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A Writer's Odyssey ()

Ci sha xiao shuo jia (original title)
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Six years after the abduction of his daughter, a man is hired to kill the author of a fantasy novel, but the world of the novel seems to intersect with reality.

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Guan Ning
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Tu Ling
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Lu Kongwen / Kongwen
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Tangerine
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Li Mu
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The Old Man / Black Armor
Yi Yang ...
Lord Redmane / Yu Changhai
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Ban Ruo
Tianzuo Liu ...
The Electric Man
Binghui Li ...
The Beast Man
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Xiao Yu (as Dong Jie)
Eric Hsiao ...
The Cat Man
Taiyan Li ...
Scribe
You Zhang ...
Li Mu's Doctor
Xuetao Shuang ...
Butcher Owner
Ruifeier Gao ...
The Suicide Singer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tiejun Chen ...
Manager
Zhang Ge ...
Uniform Man
Molly Han ...
Xiao Ju Zi Aged 4
Huang Haoda ...
Crew
Da Huang
Md Imran ...
Friends (voice)
Kang Jiaze ...
The Boy Who Fell To The Ground
Ren Jie ...
Lu's Mother
Wang Jie ...
Female Stall Owner
Li Jun ...
Elder
Zhao Kangruonan ...
One-And-A-Half-Year-Old Orange
Guan Le ...
Dance Teacher
Terry Li ...
Wen Shi
Han Mo ...
Four-Year-Old Orange
Li Nan ...
Drummer
Dongya Qiu ...
(as Tonglan Qiu)
Li Shigang ...
Van's Driver
Yuan Shuai ...
Policeman B
Tan Tianyu ...
Wandering Boy
Yang Wanting ...
Interracial Girl
Wang Weicheng ...
Doctor
Gavin Wheeldon ...
Audience Member
Yu Shu Xin ...
Nurse
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Lu Kongwen's Father
Liu Xun ...
Policeman A
Wu Yi ...
Young Female Technician
Zhang Yi ...
Middle-Aged Female Technician
Ma Yiping ...
Interracial Girl
Esther Yu ...
Nurse
Eric Zhang ...
Li Mu's Doctor
Sean Zhang ...
Man In Uniform
Wu Zhenxi ...
Little Fish Husband

Directed by

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Yang Lu
Zhuang Jie Qiong

Written by

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Shu Chen ... () &
Yang Yu ... () and
Haiyan Qin ... () &
Yang Lu ... ()
 
Xuetao Shuang ... (based on the novel "Assassinate a Novelist" by)
 
Shuang Xuetao ... (novel)
 
Lu Yang ... (screenwriter)
 
Chen Shu ... (screenwriter)
 
Shuang Xue Tao ... (original creator)
 
Xiaocao Liu ... (Head of Creative Development)

Produced by

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Frant Gwo ... producer
Ning Hao ... executive producer (as Hao Ning) / producer (as Hao Ning)
Wusheng Jiang ... producer
Juan Wan ... producer
Hongwei Wang ... executive producer
Jianjun Wang ... executive producer
Ning Zhang ... producer
Zhuo Zhang ... associate producer
Rao Xiao Zhi ... producer
Zhang Zhuo ... chief producer

Music by

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Jin Da Zhou
Jed Kurzel
Jed Kurzel ... original music composer

Cinematography by

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Qiming Han ... director of photography
Han Qi Ming

Editing by

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Lin Zhu
Liyun Zhu

Editorial Department

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Gen Zhang ... colorist

Costume Design by

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Tingting Liang

Sound Department

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Hongrui Ji ... sound effects editor
Zijian Jiang ... sound effects editor
Zi Jin ... sound effects editor
Xiaosha Liu ... sound designer
Yin Miao ... foley artist
Tobias Poppe ... sound effects editor
Qimo Ruo ... sound effects editor
Gang Wang ... sound designer / sound effects editor
Gang Wang ... sound director
Shuangshuang Wang ... sound effects editor
Ziwei Wang ... foley artist
Peiya Zhang ... foley editor

Special Effects by

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Tao Zhang ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Qiming Han ... director of photography

Music Department

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Robert Ames ... Conductor / Orchestrator / additional arrangements
Peter Cobbin ... music mixer
Ben Corrigan ... orchestrator
Dazhou Jin ... music producer/songwriter
Victor Kong ... music editor
Oliver Muxworthy ... copyist
Yuhong Ng ... music coordinator
Ben Pearson ... Technical Score Assistant
Jean-Gabriel Raynaud ... drum programming
Cecile Tournesac ... score editor
Kirsty Whalley ... music mixer
Fei Yu ... music editor / music editor/producer for ending credit song
Yan Zhou ... singer

Additional Crew

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Yan Chen ... co-presenter
Zhang Jun ... presenter
Li Lu ... planner
Xi Xia ... planner
Jun Zhang ... presenter

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Plot Summary

A WRITER'S ODYSSEY tells the story of Kongwen Lu (Dong Zijian), the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor (Guo Jingfei). But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning (Lei Jiayin) to accept a mission from Tu Ling (Yang Mi) to kill the author. Written by CMC Pictures

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Also Known As
  • 刺杀小说家 (China, Mandarin title)
  • A Writer's Odyssey (South Africa, English title)
  • A Writer's Odyssey (Philippines, English title)
  • A Writer's Odyssey (2021) (Hong Kong, English title)
  • A Writer's Odyssey (Thailand, English title)
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Runtime
  • 130 min
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Soundtracks Kill My Lies See more »
Quotes Armor with an eye: [after attaching itself to the hero] You really are a juicy meatball! Yes, juicy and tender.
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