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The Emperor of China (Chinese: 皇帝; pinyin: Huángdì, pronounced [xu̯ɑ̌ŋ tî]) refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning between the founding of Qin Dynasty of China, united by the King of Qin in 221 BCE, and the fall of Yuan Shikai's Empire of China in 1916. When referred to as the Son of Heaven (Chinese: 天子; pinyin: tiānzǐ, pronounced [ti̯ɛ́n tsɨ̀]), a title that predates the Qin unification, the Emperor was recognized as the ruler of "All under heaven" (i.e., the world). In practice not every Emperor held supreme power, though this was most often the case.[citation needed]
Emperors from the same family are generally classified in historical periods known as Dynasties. Most of China's imperial rulers have commonly been considered members of the Han ethnicity, although recent scholarship tends to be wary of applying current ethnic categories to historical situations. During the Yuan and Qing dynasties China was ruled by ethnic Mongols and Manchus respectively after being conquered by them. The orthodox historical view over the years sees these as non-native dynasties that were sinicized over time, though some more recent scholars argue that the interaction between politics and ethnicity was far more complex. Nevertheless, in both cases these rulers had claimed the Mandate of Heaven to assume the role of traditional emperors in order to rule over China proper.
Actors: Stephen Stanton (actor), John E. Hudgens (director), John E. Hudgens (producer), John E. Hudgens (actor), John E. Hudgens (editor), John E. Hudgens (writer), Christine Papalexis (actress), Amy Earhart (actress), Patrick McCray (actor), Lowell Cunningham (writer), Heather Harris (actress), Denny Humbard (writer), Robert E. Bean (actor), Denny Humbard (actor), Robert Alley (actor),
Plot: A parody of the NBC hit reality show The Apprentice, set in the Star Wars universe. Emperor Palpatine needs a new apprentice to further his goals of galactic domination, and has turned to reality television to fill the post. The final contestants are Count Dooku, Jar Jar Binks, Darth Maul, and Darth Vader... Who will be the new SITH APPRENTICE?
Keywords: apprentice, reference-to-donald-trump, spoof, star-wars-spoofActors: Sanping Han (producer), Hiroyuki Sanada (actor), Nicholas Tse (actor), Klaus Badelt (composer), Cecilia Cheung (actress), Ye Liu (actor), Kaige Chen (writer), Kaige Chen (director), Anthony Brandon Wong (actor), Ernst Etchie Stroh (producer), Dong-gun Jang (actor), Buting Yang (producer), Hong Chen (actress), Hong Chen (producer), Toby Moore (actor),
Plot: When the world was young, laid a Kingdom between the Land of Snow and the Barbarian Territory where gods and men lived side by side and promises were lies. When the poor and starving orphaned girl Qingcheng meets the Goddess Manshen, she accepts to become the wealthy beauty of beauties with the curse that she would lose every man she loves, unless three things happen: snow falls in the spring, time moves backwards and the dead comes back to life. Years later, the slave Kunlun helps the Great General Master of the Crimson Armor Guangming to defeat a barbarian army with almost seven times more warriors, and Kunlun becomes his slave. When Guangming is wounded, he asks Kunlun to wear his armor and save the king from the cruel Duke of the North Wuhuan that put the Imperial City under siege with his army. However, Kunlun kills the king to save Princess Qingcheng and promises her to never let her die. Princess Qingcheng falls in love for the man of the crimson armor that she believes is General Guangming. When Snow Wolf saves Kunlun and brings him to the Land of Snow, he recollects his childhood when his mother and sister were killed by the evil Wuhuan. Kunlun decides to return to the Kingdom to face Wuhuan and fight for his love.
