China, AD928. A royal family reunion cooks up the usual array of betrayals, poisonings, back-stabbings, front-stabbings and wholesale carnage of loyal warriors. Read more
| Starring | Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Gong Jay, Liu Ye |
|---|---|
| Director | Yimou Zhang |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance, World Cinema |
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China, AD928. A royal family reunion cooks up the usual array of betrayals, poisonings, back-stabbings, front-stabbings and wholesale carnage of loyal warriors.
| Starring | Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Gong Jay, Liu Ye, Ni Dahong, Qin Junjie, Junjie Qin, Man Li, Li Man, Chen Jin |
|---|---|
| Director | Yimou Zhang |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 54 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Mandarin Blu-ray: Mandarin |
| Subtitles | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2006 To Rent: DVD: 03 Sep 2007 Blu-ray: Unavailable for rental Blu-ray: 15 Aug 2011 |
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