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Red Cliff -- Set during the end of China's Han Dynasty, two rivaling warlords make a pact to turn their respective armies against a power hungry general bent on taking over their kingdoms.
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Director:
John Woo
Writers:
John Woo (screenplay) &
Khan Chan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
10 July 2008 (China) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama | History | War See more »
Tagline:
The future will be decided. See more »
Plot:
The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.). Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
11 wins & 30 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
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User Reviews:
Stunning Historical Epic See more (98 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Tony Leung Chiu Wai ... Zhou Yu (as Tony Leung)

Takeshi Kaneshiro ... Zhuge Liang
Fengyi Zhang ... Cao Cao

Chen Chang ... Sun Quan

Wei Zhao ... Sun Shangxiang
Jun Hu ... Zhao Yun

Shidô Nakamura ... Gan Xing (as Shidou Nakamura)

Chiling Lin ... Xiao Qiao (as Chi-Ling Lin)
Yong You ... Liu Bei
Yong Hou ... Lu Su

Dawei Tong ... Sun Shucai
Jia Song ... Li Ji
Ba Sen Zha Bu ... Guan Yu
Jinsheng Zang ... Zhang Fei
Shan Zhang ... Huang Gai
Hui Wang ... Cao Hong
Gang Xie ... Hua Tuo
Chao Guo ... Yue Jin
Yin He ... Lady Mi
Hua Ye ... Tian Tian
Yi Zhang ... Zhang Zhao
Qi Wu ... Gu Yong
Feng He ... Man Tun
Tong Jiang ... Li Tong
Jing Ma ... Wei Ben
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chang Hai Chen ... Qin Seng
Yu Gui Cui ... Xu Chu

Nicole Dionne ... Xiao Ciao (voice)
Xiang Rui Fu ... Baby Dou

Philip Hersh ... Emperor Han (voice)
Shi Xiao Hong ... Jiang Gan
Xiao Guang Hu ... Xia Hou Jan
Hongwei Jia ... Zhang You
Hong Li ... Lady Gan
Hong Chen Li ... Soldier
Jingwu Ma ... Old man
Ho Wu Li Ji Mong ... Guan Ping
Chun Sun
Xin Yu Sun ... Sheperd Boy
Ning Wang ... Emperor Han
Qingxiang Wang ... Kong Rong
Yu Zhang Wang ... Cheng Pu
Zao Lai Wang ... Chang Yu
Fong Nian Xu ... Zhang Liao
Zhen Yi ... Cai Mao
Cheng Shun Zhao ... Xui You

Directed by
John Woo 
 
Writing credits
John Woo (screenplay) &
Khan Chan (screenplay) (as Chan Khan) &
Cheng Kuo (screenplay) (as Kuo Cheng) &
Heyu Sheng (screenplay) (as Sheng Heyu)

Guanzhong Luo (novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms")

Produced by
Terence Chang .... producer
Zilong Guo .... co-producer (as Guo Zilong)
Sanping Han .... producer (as Han Sanping)
Xiaoei Han .... co-executive producer (as Han Xiaoei)
Bing He .... co-producer (as He Bing)
Xiaofeng Hu .... executive producer
Xiaofeng Hu .... line producer (as Hu Xiaofeng)
Chin-Wen Huang .... co-producer (as Chin-Wen Huang)
Tao Jiang .... chief producer
Yeh Jufeng .... administrative producer (as Yeh Ju Feng)
Wu Kebo .... co-producer (as Wu Kebo)
Woo-Taek Kim .... co-producer (as WooTaek Kim)
Sirena Liu .... co-producer (as Liu Yan)
Hongshi Lu .... co-executive producer (as Lu Hongshi)
Masato Matsuura .... co-producer
Rick Nathanson .... line producer
Mingyu Peng .... administrative producer (as Peng Mingyu)
Zhong-lun Ren .... co-producer (as Ren Zhonglun)
Dong-ming Shi .... associate producer (as Shi Dongming)
David Tang .... administrative producer
Zhan Teng .... co-producer (as Teng Zhan)
Lori Tilkin .... associate producer
Jianqiu Wang .... co-producer (as Wang Jianqiu)
Wang Wei .... administrative producer
Todd Weinger .... associate producer
Anne Woo .... administrative producer
John Woo .... chief producer
John Woo .... producer
Jianshai Xu .... associate producer (as Xu Jianshai)
Pengle Xu .... co-executive producer (as Xu Pengle)
Xiaoming Yan .... co-producer (as Yan Xiaoming)
Shoucheng Yang .... co-producer (as Yang Shoucheng)
Cheri Yeung .... administrative producer
Dong Yu .... associate producer (as Yu Dong)
Dong Yu .... co-producer (as Yu Dong)
Daxing Zhang .... administrative producer
Qiang Zhang .... co-producer (as Zhang Qiang)
 
