Complete credited cast: | |||
You Ge | ... | Cheng Ying | |
Xueqi Wang | ... | Tu Angu | |
Xiaoming Huang | ... | Han Jue / Han Xianzi | |
Bingbing Fan | ... | Princess Zhuang | |
Hai-Qing | ... | Cheng Ying's Wife | |
Fengyi Zhang | ... | Gongsun Chujiu | |
Wenzhuo Zhao | ... | Zhao Shuo / Zhao Zhuangzi | |
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Guoan Bao | ... | Zhao Dun / Zhao Xuanzi |
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William Wang | ... | Young Zhao Wu (as Han Wang) |
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Wenhao Zhao | ... | Zhao Wu |
Bo Peng | ... | Duke Ling of Jin | |
Jinsong Wang | ... | Councellor | |
Dong-xue Li | ... | Ti Miming |
Sacrifice (Orphan of Zhao Family): To save the only child of the Zhao Family, whose whole clan is massacred at the hands of a nefarious minister, a doctor sacrifices his own son, and later becomes intent on seeking vengeance against the minister after the child grows up. For generations, the Zhao family has wielded power, even extending over the king. In a well-planned coup, their mortal enemy TU'AN GU (Wang Xue Qi) slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influence forever. However, a solitary Zhao baby survives the massacre, and is hidden and taken home by CHENG YING (Ge You), the doctor who delivered him, to live with his WIFE (Hai Qing) and their own newborn baby. Set on revenge, and raising the Zhao child as his own, Cheng Ying bides his time, enrolling himself and the Zhao orphan (whom he calls Cheng Bo) into the service of the Tu'an Gu household. Tu' an Gu grows very fond of Cheng Bo and makes Cheng Bo his godson, unaware that Cheng Ying has been plotting to use... Written by BronzeKeilani26
I have to admit that I am a fan of Asian cinema in general and the so-called "Eastern" movie in specific. Though "Musa" will remain my favorite genre movie, this one is pretty decent too. I do agree with another commentator that the movie switches paces after a very fascinating and fast start. I don't think it is a bad thing generally speaking, though.
While not without flaws (and story points/turns you might agree with), the story in itself is fascinating and as also pointed out by others there are quite some commentaries to todays politics. And movies are always a good medium to throw punches, especially if packed like that (playing in the past that is).