Actress Zhao Wei was mysteriously scrubbed from the Chinese internet overnight in August, but her work lives on. Here are five films, from Mulan to Shaolin Soccer, that she will be remembered for.

As a result, it’s a kinetic audience-pleaser drained of its emotional content, especially with regard to its femme lead (Mainland star Vicki Zhao Wei), whose funny re-appearance in the second ...

Before Peter Chan took a nostalgic and a selective tour through the 1980s in American Dreams in China, actress Zhao Wei (Shaolin Soccer, Red Cliff, Painted Skin) dominated Mainland box offices ...

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT of every underdog sports comedy you've ever seen in "Shaolin Soccer," including each iteration of the "Air Bud" franchise (assuming you've been so unlucky to have seen one or ...

Shaolin Soccer Written and directed by Stephen Chow Starring Stephen Chow, Ng Man Tat and Vicki Zhao Classification: PG Rating: * * * Shaolin Soccer is one of Stephen Chow's extravagant and very ...

Shaolin SoccerShaolin Soccer is everything you’ve ever loved (or hated) but were afraid to laugh at in Asian martial-arts movies, ”Matrix”-ian bullet-time actioners, and Farrellyesque ...

Shaolin Soccer: Action comedy. Starring Stephen Chow, Ng Man Tat, Vicki Zhao. Directed by Chow. Written by Chow and Tsang. Kan Cheung (PG-13. In Cantonese with English subtitles. 87 minutes. At ...

Most people believe that shaolin kung-fu skills have few applications in mundane, everyday life. But if the pleasingly crazy Hong Kong comedy Shaolin Soccer is to be believed, they're wrong: Early ...

Merging the disciplines of kung fu and professional soccer into one goofball game, Stephen Chow’s martial arts-meets-the-goal posts comedy “Shaolin Soccer” is a stylistic send-up … ...

Notable works include Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer, Ann Hui's Jade Goddess of Mercy, Red Cliff I and Red Cliff II by John Woo, Gordon Chan's Painted Skin, The Resurrection by Wu Ershan and Daniel ...

In the years to follow, Zhao not only played roles in an array of films including Stephen Chow's comedy "Shaolin Soccer" (2001) and John Woo's epic "Red Cliff" (2008), but also released a couple ...

"Shaolin Soccer" is a high-concept goal in one. Seamlessly integrating extensive digital effects with Stephen Chow's distinct brand of double-take comedy, this wacky blend of kung fu, soccer and ...