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Douban Movie Access Skill

Fetches movie details and celebrity information from Douban Movies, China's largest movie database and review platform.

Overview

Douban Movies is a comprehensive movie database with Chinese user ratings, reviews, and detailed cast/crew information. This skill provides structured access to:

• Movie metadata (title, year, rating, genres, runtime, etc.)
• Cast and crew information
• Release dates and alternate titles
• Plot summaries

Functions

get_movie_detail

Fetches comprehensive movie information including:

• Basic Info: Title (Chinese/English), year, poster
• Rating: User rating (0-10) and vote count from Douban users
• People: Directors and main cast members
• Details: Genres, runtime, release dates, country, language
• External: IMDb ID when available
• Summary: Plot synopsis in Chinese

Example:

result = await execute({
    'function': 'get_movie_detail',
    'subject_id': '1292052'  # The Shawshank Redemption
})

Returns:

{
  "subject_id": "1292052",
  "title": "肖申克的救赎 The Shawshank Redemption",
  "year": "(1994)",
  "rating": "9.7",
  "rating_count": "3297574",
  "directors": [
    {"name": "弗兰克·德拉邦特", "url": "https://www.douban.com/personage/..." }
  ],
  "stars": [
    {"name": "蒂姆·罗宾斯", "url": "https://www.douban.com/personage/..." },
    {"name": "摩根·弗里曼", "url": "https://www.douban.com/personage/..." }
  ],
  "genres": ["剧情", "犯罪"],
  "runtime": "142分钟",
  "country": "美国",
  "language": "英语",
  "imdb_id": "tt0111161",
  "summary": "..."
}

get_movie_celebrities

Fetches the complete cast and crew list with roles:

• Directors: 导演
• Writers: 编剧
• Actors: 演员 with character names
• Producers: 制片人
• Other Crew: 摄影指导, etc.

Example:

result = await execute({
    'function': 'get_movie_celebrities',
    'subject_id': '1292052'
})

Returns:

{
  "subject_id": "1292052",
  "total": 45,
  "celebrities": [
    {
      "name": "弗兰克·德拉邦特 Frank Darabont",
      "role": "导演 Director",
      "url": "https://www.douban.com/personage/...",
      "photo": "https://..."
    },
    {
      "name": "蒂姆·罗宾斯 Tim Robbins",
      "role": "演员 Actor (饰 Andy Dufresne)",
      "url": "https://www.douban.com/personage/...",
      "photo": "https://..."
    }
  ]
}

Finding Subject IDs

The subject_id can be extracted from Douban movie URLs:

• URL: https://movie.douban.com/subject/1292052/
• Subject ID: 1292052

You can find movie pages by:

1. Searching on Douban website
2. Using Douban's search suggestions
3. Using external movie databases that link to Douban

Notes

• Rate Limiting: Douban has anti-scraping measures. Requests may be slow.
• Challenge Handling: The skill uses Playwright to handle JavaScript-based bot detection.
• Language: Content is primarily in Chinese, with English names provided where available.
• 402 Errors: The generic reader fails on this site due to anti-bot challenges. This skill uses browser automation to bypass them.

Data Quality

Douban is known for:

• High-quality user ratings from millions of Chinese moviegoers
• Comprehensive Chinese/English movie information
• Accurate cast and crew data
• Detailed release information for Chinese market

Use Cases

• Chinese movie market research
• Cross-referencing movie ratings between platforms
• Building bilingual movie databases
• Analyzing Chinese audience preferences
• Fetching cast and crew information for movies released in China