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A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 65%, Metacritic 70/100. Every source lands within 5 points of the others. Scores higher than 83% of the 1,439 2000s action movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes65%
Metacritic70/100
850 audience votes
Key crew
- Zhang YimouScreenplay
- Bian ZhihongScreenplay
- Shigeru UmebayashiOriginal Music Composer
- Zhang YimouDirector
- Wu NanWriter
Cast
- Chow Yun-FatEmperor Ping
- Gong LiEmpress Phoenix
- Jay ChouPrince Zhai
- Liu YeCrown Prince Wan
- Qin JunjiePrince Yu
- Li ManJiang Chan
- Ni DahongImperial Physician Jiang
- Chen JinImperial Physician's Wife
- Siran GeMaid
- Guo JiulongHost of the Festival
- Ma TianyuMedicine Boy
- Feng BaiSoldier
Stills
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Themes
empireplansecret lovemartial artschinaswordplayfighttoxicationmarriage crisispoisonsecret societypalace
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