
The world has entered the 20th century. Even so, conditions in China are still no progress. People still live under the yoke of the Qing Dynasty. After so long, people finally could no longer be patient. It may be that this would be the beginning of the revolution that changed the system of government in China.
Awareness of the Chinese people originated from the rise of the movement that was pioneered by Dr.. Sun Yat-sen (Winston Chao). Slowly follower of Dr. Sun Yat-sen more and more and more threatened position of the Qing Dynasty. At the moment the situation is getting hard to control, the Qing Dynasty began to try to bring modern weaponry purchased by selling the valuables heritage.
At that time, appeared Huang Xing (Jackie Chan) who had just returned from Japan to learn the art of modern warfare. Seeing the country is fragmented, there is no option for Huang Xing besides one faction siding. Huang Xing choose sided with the revolutionaries. Armed with the education that he can be in Japan, Huang Xing would be so successful in bringing China into the direction of modernization.
When Korea was in turmoil. Japan will soon invade this country and it seems like ginseng the king had no power to resist. At the crucial moment such as this required a high figure with dignity and have the ability to evoke the spirit of the people.Is a Lee Mong-hwak (Cha Seung-Won) who believe can save Korea from Japanese invasion. For that he must kill the king and claiming Korea as a country under his leadership. Lee Mong-hwak could not do it alone. He needs help and who else can help Lee Mong-hwak if not Hwang Jeong-rights (Hwang Jung-Min), a friend of both Lee Mong-hwak.
Although Hwang Jeong-right looks like a beggar but he was really powerful swordsman. Hwang Jeong-rights can not be seen but that does not mean he could be underestimated. Initially the two were friends but the death of a close friend of Hwang Jeong-right in the hands of Lee Mong-hwak make two people who originally were in the same camp is so hostile.
Genre : Martial Arts
Release Date : April 28, 2010
Director : Lee Joon-ik
Screenplay : Jo Cheol-hyeon, Oh Seung-hyeon, Choi Seok-hwan
Producer : Jo Cheol-hyeon, Lee Jeong-se
Distributor : SK Telecom
Runtime : 107 minutes
Budget : -
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Past Liu Jin-xi (Donnie Yen) is mysterious. Not so clear where this comes a quiet man. That people know, Liu was a shopkeeper, had a wife and two children. Liu does look ordinary. No one thought that Liu was in fact a martial arts champion with a dark past.During this time Liu was always hiding his past. Everything is uncovered because of the emergence of two robbers who tried to break into his store. Trying to defend his possessions, Liu Jin-xi and then engage the fight with two of these vicious robbers. Liu is trying to cover so that he does not look like someone who mastered the martial arts high but still there was a suspicious person.
Villagers Liu's residence is not suspicious, but another with Xu Bai-jiu (Takeshi Kaneshiro). Detectives suspect there is something wrong with a scene that only seems to happen to it. Xu could not be sure if these two robbers were defeated just like that if Liu can not master the martial arts. Curiosity Xu increasingly become-so and he began to investigate the past Liu. Apparently this is not the only problem because there was someone Liu from the past that Liu had appeared there.
Venue: Cannes Film Festival, Out of Competition
Sales: WE Distribution
Production companies: The Weinstein Company, UGC, WE Distribution presents a WE Pictures production.
Cast: Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tang Wei, Jimmy Wang Yu, Kara Hui
Director-producer: Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Producer: Jojo Hui
Screenwriter: Aubrey Lam
Director of photography: Jake Pollock, Lai Yiu-Fai
Production designer: Yee Chung Man
Music: Chan Kwong-Wing, Peter Kam
Costume designer: Dora Ng
No rating, 110 minutes
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