Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008)
"Saam gwok dzi gin lung se gap" (original title)

His country torn asunder by civil war, Zhao, a common man heeds the call of duty and from the humblest of roots rises through the ranks on wings of courage and cunning to command an army ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Lee

Writers:

Ho Leung Lau, Daniel Lee,

Stars:

Andy Lau, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Maggie Q

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Andy Lau	...	Zhao Zilong
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Luo Ping-An
Maggie Q	...	Cao Ying
Vanness Wu	...	Zhao Bao
Andy On	...	Deng Zhi
Rongguang Yu	...	Han De
Cunxin Pu	...	Zhuge Liang
Lung Ti	...	Guan Yu
Hua Yueh	...	Liu Bei
Chen Zhi Hui	...	Zhang Fei
Damian Lau	...	Cao Cao
Timmy Hung	...	Han De's son
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Mallow	...	Luo Ping-An (English version)

Storyline

His country torn asunder by civil war, Zhao, a common man heeds the call of duty and from the humblest of roots rises through the ranks on wings of courage and cunning to command an army charged with liberating the land from an evil warlord. Inspiring by action, honor and a dream of unifying his divided nation, Zhao's heroism becomes legend, but as the years pass and the throne changes hands the war still rages on. When a newly enthroned king decides peace can only be achieved by defeating the warlords once and for all, the aging Zhao embarks on his final and greatest campaign, a road to adventure that will crown his name in glory for all time.

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Plot Keywords:

china | commander | chinese | female warrior | musician | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody battle sequences

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

China South Korea Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

3 April 2008 (China)

Also Known As:

Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon

Filming Locations:

China

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Visualizer Film Productions, Taewon Entertainment, China Film Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Diao chan (1953)

User Reviews

A journey way back.....

Three kingdoms is a great Chinese masterpiece that is set in the era of the three kingdoms that ruled china. The cao, wu and liu dynasties were trying to unite china each under their own leadership and in a result it produces wars between the three houses for decades. The story in this movie is told from the Liu's point of view and my god what a story that is.

I don't know really why people are not giving this high ratings, it should be on the IMDb top 100. I guess most people that watch Chinese movies are in it because of the martial arts and people flying prospective. If you are looking for something like that then go watch house of the flying daggers or The Forbidden Kingdom because this movie is not about massive FX's and stunts. It simply tells a story with some battles shoved in. The movie is quite emotional and the acting was superb. As for the directing it truly is brilliant, the battles were directed with passion and ingeniousness with great sound effects and slowmo shots that makes it even more desirable to watch over and over again.

This is one movie that shouldn't be missed by Chinese history/mythology fans. Its a 10/10 and I don't care what other people might think, its just a masterpiece.