ZHOU XUN (Fei)

Born in 1976 in Quzhou, Zhejiang, China, Xun made her feature film debut in "The Pampered Wife" in 1996.  Since then, she has appeared in a number of high-profile Asian films including director Ye Lou’s "Su Zhou River" (2000), and the title roll in "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress" (2002); the latter film, written and directed by Sijie Dai based on his novel, was recently acquired by Empire Pictures for North American release and was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Feature.. 

Among Xun’s other notable titles, the Hong Kong television miniseries "April Rhapsody," and director Kaige Chen’s "The Emperor and the Assassin" (1999), in which she co-starred with "Beauty Remains" actor Wang Zhi Wen.  Xun is currently filming "Perhaps Love," directed by Peter Chan.
 

VIVIAN WU (Ying)

Born in Shanghai, China, the Los Angeles-based Wu began acting at age fifteen with the Shanghai Film Studio.  Wu made an indelible impression as Wen Hsiu in director Bernardo Bertolucci’s Academy Award-winning film, "The Last Emperor" (1987).  Since then, she has appeared in films by a veritable who’s-who of world cinema: Peter Greenaway ( "8 1/2 Women," (1999) and "The Pillow Book" (1996), in which she starred alongside Ewan McGregor), Oliver Stone ("Heaven and Earth," (1993), opposite Tommy Lee Jones), and Wayne Wang ("The Joy Luck Club (1993)).  In 1997, Wu starred as Soong May-ling in the hit film, "The Soong Sisters."  In 1990 Wu was chosen by People Magazine as one of the most beautiful people in the world.
 

WANG ZHI WEN (Huang)

A fixture of Asian cinema since the late 1980s, Zhi Wen is a familiar presence to connoisseurs of international cinema, particularly in director Kaige Chen’s "The Emperor and the Assassin" (1999) and "Together" (2002).  Other notable features in his filmmography include: director Shaohong Li’s "Blush" (1994), Jianxin Huang’s "Something About Secret" (1999), and Jixing Wang’s international co-production, "Superconductor" (2000).
 

LISA LU (The Woman Gambler)

Born in Peiping, China, Lu is one of the first Chinese-American actresses to open the door to Hollywood for future generations.  Lu has appeared in major productions on both sides of the Pacific Ocean for over forty years, including Wim Wenders’s "Hammett" (1982), Bernardo Bertolucci’s epic "The Last Emperor" (1987), Wayne Wang’s "The Joy Luck Club" (1993), the romantic comedy "I Love Trouble" (1994) co-starring Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte, and the James Clavell adaptations "Noble House" (1988) and "Tai-Pan" (1986, co-starring Bryan Brown and Joan Chen).