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Shadow

Original title: Ying
  • 20182018
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 56m
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7.0/10
17K
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Li Sun and Chao Deng in Shadow (2018)
In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a "shadow," a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.
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In a Chinese royal court, an army commander secretly trains a "shadow" to retake a city against the wishes of the king.In a Chinese royal court, an army commander secretly trains a "shadow" to retake a city against the wishes of the king.In a Chinese royal court, an army commander secretly trains a "shadow" to retake a city against the wishes of the king.
IMDb RATING
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    • Yimou Zhang
    • Wei Li(screenplay by)
    • Yimou Zhang(screenplay by)
    • Sujin Zhu(adapted from screenplay Three Kingdoms: Jingzhou)
  • Stars
    • Chao Deng
    • Li Sun
    • Ryan Zheng
    • Yimou Zhang
    • Wei Li(screenplay by)
    • Yimou Zhang(screenplay by)
    • Sujin Zhu(adapted from screenplay Three Kingdoms: Jingzhou)
  • Stars
    • Chao Deng
    • Li Sun
    • Ryan Zheng
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    • 106User reviews
    • 113Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    Chao Deng
    Chao Deng
    • Jing…
    Li Sun
    Li Sun
    • Madam (Wife of Commander Yu)
    • (as Sun Li)
    Ryan Zheng
    Ryan Zheng
    • The King of Pei
    • (as Zheng Kai)
    Qianyuan Wang
    Qianyuan Wang
    • Captain Tian
    • (as Wang Qianyuan)
    Jingchun Wang
    Jingchun Wang
    • Minister Lu
    • (as Wang Jingchun)
    Jun Hu
    Jun Hu
    • General Yang
    • (as Hu Jun)
    Xiaotong Guan
    Xiaotong Guan
    • The Princess (The King's Sister)
    • (as Guan Xiaotong)
    Lei Wu
    Lei Wu
    • Ping (General Yang's Son)
    • (as Leo Wu)
    Bai Feng
    Bai Feng
        • Yimou Zhang
        • Wei Li(screenplay by)
        • Yimou Zhang(screenplay by)
        • Sujin Zhu(adapted from screenplay Three Kingdoms: Jingzhou)
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      • Trivia
        The film is shot in color with all the sets and costumes designed in the tones of black and white, to illustrate the interplay between light and dark and to follow the style of Chinese ink wash paintings.
      • Quotes

        Zi Yu: Without the real, there can be no shadow. A principle no one's understood.

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        Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: The Best Movies of 2019 (2019)

      User reviews106

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      8/10
      One of Zhang's Best in Recent 2 Decades
      I'm never a big fan of Mr. Zhang Yimou especially in recent two decades. To me his all time best movie is "To Live"(1994). After 2000, since "Hero", his movies seems only focused on creating pretty images but all have very weak stories and most of the characters were too simple and tedious. But this time "Shadow" is not a weak story, it looks like a simple story but in fact is a complicated one which have several storylines and everybody in this movie have multiple character sides, every characters has strong personalities and strong thoughts. Although there are still some symbolic things which are kinda weird but I have to say this is one of his best in recent two decades.
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      • xieyinan_eh
      • Oct 4, 2018

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      • They say that it is set in the Three Kingdoms Period, but it looks to me as set in the Warring States period. Am I wrong?

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      • Release date
        • September 30, 2018 (China)
        • China
        • Hong Kong
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      • Filming locations
        • Hubei, China
      • Production companies
        • Perfect Village Entertainment
        • Le Vision Pictures
        • Shanghai Tencent Pictures Culture Media
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      • 1 hour 56 minutes
        • Color
        • Dolby Digital
        • Dolby Atmos
        • Dolby Surround 7.1

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