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Asian Film Awards To Honor Chinese Star Tang Wei & Korean Veteran Actor Jang Dong-gun With Excellence Awards


The Asian Film Awards has unveiled Korean veteran actor Jang Dong-gun and Chinese actress Tang Wei as this year’s recipients of the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award, which will be presented in Hong Kong on March 16.

Tang played leading roles in Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave and Bi Gan’s Long Day’s Journey into Night. She also co-starred with Chris Hemsworth in Michael Mann’s Blackhat and worked on numerous Hong Kong productions and co-productions like The Golden Era, Office and A Tale of Three Cities. Jang highlighted the impact that Hong Kong films like A Better Tomorrow series, A Chinese Ghost Story, Casino Raiders, and Stephen Chow’s comedies, has had on his cinematic taste.

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‘Decision to Leave,’ ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Stars Tang Wei and Jang Dong-gun to Receive Excellence Honor at Asian Film Awards