Original Music by
Tarô Iwashiro 
 
Cinematography by
Yue Lü (director of photography) (as Lu Yue)
Li Zhang (director of photography) (as Zhang Li)
 
Film Editing by
Robert A. Ferretti 
Angie Lam 
Hongyu Yang  (as Yang Hong Yu)
 
Casting by
Jie Cheng 
 
Production Design by
Timmy Yip  (as Tim Yip)
 
Art Direction by
Eddy Wong 
 
Costume Design by
Timmy Yip  (as Tim Yip)
 
Production Management
David Dresher .... post-production supervisor
Yan Lu .... assistant production manager
Richard Murken .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas Chow .... first assistant director
Richard L. Fox .... first assistant director
Patrick Leung .... second unit director: naval unit
Han Niu .... second second assistant director
Fei Wong .... second assistant director
Saiji Yakumo .... second unit director: opening segment
Corey Yuen .... second unit director: action unit
Jinzhan Zhang .... second unit director (as Zhang Jinzhan)
Wei Jiang .... second second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Tien-Tsung Ma .... consultant
 
Sound Department
Asha Ardill .... facility manager: Sydney
Danielle Barron .... foley editor (as Danii Barron)
Steve Burgess .... sound designer
Steve Burgess .... sound re-recording mixer
Chris Goodes .... sound effects editor
James Harvey .... sound effects editor
Wei He .... dialogue editor
Robert Mackenzie .... sound effects editor
Peter Mills .... sound effects editor
Jiajia Mok .... sound effects editor
Andrew Neil .... sound effects editor
Glenn Newnham .... sound effects editor
Liesl Pieterse .... studio assistant
Paul Pirola .... sound effects editor
Roger Savage .... sound re-recording mixer
Roger Savage .... sound supervisor
Blair Slater .... foley mixer & editor
Terry Tu .... sound effects editor
Doris Wang .... dialogue editor
Sam Wang .... sound effects editor
Xu Miao .... foley artist (uncredited)
Andrew Nell .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Qiuqiu Sun .... supervising adr editor (uncredited)
Mario Vaccaro .... foley artist (uncredited)
Rainbow Wang .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Yanchao Yang .... foley artist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Edward T. Reiff Jr. .... special effects technician
Frank W. Tarantino .... special effects foreman: Kerner Optical
 
