Red Cliff (Part 1)
John Woo
Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, Zhang Zhen, Hu Jun, Lin Chi-ling, You Yong, Nakamura Shidō, Song Jia, Zang Jinsheng, Ba Sen, Hou Yong, Wang Qingxiang, Ma Jingwu, Tong Dawei
2008
Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea
Completed
Mandarin Chinese
146 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known as赤壁(上)，is aMainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South KoreaProducerwomen sex，At2008Released in year
。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating6.4(For reference only)。
In the late Eastern Han dynasty, the young emperor struggled to navigate the turbulent times. In the court, Cao Cao (played by Zhang Fengyi) exercised autocratic rule, using the emperor to command the feudal lords. The minister Kong Rong (played by Wang Qingxiang) vowed to speak truth to power, only to fall victim to Cao's soldiers. Cao Cao had already made up his mind to eliminate the southern rebels Liu Bei (played by You Yong) and Sun Quan (played by Zhang Zhen) and unify the realm. After the Battle of Changban Slope, under the assistance of military strategist Zhuge Liang (played by Takeshi Kaneshiro), Liu Bei led his sworn brothers Guan Yu, Zhang Fei (played by Zang Jinsheng), and Zhao Yun (played by Hu Jun), bringing along refugees in a retreat while fighting. Eventually, they sought help from Sun Quan in Jiangdong. However, Sun Quan was also hesitant about resisting Cao. But the great general Zhou Yu (played by Tony Leung) and his sister Sun Shangxiang both supported him in battle. With the enemy advancing, the Sun-Liu alliance began to take shape. Zhuge Liang felt reassured seeing Zhou Yu's strict military discipline, especially as his general Gan Xing (played by Nakamura Shidō) led the charge. Suddenly, news arrived that there was a severe shortage of crossbows in the army. Ignoring Lu Su's (played by Hou Yong) kind advice, Kong Ming willingly signed a military order to seek crossbows...