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The Japanese yen (円 or 圓, en?) (sign: ¥; code: JPY) is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling. As is common when counting in East Asia, large quantities of yen are often counted in multiples of 10,000 (man, 万) in the same way as values in Western countries are often quoted in thousands.
Yen is pronounced "en" [eɴ] in Japanese. The word (Shinjitai: 円, Traditional Chinese/Kyūjitai: 圓) literally means "round object" in Japanese, as yuán does in Chinese or won in Korean. Originally, Chinese had traded silver in mass (see sycee) and when Spanish and Mexican silver coins arrived, they called them 銀圓 (silver round) for their circular shapes. The coins and the name also appeared in Japan. Later, the Chinese replaced 圓 with 元 which has the same pronunciation in Mandarin (but not in Japanese). The Japanese preferred 圓 which remains until now (albeit in its simplified form, 円, since the end of World War II).
Actors: Eric Tsang (producer), Ju Feng Yeh (producer), Bo-Chieh Wang (actor), Hsiao-tong Chen (editor), Cho Li (producer), Rhydian Vaughan (actor), Tsung-han Tsai (writer), Teresa Daley (actress), Tom Lin (director), Tom Lin (writer), Chang Chea (actor), Blaire Ko (composer), Wei-Nian Sheng (actor), Jennifer Chu (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Yi-Ching Lu (actress), Zero Chou (director), Serena Fang (actress), Sam Wang (actor), Chih-Ying Pai (actress), Chao Yi-lan (actress),
Plot: Teddy Award-winning Director Zero Chou (Spider Lilies) weaves three poetic tales as the lesbians in Drifting Flowers seek their true identify. In the first story, Jing, a blind singer, falls in love with her band's tomboy accordionist Diego. In another time and place, Lily, an elderly lesbian and Yen, her gay friend, create an unexpected bond and support each other in a time of crisis. Finally, we see Diego before she joined the band, when as a teenager she came to grips with her gender identity.
Keywords: aids, alzheimer's-disease, band, binding-breasts, blind-singer, bra, butch, dementia, fake-marriage, family-relationshipsActors: George Clooney (actor), Elliott Gould (actor), Andy Garcia (actor), Matt Damon (actor), Casey Affleck (actor), Bob Einstein (actor), Matt Damon (actor), James DuMont (actor), Scott Caan (actor), Don Abernathy (actor), Vincent Cassel (actor), Don Cheadle (actor), Joe Chrest (actor), Eddie Izzard (actor), David Cohen (actor),
Plot: The last time we saw Danny Ocean's crew, they were paying back ruthless casino mogul Terry Benedict after stealing millions from him. However, it's been a while since they've come back together, which is all about to change. When one of their own, Reuben Tishkoff, builds a hotel with another casino owner, Willy Bank, the last thing he ever wanted was to get cut out of the deal personally by the loathsome Bank. Bank's attitude even goes so far as to finding the amusement in Tishkoff's misfortune when the double crossing lands Reuben in the hospital because of a heart attack. However, Danny and his crew won't stand for Bank and what he's done to a friend. Uniting with their old enemy Benedict, who himself has a vendetta against Bank, the crew is out to pull off a major plan; one that will unfold on the night Bank's newest hot spot opens up. They're not in this for the money, but for the revenge.
Keywords: band-of-thieves, big-con, bird's-eye-shot, black-&-white-to-color, blackjack, caper, career-criminal, casino, cell-phone, character-name-in-titleActors: Matt Damon (actor), Jeroen Krabbé (actor), Andy Garcia (actor), Jared Harris (actor), Elliott Gould (actor), Albert Finney (actor), Eddie Izzard (actor), Vincent Cassel (actor), Don Cheadle (actor), Casey Affleck (actor), George Clooney (actor), Robbie Coltrane (actor), Scott Caan (actor), Brad Pitt (actor), Bernie Mac (actor),
Plot: They pulled off one of the biggest heists ever and now they have another job to complete. Ocean's Eleven, which consisted off Danny Ocean (Clooney), Rusty Ryan (Pitt) and Linus Caldwell (Damon) and others, all thought they would be able to enjoy their money, but someone has other plans. Terry Benedict (Garcia) is still fuming after losing his money and wants it back. The team now have the job of getting all the money they spent back, or risk being thrown in jail. How are they going to get it all back? By pulling off another amazing plan.