Visual Effects by
Heather Abels .... matte painter: The Orphanage
Alp Altiner .... Visual FX Art Director: CAFE FX
Alexandra Altrocchi .... digital outsourcing producer: The Orphanage (as Alex Altrocchi Wolbach)
Jonathan Alvord .... visual effects editor: CafeFx
Adrienne Anderson .... digital production manager: Tippett Studio
Steve Arguello .... graphics lead
Dan Ashton .... film recording technician
Jim Aupperle .... lighting technical director
Cheryl Bainum .... executive producer: HATCH
Jeff Barnes .... production executive: CafeFX
Dana Basinger .... production support: The Orphanage
Jason Berg .... visual effects production assistant: The Orphanage
Dana Bonilla .... key set production assistant (kerner optical )
Nick Booth .... scanning and recording supervisor
Mike Bozulich .... lead compositor: cafefx
Hans Brekke .... character animator: Tippett Studio
Carol Brzezinski .... post production supervisor: The Orphanage
Andrew Byrne .... effects technical director
Diane Caliva .... post production supervisor: The Orphanage
Julie Cardinal .... VFX Producer: Digital Dimension
Christina Castellan .... visual effects production assistant: Cafe FX
Sébastien Chartier .... Compositor: Digital Dimension
Vasistha Chawda .... visual effects artist
Andy Chen .... visual effects supervisor
YouJin Choung .... compositor
Ian Chriss .... visual effects best boy grip: Kerner Optical
James Galen Clark .... render wrangler
Tom Cloutier .... visual effects key grip: Kerner Optical
Webster Colcord .... previsualization: The Orphanage
Josh Cole .... compositing supervisor: Crystal CG, Beijing
Jason Crosby .... cg supervisor
Joe C. D'Amato .... resource technical assistant manager: The Orphanage
Rif Dagher .... research & development
Bruce Dahl .... previsualization: The Orphanage
Dominic Daigle .... lead digital artist: HATCH
Russell Darling .... computer graphics supervisor: Tippett Studio
Valerie Delahaye .... visual effects producer: Make Inc
Vincent DeLay .... character rigger: Cafe FX
Steve Dellerson .... visual effects
Stephen DeLuca .... compositing supervisor: The Orphanage
James Dornoff .... visual effects coordinator
Brian Dowrick .... animation director: Crystal CG, Beijing
Brennan Doyle .... visual effects supervisor
Stéphanie Dubé .... texture painter
Robert Durnin .... lead rendering technical director: CafeFX
Leif Einarsson .... layout artist
Nino Ellington .... production support: The Orphanage
Vicki L. Engel .... visual effects
Jean-François Ferland .... digital compositor
Deak Ferrand .... concept artist: HATCH
Deak Ferrand .... lead matte painter: HATCH
Anna Fields .... visual effects coordinator: The Orphanage
Mike Fischer .... digital artist
Richard Flores .... animator
Jordan Freda .... paint/roto artist: The Orphanage
Jordan Freda .... roto/paint artist: CafeFX
Haskell Friedman .... lighting technical director
Sébastien Gagné .... Compositor: Digital Dimension
Vicki Galloway-Weimer .... visual effects executive producer: Cafe FX (as Vicki Galloway Weimer)
Christian Garcia .... CG Supervisor: Digital Dimension
Jack Geist .... visual effects producer
Mohamed Ghouse .... digital compositor
Greg Gibson .... systems engineer
Phillip Giles .... digital artist
Greg Gilmore .... visual effects editor: The Orphanage
Benoit Girard .... Executive Producer: Digital Dimension
Daniel Gloates .... senior staff: The Orphanage
Jim Gorman .... digital compositor
Robin Scott Graham .... digital compositor: CafeFx
Jon Green .... matte painter: The Orphanage
Roopesh Gujar .... visual effects production manager: Anibrain
Chris Halstead .... digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Heather Han .... digital artist: The Orphanage
Craig Hayes .... visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage
Sharon Smith Holley .... visual effects editor
Amy Hollywood Wixson .... senior visual effects producer: The Orphanage
Kevin Hoppe .... matchmove supervisor
Steve Hutchins .... roto/paint artist: CafeFX
Michael Hutchinson .... production support: The Orphanage
Tristan Ikuta .... digital effects artist
Amanda Instone .... digital painter
Rusty Ippolito .... digital artist
Mark Jeschke .... matchmover: The Orphanage
Matthew Frederick Johnson .... visual effects production assistant
Simon P. Jones .... lighting technical director: CafeFX
