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The Lost Bladesman

Original title: Guan yun chang
  • 20112011
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  • 1h 49m
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Guan yun chang (2011)
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The story of legendary Guan Yu crossing five passes & slaying six generals. He played a major role in the civil war that led to the collapse of Han Dynasty & the establishment of Shu Han of ... Read allThe story of legendary Guan Yu crossing five passes & slaying six generals. He played a major role in the civil war that led to the collapse of Han Dynasty & the establishment of Shu Han of the 3 Kingdoms, making Liu Bei its first emperor.The story of legendary Guan Yu crossing five passes & slaying six generals. He played a major role in the civil war that led to the collapse of Han Dynasty & the establishment of Shu Han of the 3 Kingdoms, making Liu Bei its first emperor.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
4.3K
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  • Directors
    • Felix Chong
    • Alan Mak
  • Writers
    • Felix Chong
    • Alan Mak
  • Stars
    • Donnie Yen
    • Wen Jiang
    • Li Sun
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  • Directors
    • Felix Chong
    • Alan Mak
  • Writers
    • Felix Chong
    • Alan Mak
  • Stars
    • Donnie Yen
    • Wen Jiang
    • Li Sun
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    • 14User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations

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    Donnie Yen
    Donnie Yen
    • Guan Yuas Guan Yu
    Wen Jiang
    Wen Jiang
    • Cao Caoas Cao Cao
    Li Sun
    Li Sun
    • Qi Lanas Qi Lan
    Bing Shao
    • General Zhang Liaoas General Zhang Liao
    Edison Wang
    Edison Wang
    • Emperor Liu Xieas Emperor Liu Xie
    • (as Bo-Chieh Wang)
    Yong Dong
    • Xuyouas Xuyou
    Andy On
    Andy On
    • General Kong Xiuas General Kong Xiu
    Yuan Nie
    Yuan Nie
    • Han Fuas Han Fu
    Xuebing Wang
    Xuebing Wang
    • Wang Zhias Wang Zhi
    Zonghan Li
    Zonghan Li
    • General Qin Qias General Qin Qi
    Ailei Yu
    • General Bian Xias General Bian Xi
    Alex Fong
    Alex Fong
    • Liu Beias Liu Bei
    Hong Chen
    Hong Chen
    • Lady Ganas Lady Gan…
    Siu-Ho Chin
    Siu-Ho Chin
    • Yan Liangas Yan Liang
    Xiang Gao
    Heizi
    • Meng Tanas Meng Tan
    Ping Sang
    Ping Sang
    • Xu Zhuas Xu Zhu
    • (as Sang Ping)
    Chris Tsui
    • One of General Bian Xi's soldiersas One of General Bian Xi's soldiers
    • Directors
      • Felix Chong
      • Alan Mak
    • Writers
      • Felix Chong
      • Alan Mak
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    This historical martial arts film adapted from the story of Guan Yu crossing five passes and slaying six generals in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In AD 200 during the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao eliminates his political opponents Dong Cheng and others, before turning his attention towards rival warlords Liu Bei and Yuan Shao. To avoid fighting a war on two fronts, Cao Cao decides to attack Liu Bei first. Liu Bei flees north to join Yuan Shao, while his family is captured by the enemy. Liu Bei's sworn brother Guan Yu (Donnie Yen), surrenders to Cao Cao to uphold his oath of brotherhood and preserve his honor. Cao Cao knows he's a great warrior & hopes that Guan Yu will continue serving him. Meanwhile, Guan Yu is secretly in love with his sworn brother's concubine Qilan, but is afraid to express his feelings to her. Qilan reproaches Guan Yu for serving Cao Cao. By then, Guan Yu has also received news of Liu Bei's whereabouts, so he prepares to leave Cao Cao to deliver Liu Bei's fiancé, Qilan, to him. Cao Cao is unable to stop Guan Yu and gives orders for the defending generals at the various passes to let Guan Yu through. Despite so, Cao Cao's followers feel that Guan Yu will become a threat to them if he succeeds in escaping, so they plot to have Guan killed. Guan Yu then embarks on a dangerous long journey through the passes to reunite with Liu Bei. —BronzeKeilani26
    • 3rd century
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    • han dynasty china
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    The Lost Bladesman
    This film, based on a story from the 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' opens with warlord Cao Cao attending the funeral of Guan Yu. The action then moves back twenty years; it is a time of conflict. Guan Yu has been separated from his brother and is serving Cao Cao. During a battle he slays a senior general of Cao Cao's enemy and is later tasked with escorting his sister-in-law through hostile territory; people have been ordered not to stop them but this order is frequently flouted and Guan faces many battles.

    Not knowing the original story I can't say how well this film captures its essence. As a piece of entertainment I found it to be pretty good. The story isn't too complex... a good thing given that the subtitles on my DVD were quite hard to read (small and often white on a pale background). Guan moves from one action set piece to the next; each is exciting and well-choreographed. They could have felt repetitive but the action was varied. Donnie Yen does a fine job as Guan and Jiang Wen impresses as Cao Cao, Sun Li also impresses as Qilan, Guan's sister in law/ potential love interest. Overall I'd recommend this to fans of Chinese historical action films.
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    • Release date
      • April 28, 2011 (China)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Kayıp Kahraman
    • Production companies
      • Star Union Skykee Film Investment Co
      • Shanghai Film Group
      • Anhui Media Industry Group
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,398,324
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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