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2012· Zhao Linshan· 107 min
DramaInternationalThriller

In early 3rd-century China, two assassins trained from childhood are sent to kill the powerful warlord Cao Cao, navigating politics, love, and betrayal in the dying Han Dynasty.

Why watch: Chow Yun-Fat commands every scene as a legendary Chinese warlord.
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Cast

Chow Yun-Fat as Chancellor Cao Cao
Liu Yifei as Ling Ju / Diao Chan
Hiroshi Tamaki as Mu Shun
Alec Su You-peng as Emperor Xian of Han
Annie Shizuka Inoh as Empress Fu Shou
Yao Lu as Imperial Physician Ji Ben
Ni Dahong as Lord Fu Wan
Bao Jianfeng as Lu Bu
Chi Cheng as Xu Chu
Qu Quancheng as Cao Zhi
Samuel Pang King-chi as Cao Xiu
Temur Gang as Warrior
Wang Shengli as Warrior
Law Kar-ying as Jian Bo
Zhang Dong as Warrior

Crew

Zhao Linshan — Director
Wang Hailin — Writer
Wang Bin — Writer
Li Qinghui — Producer
Xu Lin — Producer
Zhao Xiaoding — Director of Photography
Cheng Long — Editor
Kenneth Yee — Costume Design
Shigeru Umebayashi — Original Music Composer

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