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A fearless warrior rises up to defy an empire and unite a nation. With supernatural skill, and no fear, the soldier embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that has massacred his people. To achieve the justice he seeks, he must take on the empire's most ruthless assassins and...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Ying xiong (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Zhang, Yimou (Screenwriter), Tan, Dun, 1957- (composer (expression)), Lam, Angie, 1965- (Film editor), Wada, Emi (Costume designer), Li, Feng, 1968- (Screenwriter), Wang, Bin (Screenwriter) (Screenwriter), Cheng, Xiaodong, 1953- (Director), Poon, Ellen (visual effects provider.), Li, Jet, 1963- (Actor), Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962- (Actor), Zhang, Manyu (Actor), Zhang, Ziyi, 1979- (Actor), Chen, Daoming (Actor), Yen, Donnie, 1963- (Actor), Doyle, Christopher, 1952- (directof of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:Chinese
Language Notes:Mandarin dialogue with English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Published: [Burbank, CA] : Miramax Films, [2009]
Subjects:
Swordsmen > China > Drama.
Supernatural > Drama.
Soldiers > China > Drama.
Revenge > China > Drama.
Assassins > China > Drama.
China > Kings and rulers > Drama.
China > History > Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C. > Drama.
Assassins.
Kings and rulers.
Revenge.
Soldiers.
Supernatural.
Swordsmen.
China.
221-207 B.C.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Internet videos.
Action and adventure films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
History.
Martial arts films.
Motion pictures, Chinese.
Foreign films.
Films d'arts martiaux.
Films d'aventures.
Films historiques.
Films de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:A fearless warrior rises up to defy an empire and unite a nation. With supernatural skill, and no fear, the soldier embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that has massacred his people. To achieve the justice he seeks, he must take on the empire's most ruthless assassins and reach the enemy he has sworn to defeat. The story of the First Emperor of China, who is on the brink of winning a war-torn land during the dawn of the Qin dynasty over 2,000 years ago. Three opponents are determined to kill the King, but the warrior stands in their way.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 99 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:01:39:11
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for stylized martial arts violence and a scene of sensuality.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Christopher Doyle ; editors, Zhai Ru, Angie Lam ; music composer and conductor, Tan Dun ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; action director, Tony Ching Siu-Tung ; visual effects supervisor, Ellen Poon ; story by Zhang Yimou, Li Feng, Wang Bin.