The Emperor's Shadow (1996)
Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.
Director: Zhou Xiaowen
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Ge You as Gao Jianli |
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Jiang Wen as Ying Zheng |
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Xu Qing as Princess Yueyang |
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Ge Zhijun as Zhao Gao |
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Wang Qingxiang as Li Si |
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Di Guoqiang as Wang Jian |
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Wang Ning as Wang Ben |
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Shu Yaoxuan as Xu Fu |
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Li Mengnan as Jing Ke |
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Yuan Yuan as Fan Yuqi |
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Tian Lu as Ying Zheng in childhood |
| Camera | Lu Gengxin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Zhong Furong | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Peter Webb | Visual Effects |
| Art | Dou Guoxiang | Production Design |
| Art | Cao Juiping | Production Design |
| Writing | Lu Wei | Writer |
| Production | Jimmy Tan | Producer |
| Art | Zhang Daqian | Production Design |
| Sound | Zhao Jiping | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Zhang Pimin | Producer |
| Directing | Zhou Xiaowen | Director |
| Production | Chen Kunning | Producer |
| Sound | Yi Hong | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yi Liu | Dresser |