Tong que tai (2012)

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.

Director:

Linshan Zhao

Writer:

Bin Wang

Stars:

Yun-Fat Chow, Yifei Liu, Hiroshi Tamaki

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yun-Fat Chow	...	Cao Cao
Yifei Liu	...	Diao Chan (as Liu Yi Fei)
Hiroshi Tamaki	...	Mu Shun
Alec Su	...	Emperor Xian (as Su Youpeng)
Annie Shizuka Inoh	...	Fu Empress (as Annie Yi)
Terry Chiu
Lu Yao	...	Dr. Ji (as Yao Lu)
Dahong Ni	...	(as Ni Da Hong)
Jeff Bao	...	Lv Bu
Kar-Ying Law	...	(as Luo Jia Ying)
Samuel Pang	...	Cao Xiu
Lv Joache
Xinyuan Hu	...	Young Ling Ju (as Hu Xinyuan)
Jieyi Liu	...	Young Mu Shun (as Liu Jieyi)
Qing Guo	...	Ji Mao (as Guo Qing)

Storyline

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.

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

26 September 2012 (China)

Also Known As:

The Assassins

Company Credits

Production Co:

Changchun Motion Picture Studio, Enlight Pictures, Le Vision Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bronze Sparrow Terrace was built by Cao Cao as a banquet hall where musicians and dancers would entertain his guests.

User Reviews

Chow Yun-Fat plans to take the thrown in The Assassins

Over the years Chow Yun-Fat has transitioned from his signature John Woo style gun toting action films to these period style epics. He has always brought a presence with him to every role that delivers something special. His latest film The Assassins continues with these period pieces to attempt to deliver something new.

The Assassins follows the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history and focuses on the warlord Cao Cao in his old age and the relationship between him and his son, while planning to take the throne and avoid assassins. Visually this movie, much like the others that come from this film market, is beautiful to look at. The performances are all great, with Chow Yun-Fat in top form, but nothing that really stands out to take this film to the next level. With the focus of these young people being trained as assassins and the amount of corruption showcased in this film, you would expect a decent amount of action, but sadly that's not the case. Everything from the box art, the synopsis, and the look screams action, but is a bit misleading. This movie focuses more on the political side of things and the family drama leaving a fairly uneventful film. It's not boring or anything just tends to creep along with little to nothing really happening. There are a couple of characters that are rather annoying, but it's hard to tell if it is the actor's performance of the dubbed voice.

This isn't a horrible movie; it just didn't deliver much as a whole. If you go into it ready for a dialogue driven political drama then you will not be disappointed, but just know that it does get a bit convoluted at times. Fans of Chow Yun-Fat will want to give it a view as he is the best part of this whole film.