Keywords: armor, assassin, barbarian, bathing, battlefield, betrayal, bird-cage, bull, bun, burned-aliveActors: Pernilla August (actress), Per Nielsen (producer), Hans Lönnerheden (producer), Ylva Swedenborg (miscellaneous crew), Margreth Weivers (actress), Peter Aalbæk Jensen (producer), Johan Söderqvist (composer), Stellan Skarsgård (actor), Johan Ulveson (actor), Ewa Fröling (actress), Petter J. Borgli (producer), Lena Granhagen (actress), Kerstin Sundberg (miscellaneous crew), Helge Jordal (actor), Ota Bares (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Based on the novel by Maria Gripe, this is the story of two children, Klas and Klara, growing up in the poor Swedish countryside of the mid-19th century. Their father Albert is a glass-blower, famous for his beautiful vases, but still unable to earn enough money for his wife Sofia and the children. At a spring fair a distinguished gentleman arrives and buys all of Albert's glassware. After this nothing will be the same again. Klas and Klara are kidnapped and taken to a strange castle...
Keywords: 19th-century, based-on-novel, boy, brother-sister-relationship, castle, children, family-relationships, father-daughter-relationship, father-son-relationship, girlActors: Clive Revill (actor), Lysette Anthony (actress), Sid Caesar (actor), Yehuda Efroni (actor), Menahem Golan (producer), Yoram Globus (producer), Robert Morse (actor), Zachi Noy (actor), Joe Straw (miscellaneous crew), Jason Carter (actor), Anna Mathias (writer), Julian Chagrin (actor), Itzik Kol (producer), David Irving (writer), David Irving (director),
Plot: In Europe several several centuries ago, a group of prisoners about to be executed are freed as part of the celebration of the upcoming marriage of the emperor's daughter, Princess Gilda, to a very rich prince from another country. Among these newly free men are an uncle-and-nephew con artist team, who continue their usual work to the point where they end up in the emperor's own palace, posing as tailors. Taking advantage of the emperor's extreme love for new and newer clothing as a symbol of his wealth, the fake tailors get him to hire them to make clothes (in time for the wedding) that are invisible to all who are either unfit for their position, or very stupid. Of course, they wouldn't make anything at all, but instead steal all of the material (many jewels) and leave the emperor and all the people thinking that they are unfit or stupid. Things start to get more difficult as neither the emperor nor Gilda like the prince she is engaged to, she and the nephew fall in love, the nephew has misgivings about being a con artist, and the emperor is constantly checking on the progress of his tailors, who are watched over by a very suspicious guard.
Keywords: based-on-fairy-tale, castle, character-name-in-title, cunning-plan, deceit, disguise, emperor, europe, fairy-tale, father-daughter-relationshipActors: Kuang Ni (writer), Hsing-lung Chiang (editor), Shao Hsi Chang (editor), Mona Fong (producer), Run Run Shaw (producer), Lung Ku (writer), Eddie Wang (composer), Han Chiang (actor), Miao Ching (actor), Kuan-chung Ku (actor), Hui Huang Lin (actor), Tony Liu (actor), Jason Pai Piao (actor), Yung-chiang Peng (actor), Lao Shen (actor),
Genres: Action, Horror, Thriller,Actors: Chia Yung Liu (actor), Hsi Chang (actor), Lei Cheng (actor), Yunzhong Li (actor), Feng Chin (actor), Tien-chu Chin (actor), Miao Ching (actor), Mei Sheng Fan (actor), Yi Chang (actor), Mien Fang (actor), Li Jen Ho (actor), Chung-Hsin Huang (actor), Wen Chung Ku (actor), Wei Lieh Lan (actor), Chia-Liang Liu (actor),
Genres: Action,Actors: Yi Feng (actor), Wen-hua Yu (actor), Yanyan Chen (actress), Chih-Ching Yang (actor), Mu Chu (actor), Ma Wu (actor), Han Chin (actor), Ying-Chieh Han (actor), Miao Ching (actor), Li Jen Ho (actor), Kun Li (actor), Yunzhong Li (actor), Kuang Chao Chiang (actor), Choh Lam Tsang (actor), Ivy Ling Po (actress),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance, War,Actors: Stanley Blystone (actor), Lupino Lane (actor), Wallace Lupino (actor), Anita Garvin (actress), Lupino Lane (director), E.W. Hammons (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Short,