Brandon Kachel .... matte painter: Cafe FX
Tim Kadowaki .... effects animator
Brad Kalinoski .... digital compositor: Hatch FX
Sushil Kalyanshetti .... visual effects artist
Apirak Kamjan .... matchmover: CafeFx
Bonnie Kanner .... visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Dushyant Kashyap .... digital effects artist
Jin Yong Kim .... matchmove artist: The Orphanage
Ken Kokka .... visual effects plate producer: The Orphanage
Jaye Krebs .... digital compositor: CafeFX
Joshua LaCross .... lead compositor: The Orphanage
Ivan Landau .... visual effects editor
Woei Lee .... compositor: The Orphanage (as Woei Hsi Lee)
Patrick Lemay .... 3D Tracking: Digital Dimension
Michael Lester .... compositor: The Orphanage
Votch Levi .... crowd pipeline lead
Jimmy Lillard .... visual effects editor: The Orphanage
Neil Lim Sang .... animator: CafeFX
Quan Lin .... visual effects editor
David A. Link .... digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Seth Lippman .... cg supervisor
Steven Lloyd .... digital artist
Jean-Philippe Lucas .... digital compositor: RedFX
Tran Ma .... 3D matte painter: CafeFX
George Macri .... visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
Joseph Mandel .... production support: The Orphanage
Julian Mann .... CG supervisor
Stuart T. Maschwitz .... senior staff: The Orphanage
Ray McIntyre Jr. .... visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic
Dan McNamara .... senior staff: The Orphanage
Landon Medeiros .... digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Ramesh G. Meena .... digital effects artist
Bhavik Mehta .... digital compositor
Ed Mendez .... compositing supervisor - cafefx
Michael Miller .... digital compositor
Jentzen Mooney .... crowd pipeline: CafeFX
Jean-Francois Morissette .... senior matchmover
Phillip Moses .... production operations: CafeFX
Raphael Mosley .... inferno artist
Brad Moylan .... lead compositor: Pixel Magic
Sean Murphy .... visual effects artist
Jesh Murthy .... visual effects supervisor: Anibrain
Jihyun Nam .... visual effects
Payankulath Nandakumar .... head compositor
Paul Newberry .... senior animator: Cafe Fx
Vissal Ong Nguon .... lead compositor: Digital Dimension
Luke O'Byrne .... head of production: The Orphanage
Miguel Ortega .... model/texture lead: CafeFX
Desi Ortiz .... visual effects managing editor: CafeFX
Stéphane Paradis .... Compositor: Digital Dimension
Stéphane Paradis .... visual effects coordinator: Digital Dimension
Jan-Fryderyk Pleszczynski .... visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Stacey Pothoven .... visual effects coordinator
Alex Prichard .... associate visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage
Michael S. Pryor .... VP business development: Anibrain Digital
Steven Quinones-Colon .... senior technical director
Kevin Rafferty .... visual effects supervisor: CafeFX
Jonathan S. Ramos .... effects animator: Tippett Studio
Satish Ratakonda .... digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Aaron Rhodes .... colorist: The Orphanage
Chad Ridgeway .... roto/paint artist: CafeFX
David Ridlen .... digital effects artist
Tracey Roberts .... visual effects artist
Ruben Rodas .... paint/roto artist: CafeFX
Bernardo Rodriguez .... visual effects editor: CafeFX
Martin Rosenberg .... visual effects production supervisor: Kerner Optical
Thomas Rosseter .... digital compositor
Jonathan Rothbart .... senior staff: The Orphanage
Stephen Roucher .... film recording technician
Craig Rowe .... digital compositor
Salvador Ruiz .... previsualization: The Orphanage
Marc Sadeghi .... visual effects executive producer: The Orphanage
Krystal Sae Eua .... model/texture artist
Welbon Salaam .... visual effects coordinator: Tippett Studio
Marc-Andre Samson .... senior digital artist: HATCH
David Schnee .... digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Ruchira Sharma .... digital compositor
Dong Yeop Shin .... computer graphics supervisor
Richard Slechta .... lighting supervisor: CafeFX
Eddie Soria .... senior roto/paint artist
Joseph Spadaro .... character rigging supervisor
Scott Stewart .... senior staff: The Orphanage (as Scott Charles Stewart)
James Straus .... animation supervisor
Kevin Struckman .... digital compositor
Frank Strzalkowski .... visual effects gaffer: Kerner Optical
Russ Sueyoshi .... digital compositor
