Xiu chun dao
Brotherhood Of Blades
In 1627, towards the end of the Ming-dynasty, the young emperor decides to end the influence of all-powerful eunuch Wei and purge his supporters. Caught in the midst of the intrigue are the three lowly cash-strapped warriors from the Imperial Assassins, the secret police, who are given to find and kill Wei. This is director Lu Yang’s third film and his first martial-arts movie. But he knows the genre territory and delivers the cinematic goods with the precision and discipline of a King Hu or Lau Kar-Leung. As a co-writer he adds some narrative twists and turns that will provide genuine surprises to even the most long standing martial-arts movie buff. With writer Chen Shu they have created a first-rate screenplay which keeps the audience on edge. This is achieved without over-plotting or over-use of CGI, but with solid character-based scripting. (John Snadden)
- Chang Chen - Shen Lian
- Liu Shishi - Zhou Miao Tong
- Wang Qianyuan - Lu Jian Xing
- Ethan Li - Jin Yi Chuan
- Nie Yuan - Zhao Jing Zhong
- Chin Shi-chieh - Wei Zhong Xian
- Ye Qing - Zhang Yan
- Chen Shu
- Lu Yang
- Han Qiming
- Emma Long
- Xiong Yi
- Zhu Liyun
- Tu Yiran
- Nathan Wang
- Zhao Yu
- Liang Tingting
- Gao Ruigang
- Lei Zhiqang
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