Title: The Emperor's Shadow
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Synopsis:
The most expensive filmever made in China up to the time of its release, Qin Song (1996)is an historical epic of that country's first emperor. JiangWen stars as Ying Zheng, king of China's Qin province in thethird century B.C. Determined to unite the land's six disparatekingdoms under his control, Qin has embarked on a campaign ofconquest and unification. In the kingdom of Yan, however, Qinorders his men to spare the life of Gao Jianli (Ge You), a childhoodcompanion whose mother cared for and even nursed both boys.Jianli is now a musician, and Zheng has plans for his old friend.Desiring a national anthem, Zheng commissions Jianli to composesuch a tune, but the crafty and righteous Jianli has other plans,wooing Zheng's paralyzed daughter, Princess Yueyang (Xu Qing),who is promised to a high-ranking general.

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Director(s): Xiaowen Zhou
Year Shot: 1996
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Cast:
You Ge .... Gao Jianli
Wen Jiang .... Ying Zheng
Qing Xu .... Ying Yueyang

Other information:

San Sebastián International Film Festival
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1996	Won	FIPRESCI Prize	Xiaowen Zhou Tied with Capitaine Conan (1996).
	Nominated	Golden Seashell	Xiaowen Zhou

Aspect Ratio : 4:3 (1.33:1)
Screen Format : Full Screen
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Print Status : In Print or Pre-print

CN-F29-97-0143-0/V.J9
Genre: Classics ASIN: ISBN: EAN: ISRC: CN-F29-97-0143-0/V.J9

Audio/Dialogue:

Chinese Mandarin (Pu Tong Hua) Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround

Subtitles:

English - Optional
Chinese (Traditional) - Optional
Chinese (Simplified) - Optional

Street Date : 25 2005
Run Time (H/M/S): 125 Mins