Keywords: 2000s, actor-playing-himself, actress-playing-herself, agoraphobia, american, amsterdam-netherlands, anniversary, apostrophe-in-title, art-theft, art-thiefActors: Jeffrey Lau (writer), Henry Fong (actor), Yasuaki Kurata (actor), Josie Ho (actress), Qi Shu (actress), Karen Mok (actress), Corey Yuen (director), Ka-Fai Cheung (editor), Tats Lau (actor), Hee Ching Paw (actress), Ben Lam (actor), Sau Sek (actor), Wei Zhao (actress), Kenji Tanigaki (actor), Hing-Yin Kam (actor),
Plot: The brothers Chow Nunn and Chow Lui's giant computer company is facing a tense crisis - a powerful computer virus is rapidly wiping out their computer network. At the last minute a cyber-friend arrives to join the battle. The mysterious 'Angel.com' battles the virus and saves the company. Invited by Chow Lui for a visit in person, Angel.com arrives in the form of the beautiful Lynn. But it turns out Lynn is a professional assassin with amazing high-tech and kung fu skills. She kills Chow Lui with cyanide hidden in a pair of sunglasses. She's aided by her sister Sue, who operates the pair's World Panorama surveillance system, which allows them to tap into any video security system in the world. Young cop Kong Yat Hong and her partner Mark are put on the case. Hong has a brilliant mind and immediately senses she's dealing with a killer with very special skills. Realizing they are facing a tough adversary, Lynn and Sue become fascinated with Hong as well. Lynn runs into Yan, the cousin of an old friend who died. Lynn and Yan shared an unspoken love in the past which is now rekindled in the open, and Lynn begins to question whether she wants to continue to be an assassin. Chow Nunn was behind his older brother's death. He hired Angel.com to kill Lui because Lui opposed Nunn's business plans, and also because Nunn is carrying on a secret affair with Lui's wife. But when Hong's investigation starts to point to Nunn, Nunn becomes worried and decides to hire Angel.com for another hit ^Ö only so he can double-cross them, wipe them out and prevent them from leading the police back to him. Yan tells Lynn he loves her and wants to marry her. After battling an attack by robbers with her amazing martial arts skills, she tells Yan her family's history. Her father invented the World Panorama for use by the authorities, but was turned down. Suspiciously, word of the device got out to the underworld and both parents were brutally killed in front of the girls' eyes by criminals eager to get their hands on the invention. Bereft at the loss of their parents and disillusioned with the law, the sisters turned professional assassins, killing criminals for other criminals. Lynn tells Sue she wants to stop their criminal life and get married ^Ö she won't accept Chow Nunn's order for the second killing. But Sue, angry and feeling abandoned by Lynn, decides to carry out the killing herself. Lynn realizes what's happening and rushes to save Sue, who doesn't have the skills to carry out the hit. They are attacked by Chow's men but escape. Now the assassin and the cop must join forces - so Sue can avenge her sister's death and Hong can prove her innocence in a spectacular confrontation at Chow Nunn's headquarters...
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Keywords: 2000s, 911, acrobat, actor-playing-himself, airport, altered-version-of-studio-logo, arrest, art-dealer, atlantic-city-new-jersey, balloonActors: Somlek Sakdikul (actor), Nonzee Nimibutr (producer), Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (writer), Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (director), Chatchai Pongprapaphan (composer), Charoen Iamphungporn (producer), Supakorn Kitsuwon (actor), Patamanadda Yukol (editor), Duangkamol Limcharoen (producer), Porntip Papanai (actress), Siriyakorn Pukkavesh (actress), Ampon Rattanawong (actor), Amornbhong Methakunavudh (composer), Black Phomtong (actor), Ackarat Nitipol (actor),
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Genres: Adventure,Yen, ma petite fleur vietnamienne
Je t'aimerai quoi qu'il advienne, pose ton coeur tout près du mien
Yen, sèche tes larmes oublie tes peines
Il se peut que tu te souviennes que ceux qui t'aimaient sont trop loin
Vienne, le temps de vivre ton enfance
Dans ta grande maison de France, entourée d'un amour serein
Yen, ma petite fleur vietnamienne
Sèche tes larmes oublie tes peines, pose ton coeur tout près du mien
Yen, que ta vie soit aussi la mienne
Aussi vrai que tes parents t'aiment, dépose ici tous tes fardeaux
Haine, regrets violence et lourdes peines
Et que jamais ils ne reviennent mouiller tes joues d'un filet d'eau
Sème tes rires et ton âme limpides
Et si parfois ton coeur se vide, laisse éclater tous tes sanglots
Aime, puise ta force dans la mienne
Et dans nos coeurs qui t'appartiennent, trouve le creux de ton berceau
Il nous faudra trouver les mots pour t'apprendre à rêver plus haut...
Yen, ma petite fleur vietnamienne
Je serai là quoi qu'il advienne, pose ton coeur tout près du mien
Yen, sèche tes larmes oublie tes peines
Il se peut que tu te souviennes que ceux qui t'aimaient sont trop loin
Vienne le temps de vivre ton enfance
Dans ta grande maison de France, entourée d'un amour serein
Yen, ma petite fleur vietnamienne
Sèche tes larmes oublie tes peines, pose ton coeur tout près du mien
Yen, sèche tes larmes oublie tes peines
Car d'aussi loin que tu reviennes, ce pays est déjà le tien.
Yen, ma petite fleur vietnamienne