China,
2006, 131 min
Plots(1)
Scheming royals and other officials seek to conquer empires and consolidate power to form a single omnipotent dynasty. Against this backdrop, a legendary empress (Zhang) with fighting skills unparalleled by any man, harbors forbidden desires for her stepson. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Ziyi Zhang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268794_1c729e.jpg)
Ziyi Zhang
China
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The Road Home (1999)
Hero (2002)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
![You Ge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280342_66bb46.jpg)
You Ge
China
Best movies:
To Live (1994)
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
A World Without Thieves (2004)
![Daniel Wu Yin-cho](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/005/162005143_812830.jpg)
Daniel Wu Yin-cho
USA
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Protégé (2007)
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![Xun Zhou](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270352_189a37.jpg)
Xun Zhou
China
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Cloud Atlas (2012)
Perhaps Love (2005)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)
Jingwu Ma
China
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Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
The 800 (2020)
Underdog Knight (2008)
![Xiaoming Huang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/608/164608745_f4a119.jpg)
Xiaoming Huang
China
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Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)
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The 800 (2020)
Bo Peng
China
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Death and Glory in Changde (2010)
Sacrifice (2010)
Legend of the Black Scorpion (2006)
Lun Ma
China
Best movies:
Getting Home (2007)
Legend of the Black Scorpion (2006)