James Pax

Known for Acting

12/21/1961(Age 64)

Japan

Biography

James Pax (Born December 21, 1961) is an American actor who has acted in films produced in Hollywood, Hong Kong, and Japan. He is born to an English father and a Chinese mother.

Known For (33 credits)

6.3

Movie

The First Emperor

2006

Docu-drama profiling Ying Sheng, the first Emperor of China. Charting the life of the man who unified China, this documentary begins with the future Emperor's rise to power after the death of his father, becoming King of Qin at the age of thirteen. Mostly told through the use of re-enactments, the story continues to the present day and the discovery of the Emperor's tomb and terracotta army in 1974.

2.0

Movie

Love Kills

1999

A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire.

I Have a Date with Spring

1996

It tells of the story of the lives of four close friends that go through many hardships together to achieve their dreams, rise to stardom and become singers at a famous nightclub. This series follows their friendship, love, fate, hardships, and losses.

4.0

Movie

Enemy Shadow

1995

A new cop gets baptized by fire when bank robbers kill her sweetheart and her senior in front of her and she fails to shoot back. She resolves to become hard and rough, then goes undercover.

Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins

4.0

Movie

Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins

1995

First in a series of made for TV films: Burnt by the seeds of hatred and grudge against Wong Fei Hung, Prince Shing recruited eight magnificent fighters, nicknamed The Eight Demi-god Fighters' to challenge Hung. The ky man, Priest Geing-fax was the ex-disciple of Shaolin Temple. He had learnt the highest level of Shaolin Kung-fu "Bone Marrow Revitalization Mehod" in which made him become invulnerable. Out of his griev-ances towards Shaolin, he sweared to eliminate all its adherents, especially Hung. Never and ever had Hung met such a formidable man before, however, he still accepted this lethal duel in the name of Po Chi Lam despiting the fact that he was really at the death's door.

1.0

Movie

Gates of Hell

1995

A honeymooning couple from Hong Kong visit San Francisco. The wife is kidnapped, drugged and forced into prostitution. The husband searches all over the Bay Area for her.

Wong Fei Hung Series

1995

The Wong Fei Hung Series is a 1996 Hong Kong television series of five stories about the Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung. The series was produced by Tsui Hark and starred Vincent Zhao, Maggie Shiu, Max Mok, Lau Shun, Kent Cheng, Hung Yan-yan, Power Chan and Cheung Chun-hung in the leading roles.

5.5

Movie

The Inside Track

1994

The Inside Track is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Bill Tung.

7.3

Movie

Shanghai Fever

1994

Pan Hung is Lily, a humble bus conductor hired by Hong Kong commodities trader Sean Lau to be his connection to the Shanghai stock market. Lily finds the job surprisingly easy, and the duo begins to make big money. But at what price? With wealth and prosperity a driving daily goal for Lily, will her own family come to bear the cost? Director Lee Lok See uses his Shanghai focus to great effect, finding many avenues and opportunities for his satirical observations and cultural clashes. With capitalism and communism going head on in the rapidly growing city of Shanghai, which value system will ultimately live in each person's heart?

5.2

Movie

The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains

1994

Legend has it that in a faraway place beyond the edge of the earth, there exists a broken-hearted man with infinite power. Abandoned by his loved ones, the inheritance of the old man's chi power becomes a battleground for evil outsiders.

3.0

Movie

Remains of a Woman

1993

A powerful and unpredictable suspense drama about three ordinary people thrown together on a collision course to tragedy. Based on a true story.

5.3

Movie

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

1993

True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.