yang Zhu Xu,
Pu Cunxin,
Jiang Wu
ComedyFipresci Prize winner at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival
Something About Secret Huang Jianxin Wang Zhiwen,
Jiang Shan
Drama
Sorry Baby Feng Xiaogang Fu Biao,
Ge You
Comedy

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