The Banquet
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- Movie: The Banquet
- Chinese: 夜宴 (Ye yan)
- Director: Xiaogang Feng
- Writer: Gangjian Qiu
- Producer: John Chong, Zhongjun Wang
- Cinematographer: Li Zhang
- Release Date: August 30, 2006
- Runtime: 131 min
- Studio: Huayi Brothers, Media Asia Films
- Language: Mandarin
- Country: China
Plot
When the Emperor dies all of a sudden and his virile younger brother Li (Ge You) takes over the throne, Empress Wan (Ziyi Zhang) shocks everyone by agreeing to marry Li, convinced that this is the only way to protect Prince Wu Luan (Daniel Wu) while sealing her own position in the court. But Li is no fool. Oblivious to Wan, Li has dispatched his guards to kill his nephew. Empress Wan and the Minister (Jingwu Ma ) also get involved in the power struggle. They all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet.
Notes
- Set in ancient China during the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907-960 AD).
Cast
- Ziyi Zhang - Empress Wan
- You Ge - Emperor Li
- Daniel Wu - Prince Wu Luan
- Xun Zhou - Qing Nu
- Jingwu Ma - Minister Yin Taichang
- Xiaoming Huang - General Yin Sun
- Zhonghe Zhou - Chamberlain
- Zeng Qiusheng - Governor Pei Hong
- Xu Xiyan - Ling
- Liu Yanbin - Messenger
- Ma Lun - Pharmacist
- Xiang Bin - Imperial Guard
- Chunyu Zheng - Imperial Guard
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