Chiu Ming Chen

It is about the ailing emperor of China and his ministers' efforts to cure him of his illness. The only doctor who can cure the illness lives in the neighbouring kingdom, so smuggling out takes some effort. The official who allows him to leave wants a painting by a famous painter, so that must be procured as well. The painter won't paint until he sees a certain princess, but she is in mourning and won't leave the house. To make her leave the house, a famous thief must be enlisted ... (imdb)

During the Second World War, the Japanese send in two ex-prisoners to rule over a lumberyard in occupied China with brutal methods. (imdb)