Jacob Telleen .... render technical assitant: Tippett Studio
Jason Thielen .... character animator: CafeFX
Scot D. Thomson .... 3D Tracking: Digital Dimension
Clint Thorne .... modeler: The Orphanage
Brian Tolle .... previsualization: The Orphanage
Yimi Tong .... visual effects coordinator: The Orphanage
Allen Tracy .... visual effects editor: Frantic Films Los Angeles
Alexandre Tremblay .... digital compositor
Norie Varga .... digital artist
Kenneth Voss .... roto/paint artist
Kevin Wallace .... production manager: Kerner Optical
Ian Ward .... lighting lead
O.D. Welch .... production executive: CafeFX
Andrew C. Whitelaw .... digital artist: HATCH
Pete Williams .... digital imaging manager
Charlie Winter .... lighting technical director: CafeFX
Gordon T. Wittmann .... visual effects associate producer: The Orphanage
Tiffany Wu .... visual effects digital production manager: The Orphanage
Chris Qi Yao .... digital artist
David Zbriger .... post production data supervisor: The Orphanage
Will Anielewicz .... shader development: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Laurie Blavin .... senior recruiter: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Siksit Boonyodom .... roto/paint artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Owen Calouro .... roto/paint artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Jerry Castro .... editorial department supervisor: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Dan Cayer .... compositing supervisor: The Layersmith Digital (uncredited)
Rama Dunayevich .... public relations: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Katja Federkiel .... Massive artist (uncredited)
Mary Lou Finn .... production accountant: The Orphanage (uncredited)
David Gladstein .... software programmer: The Orphanage (uncredited)
JongSoo Goo .... roto/paint artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Timothy Gross .... systems engineer: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Gisela Hermeling .... vfx production manager (uncredited)
Doug Hogan .... roto artist: (uncredited )
Kevin Hong .... development: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Sunghwan Hong .... roto/paint artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Ryan Howell .... resource technical assistant: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Bhushan Humbe .... rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Brad Isdrab .... technical support: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Michelle Kater .... roto/paint artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Kwang Jib Kim .... visual effects production (uncredited)
David Lloyd .... information technology director: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Brandon McNaughton .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Chris Mills .... digital artist (uncredited)
Charles Schwartz .... matchmove artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Bee Jin Tan .... roto/paint artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Robert Tesdahl .... pipeline developer (uncredited)
Robert Tesdahl .... senior tools developer (uncredited)
Robert Tesdahl .... software development supervisor (uncredited)
Brian Tolle .... matchmove artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
David Townsend .... resource technical assistant: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Michael Tsai .... matchmove artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Pete Wheelan .... roto/paint artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Rocky Capella .... stunts
Rui Hua Deng .... assistant stunt coordinator
Thomas M. Ficke .... utility stunts
Joe Fung .... assistant stunt coordinator
Jian Yong Guo .... stunt coordinator (as Guo Jian Yung)
Dion Lam .... stunt supervisor
Julie Siu Wai Lau .... assistant stunt coordinator
Amy Lee .... assistant stunt coordinator
Guo Yuan Li .... assistant stunt coordinator
Sang Lin .... stunt coordinator
Ming Zhe Liu .... assistant stunt coordinator
Weixing Yao .... assistant stunt coordinator
Tiam Xiang Yi .... assistant stunt coordinator
Corey Yuen .... action director
Yuan Zhang Zhang .... assistant stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Kai Chen .... crane operator: technocrane
Lihong Wang .... gaffer
 
