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The Assassins

Original title: Tong que tai
  • 20122012
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  • 1h 47m
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5.5/10
2K
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Chow Yun-Fat in Tong que tai (2012)
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Set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, the story focuses on Cao Cao in his old age, exploring the areas of military tactics, love, and the relationship between father and son.Set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, the story focuses on Cao Cao in his old age, exploring the areas of military tactics, love, and the relationship between father and son.Set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, the story focuses on Cao Cao in his old age, exploring the areas of military tactics, love, and the relationship between father and son.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
2K
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  • Director
    • Linshan Zhao
  • Writer
    • Bin Wang
  • Stars
    • Chow Yun-Fat
    • Liu Yifei
    • Hiroshi Tamaki
Top credits
  • Director
    • Linshan Zhao
  • Writer
    • Bin Wang
  • Stars
    • Chow Yun-Fat
    • Liu Yifei
    • Hiroshi Tamaki
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    • 19User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    The Assassins
    Trailer 1:38
    The Assassins

    Photos73

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    Tong que tai (2012)
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    Hsin-chih Chiu in Tong que tai (2012)
    Chow Yun-Fat in Tong que tai (2012)
    Chow Yun-Fat in Tong que tai (2012)
    Liu Yifei in Tong que tai (2012)
    Liu Yifei in Tong que tai (2012)
    Liu Yifei in Tong que tai (2012)
    Liu Yifei in Tong que tai (2012)
    Chow Yun-Fat and Hongqian Wang in Tong que tai (2012)
    Alec Su in Tong que tai (2012)

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    Chow Yun-Fat
    Chow Yun-Fat
    • Cao Caoas Cao Cao
    Liu Yifei
    Liu Yifei
    • Diao Chanas Diao Chan
    Hiroshi Tamaki
    Hiroshi Tamaki
    • Mu Shunas Mu Shun
    Alec Su
    Alec Su
    • Emperor Xianas Emperor Xian
    Annie Shizuka Inoh
    Annie Shizuka Inoh
    • Fu Empressas Fu Empress
    • (as Annie Yi)
    Terry Leung
      Lu Yao
      • Dr. Jias Dr. Ji
      • (as Yao Lu)
      Dahong Ni
      Dahong Ni
        Jeff Bao
        • Lv Buas Lv Bu
        Kar-Ying Law
        Kar-Ying Law
          Samuel Pang
          Samuel Pang
          • Cao Xiuas Cao Xiu
          Lv Joache
          Xinyuan Hu
          • Young Ling Juas Young Ling Ju
          • (as Hu Xinyuan)
          Jieyi Liu
          • Young Mu Shunas Young Mu Shun
          • (as Liu Jieyi)
          Qing Guo
          • Ji Maoas Ji Mao
          • (as Guo Qing)
          Zhifang Zhou
          • Dwarf Warrioras Dwarf Warrior
          • (as Zhou Zhifang)
          Zhiliang Zhou
          • Dwarf Warrioras Dwarf Warrior
          • (as Zhou Zhiliang)
          Hang Qi
          Hang Qi
          • Platform Warrioras Platform Warrior
          • Director
            • Linshan Zhao
          • Writer
            • Bin Wang
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          • Trivia
            Bronze Sparrow Terrace was built by Cao Cao as a banquet hall where musicians and dancers would entertain his guests.

          User reviews19

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          6/10
          Cheesy and confusing
          Not really bad but certainly not good either and very generic. Confusing story and quite cheesy dialogues and slow motion action scenes. Costumes and armors are very nice, but it does not make a great film.
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          • Release date
            • September 26, 2012 (China)
          • Country of origin
            • China
          • Official site
            • Official site (Japan)
          • Language
            • Mandarin
          • Also known as
            • Bronze Swallow Terrace
          • Production companies
            • Beijing Enlight Pictures
            • Changchun Film Studio
            • Le Vision Pictures
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          Box office

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          • Gross worldwide
            • $1,199,568
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 47 minutes
          • Color
            • Color
          • Sound mix
            • Dolby Digital
          • Aspect ratio
            • 2.35 : 1

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