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Ying xiong
fantasy, action movie, drama
2002
China, Hong Kong
Zhang Imou
96 min.
Jet Lee, Tony Lun Chu Wi, Maggie Chun
China is split into the principalities, but there is already a leader who wants to conquer the neighbors and become the emperor of a united country. The killers who impeccably owned martial arts were sent to him. They have folklore names with a broken sword, flying snow and sky. The opponent is designated as an nameless, he wants to protect the emperor. His conversation with the omnipotent forms a frame that holds a few retrospective - fights with killers. He talks about these fights as a fairy tale, where you can’t distinguish truth from fiction. The emperor has its own version.
