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Kong Zi

  • 2010
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  • 2h 5m
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Chow Yun-Fat and Xun Zhou in Kong Zi (2010)
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The life story of the highly-influential Chinese philosopher, Confucius.The life story of the highly-influential Chinese philosopher, Confucius.The life story of the highly-influential Chinese philosopher, Confucius.

  • Director
    • Mei Hu
  • Writers
    • Khan Chan
    • Yanjiang He
    • Qitao Jiang
  • Stars
    • Chow Yun-Fat
    • Xun Zhou
    • Jianbin Chen
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    3.9K
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    • Director
      • Mei Hu
    • Writers
      • Khan Chan
      • Yanjiang He
      • Qitao Jiang
    • Stars
      • Chow Yun-Fat
      • Xun Zhou
      • Jianbin Chen
    • 34User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 14 nominations

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    Chow Yun-Fat
    Chow Yun-Fat
    • Confucius
    Xun Zhou
    Xun Zhou
    • Nanzi
    Jianbin Chen
    Jianbin Chen
    • Ji Sunsi
    Quan Ren
    Quan Ren
    • Yan Hui
    Yi Lu
    Yi Lu
    • Ji Sunfei
    Yao Lu
    • The Ruler of Lu
    Kai Li
    • Wife of Confucius
    Ban Wang
    • Shu Sunwu
    Huanshan Xu
    • Laozi, the Sage of Daoism
    Jingwu Ma
    • The Ruler of Qi
    Yanjun Bi
    • The Ruler of Wei
    Huichun Wang
    • Li Chu
    Wenbo Li
    • Zilu
    Dongyan Ma
    Dongyan Ma
    • Ran Qiu
    • (as Ma Qiang)
    Jinming Kan
    • Zigong
    Fengchao Liu
    • Qi Sigong (Adult)
    Chen Rui
    • Daughter of Confucius
    Shera Li
    • Nishang
    • (as Li Xinru)
    • Director
      • Mei Hu
    • Writers
      • Khan Chan
      • Yanjiang He
      • Qitao Jiang
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    • Connections
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    • Soundtracks
      You Lan Cao
      Music by Ou Ge Deng (as Ou Ge)

      Lyrics by Foreland Cultural Salon

      Performed by Faye Wong

      [Theme Song]

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    6/10
    Covering a lot of ground
    And I'm not only talking about the years this tries to put in here. It's over 2 hours, but of course those two hours could never be enough to capture every complexity or all of his teachings. One thing is for sure, as an established actor, you almost couldn't imagine anyone else playing that role. Not saying there aren't other talented guys (Tony Leung, Andy Lau and more), but it seems Chow Yun Fat was the right choice, because he is also known in the West (and because he can act too of course).

    The story moves along nicely, we also get quite a few action scenes thrown our way. There is a lot of drama and also a few nice resolutions. Some of the teachings get shown and you can see that most people had great respect for the master back then too. Which of course makes it almost impossible to believe some of the things that happened to him. They seem to be very particular when it comes to dates, but I'm sure they were creative in the times in between. A nice little movie, but I think if you want to know more about him, you'd be better off reading a book.
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    • Release date
      • January 28, 2010 (China)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Confucius
    • Filming locations
      • Hebei, China
    • Production companies
      • Dadi Century
      • Dadi Entertainment
      • China Film Group Corporation (CFGC)
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    • Budget
      • $22,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,501,039
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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