Editorial Department
Tony Chiu .... post-production coordinator
David Hollingsworth .... digital intermediate colorist
Shanon Moratti .... digital intermediate editor
Han Niu .... post-production coordinator
Adam Scott .... head of digital intermediate
WenQian Yu .... post-production coordinator
 
Music Department
Michiko Akao .... musician: Japanese transverse flute
Akira Fukada .... music engineer
Hyakushichi Fukuhara .... musician: Japanese transverse flute
Hideyuki Fukusawa .... music programmer (as Hide Fukusawa)
Masashi Gotoh .... music engineer
Masashi Gotoh .... music mixer
Nobuhito Ikehata .... music producer
Tarô Iwashiro .... conductor
Tarô Iwashiro .... orchestrator
Li Jun .... music engineer
Kazuhito Kikuchi .... music producer
Koji Morimoto .... music engineer
Koji Morimoto .... music mixer
Tim Ryan .... music editor
Masanori Tamura .... music engineer
Jianping Tang .... composer: additional music
Jianping Tang .... musician: Chinese zither
 
Other crew
Jennifer Bushnell .... legal assistant
Jasmine Jiang .... translator
Roger Lee .... financial controller
Patrick Leung .... planning director
Avi Levy .... completion bond company representative
Luigi Riitano .... production accountant
Tyler Stokes .... assistant: Terence Chang
Peter Tsui .... supervisor
Wei Wang .... supervisor (as Wang Wei)
Yaguang Wu .... supervisor (as Wu Yakang)
Xiangyang Yang .... supervisor (as Yang Xiangyang)
WenQian Yu .... assistant: Rick Nathanson
Xiaofeng Yu .... supervisor (as Yu Xiaofeng)
Xiaolong Zhang .... ancient etiquette advisor
Chunhua Zhao .... supervisor (as Chunhau Zhao)
Hai Cheng Zhao .... supervisor (as Zhao Haicheng)
Tom Chung .... production accountant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Philip Lee .... special thanks
Aaron Shang .... acknowledgment
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Chi bi" - China (original title)
"Red Cliff: Part I" - Japan (English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sequences of epic warfare
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
Singapore:150 min (PG version) | China:146 min | South Korea:134 min | UK:148 min | Argentina:148 min
Country:
China
Language:
Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Malaysia:U | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Belgium:KT | UK:15 (cut) | Norway:15 | Ireland:15A | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:12 | USA:R (certificate #45613) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) | Germany:16 | Argentina:13 | Spain:12
Filming Locations:
Beijing, ChinaSee more »
Company:
Beijing Film StudioSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Director Trademark: [John Woo] [White dove]A white dove was released to fly over to Cao Cao's base.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: A sleeping baby is shown with blood spattered on his face in one shot, and in the next shot his face is completely clean.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator:The year is 208 AD. After years of civil war, a deathly calm has fallen of northern China. One by one, the rebel warlords have met their end under the sword of Prime Minister Cao Cao. Now, even the Han Emperor bows before his power. Yet from the south, a challenge is heard. Two leaders arise against Cao Cao's tyranny, the aging Liu Bei, and the inexperienced Sun Quan. So Cao Cao petitions the Emperor to brand these men as traitors, and declare a new war against the peaceful Southlands.
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75 out of 107 people found the following review useful.
Stunning Historical Epic, 12 August 2008
Author: IncludingTheStars from United States

This review is of the Chinese DVD Release of the 1st film only... I cannot understand how the previous poster could feel that way about this gorgeous epic. Everything they said they hated were things I thought were well done, and wonderful about the film. Of all the people I've shared this DVD with, they've all thought it was an amazing movie also.

Ever camera shot was gorgeous. The angles were unique, without wasted punch-ins or b-roll. It's rare to find films so tastefully shot. The color was stunning, and the interpretation of the classic tale was unique and never disappointing.

Meanwhile, With all the characters, the actors each held such a powerful presence. It's very tough to develop any character singularly while you have so many important characters with their own mythos and chronicles, but each actor really held up to their image and that of the character. Kaneshiro is a very unique version of Zhuge which caught me off guard at first, but appreciated after his scene w/ the Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu was never a character I've cared for, but here, he's likable and strong. The best "fresh" interpretation though was that of Guan Yu. Instead of being "just another" honourable and strong warrior, he's rather a warrior-scholar, more intelligent, and more personality than ever before.

My only true quarrel is that it ends prematurely (that is, until we see the 2nd half in 2009). I just wish they could have done the whole saga instead of this little piece.

Thank you John Woo for one of the finest Three Kingdom movies ever! I believe this is a great direction for your talents! You've woven the action you're so famous for with a deep, heartfelt classic tale! Wonderful job!

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