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With Haing S. Ngor, Bussaro Sanruck, Supak Pititam, Joan Chen. During the Vietnam War, a Vietnamese woman struggles hustling on the streets, where she comes face to face with those involved in the conflict around her.
As a freedom fighter, a hustler, young mother, a sometime prostitute, and the wife of a US. marine, the girl's relationships with men suggests an analogy of Vietnam as Woman and the U.S. as Man. — Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>. Fleeing the violence of the Viet Cong, Le Ly leaves her farming village with her mother for Saigon.
With Takaaki Enoki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Atsuko Asano, Naomi Zaizen. In 16th century Japan, two samurai engage in massive battles across the countryside, one attempting to conquer and the other attempting to defend his land while repressing his love for a woman after taking a vow of celibacy.
Heaven & Earth (1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Heaven and Earth: Directed by David Lai. With Andy Lau, Damian Lau, Siu-Ha Chan, Shih-Chieh King. A detective out to combat opium sellers. Encountering high-level corruption along with close friends being murdered, the detective sets out to stop the dealers.
Heaven on Earth: Directed by Deepa Mehta. With Preity G Zinta, Gick Grewal, Vansh Bhardwaj, Geetika Sharma. Chand, a young Punjabi woman, travels to Canada to marry a man she has never met. They live in a crowded suburban house and Chand has to also put up with her husband's abusive behavior.
The ruling Shogun has lost control over his country and the local lords are taking what they want, or protecting theirs from others. The film revolves around two main characters: one (Takeda) is older and his ambitions are driving him to conquer, and then rule the entire country.
With Wen Jiang, Kiichi Nakai, Xueqi Wang, Wei Zhao. A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two warriors might unite to protect the travelers.
With Takaaki Enoki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Atsuko Asano, Naomi Zaizen. In 16th century Japan, two samurai engage in massive battles across the countryside, one attempting to conquer and the other attempting to defend his land while repressing his love for a woman after taking a vow of celibacy.
Heaven and Earth (1993) follows Platoon (1986) and Born of the Fourth of July (1989) to conclude director Oliver Stone's Vietnam War trilogy. Where Stone won Best Director Oscars for both previous films, Heaven and Earth proved a box-office disaster and went unrecognized by the Academy, though Kitaro bagged a Golden Globe for his haunting score.
