The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake (2011)
When the women of her time had their feet bound to please men, Qiu Jin was already questioning the sexual inequality of feudal traditions. Free-spirited and well-educated, she grew up practicing martial arts and was as well versed in poetry as she was in sword-fighting. When this rebellious girl moved to Beijing with her husband, she witnessed how her country was raided and ravaged by foreign powers. With the encouragement of her neighbor Wu Zhiying, the wife of righteous magistrate Li Zhongyue, Qiu Jin left her family behind to pursue study in Japan. There, she met some like-minded schoolmates who shared her ideals, including revolutionary leader Xu Xilin, and secretly joined his anti-Qing cause. After returning to China, Qiu Jin participated in the uprisings staged by Xu Xilin, leading a small group of hot-blooded students against the armed forces of the corrupt Qing government...
Director:
Herman Yau
Writer:
Erica Li
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Huang Yi as Qiu Jin |
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Anthony Wong Chau-Sang as Li Zhongyue |
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Dennis To Yu-Hang as Xu Xilin |
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Rose Chan Ka-Wun as Fusheng |
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Kevin Cheng Ka-Wing as Wang Tingjun |
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Pat Ha Man-Jik as Wu Zhiying |
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Lam Suet as Gui Fu |
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Xiong Xinxin as Ao Feng |
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Wong Yau-Nam as Chen Boping |
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Awayne Liu as Liu Daoyi |
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Mia Yam as Chen Fen |
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Chui Tien-You as Chen Tianhua |
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Liu Gang as |
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Owodog Chuang as |
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Lau Siu-Ming as |
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Andy Wong Chi-Man as |
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Chan Kung as |
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Ding Xiaolong as |
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Zhu Xueliang as |
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Forest Zhu Sen-Lin as |
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Veda Lee as |
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Faith Lee as |
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Zhang Zhiwei as |
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Gu Kai-Li as |
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Song Kai as |
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Fang Yang-Fei as |
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Tong Xiaomei as |
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Zhang Xin-Yin as |
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Lilie Matsumine as |
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Bai Ru as |
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Yu Ying as |
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Shen Tian as |
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Yang Chi-Man as |
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Ng Ka-Pui as |
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Hu Hai-Xia as |
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Wang Wen-Hu as |
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Shi Ji-Lu as |
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Dong Jie as |
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Wang Hui as |
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Cao Yu as |
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Xiao Shu-Li as |
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Zhang Songwen as |
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Shi Feng as |
| Directing | Herman Yau | Director |
| Crew | Checkley Sin Kwok-Lam | Presenter |
| Production | Checkley Sin Kwok-Lam | Producer |
| Production | Cherry Law Bo-Yi | Associate Producer |
| Production | Cherry Law Bo-Yi | Line Producer |
| Production | Patrick Tong Hing-Chi | Line Producer |
| Production | Fung Chi-Wai | Production Manager |
| Directing | Sunny Luk Kim-Ching | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Joe Chan Kwong-Hung | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Mandy Ngai Man-Yin | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Ng Kin-Man | Gaffer |
| Art | Raymond Chan Kam-Ho | Production Design |
| Art | Bruce Yu | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Petra Kwok | Costume Designer |
| Editing | Azrael Chung | Editor |
| Sound | Brother Hung | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Erica Li | Screenplay |
| Crew | Checkley Sin Kwok-Lam | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Directing | Tony Leung Siu-Hung | Action Director |
| Crew | Song Kai | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Water Tik-Hoi Chan | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Kam Loi-Kwan | Choreographer |
| Camera | Mandy Ngai Man-Yin | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Tony Leung Siu-Hung | Stunts |