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The Emperor and the White Snake
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Cast
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| Shengyi Huang | ... |
White Snake
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Raymond Lam | ... | |
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Zhang Wen | ... |
Neng Ren
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Ice Harpy
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Miriam Yeung Chin Wah | ... |
Rabbit
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Kar-Ying Law | ... |
Mysterious Herbalist
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Suet Lam | ... |
Chicken
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Toad
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Wu Jiang | ... |
Tortoise
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Gao Hai Bo | ... |
Herb Picker
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Yin You Can | ... |
Fox Demon
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Tat-Ming Cheung | ... |
Neng Ren
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Li Dan | ... |
Fahai's Demon Hunter
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Action director Ching Siu-Tung helms this fantasy film based on an old Chinese legend about an herbalist who falls in love with a thousand-year-old White Snake disguised as a woman. Jet Li stars as a sorcerer who discovers her true identity and battles to save the man's soul. Written by Anonymous
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy action violence, some frightening images and sensuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
MandarinRelease Date:
28 September 2011 (China) See more »Also Known As:
It's Love See more »Box Office
Budget:
HKD 200,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$5,530 (USA) (8 February 2013)Gross:
$18,445 (USA) (8 March 2013)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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In an interview with the entire cast of the movie, Jet Li mentioned that he got tricked into accepting the role. The producer supposedly convinced him that he didn't have to fight a lot, but it turned out to be the opposite. See more »Quotes
White Snake: Before I saw you I meditated for a thousand years, but those thousand years are worth less than a moment with you.See more »
This is a touching story of the 'Romeo and Juliet' kind...albeit with a major fantasy twist and an ending that is bittersweet. Strongly recommended for anyone who loves love stories, plus a heady combination of martial arts, magical powers, fairies, vampires and beautiful cinematography.
Award-winning movie superstar Jet Li plays the role of a stern but compassionate master monk battling to save humans from being devoured by demons. The master monk tries to protect a naive TCM physician (played by Hong Kong's hunky star Raymond Lam) from a thousand-year-old White Snake (Eva Huang) who had transformed herself into a beautiful woman, and mayhem ensues.
Speaking of which, the CGI and other special effects utilized in the movie are simply gorgeous. The sense of realism derived from this ancient fairytale is enlivened by the use of modern cinematic tools. Too bad there isn't a 3D stereoscopic version...sniff! Apart from the super dooper Kungfu moves (of course), the massive scenes involving tsunami, storms and other super forces of nature conjured up during battles between the master monk and the various demons (including vampires) are show-stoppers in themselves already. And, we have not even included the stellar cast of actors and actresses, ranging from Eva Huang (Stephen Chow's Kungfu Hustle), Wen Zhang (Stephen Chow's record-breaking box office hit Journey to the West - Conquering the Demons), Charlene Choi (Hong Kong's highly popular pop duo Twins) to Vivian Hsu (Taiwan's well-known singer, model and actress).
For fans of The Forbidden Kingdom (Jackie Chan and Jet Li), Reign of Assassins (directed by John Woo, title song by BBC World Music award winner Sa Ding Ding, and starring Michelle Yeoh) and Storm Warriors (directed by Pang Brothers and starring Aaron Kwok and Ekin Cheng), you shall be delighted by this fantastic fantasy movie...pardon the pun.
See the extended trailer (over 6 mins) on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNxI0IqAfM