He Ping, the director of the cult classic SWORDSMAN IN DOUBLE FLAG TOWN and the better-known RED FIRECRACKER, GREEN FIRECRACKER, enters the big time with WARRIORS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, an epic battle between two heroic figures fighting for themselves and for their countries. When Li (Jiang Wen) refuses to kill innocent women and .. Read more
| Starring | Jiang Wen, Kiichi Nakai, Zhao Wei |
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| Director | He Ping |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema |
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He Ping, the director of the cult classic SWORDSMAN IN DOUBLE FLAG TOWN and the better-known RED FIRECRACKER, GREEN FIRECRACKER, enters the big time with WARRIORS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, an epic battle between two heroic figures fighting for themselves and for their countries. When Li (Jiang Wen) refuses to kill innocent women and children, he becomes a rogue soldier without a land. Master swordsman Lai Xi (Nakai Kiichi) is ordered to assassinate him if wants to get back to to his home in Japan and see his mother before she dies. But first they must join together to help a caravan with precious cargo make its way safely across the desert--with a beautiful woman, Wen Zhu (SHAOLIN SOCCER's Zhao Wei), caught in between them. The gorgeous cinematography is by Zhao Fei, who shot such Asian epics as RAISE THE RED LANTERN as well as such Woody Allen films as SWEET AND LOWDOWN and SMALL TIME CROOKS. The lush look of the film is echoed by A.R. Rahman's marvelous score and outstanding costuming and set design. Ping masterfully recreates seventh-century China as horses and camels lead the protagonists down the famous Silk Road during the time of the Tang Dynasty.
| Starring | Jiang Wen, Kiichi Nakai, Zhao Wei |
|---|---|
| Director | He Ping |
| Studio | COLUMBIA TRI-STAR HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 59 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Mandarin Blu-ray: Mandarin |
| Dubbed | English, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2003 To Rent: DVD: 13 Dec 2004 Blu-ray: not available |
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Very Enjoyable
This film, in the standard ?period Chinese action/drama? genre, is beautifully made with a Western budget. Set in the Tang dynasty the story centres on a camel ... read more »
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Warriors of Heaven and Earth
A magnificently filmed epic that the chinese do so well. I enjoyed this film more than some of the same genre such as House of Flying Daggers.
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Warroirs of Heaven and Earth
I really love these long rolling epics of Chinese cinema. This is one of the best, the story, the filming, the fight and battle scenes make a great Chinese film... read more »
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run of the mill
fairly bog standard chinese fighting film, the best bit by far is what underneath the golden globes transported by the youg monk - nice visuals.
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