Warriors of Heaven and Earth
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- Movie: Warriors of Heaven and Earth
- Chinese: Tian di ying xiong
- Director: Ping He
- Writer: Rui Zhang, Ping He
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: September 23, 2003
- Runtime: 114 min
- Language: Mandarin
- Country: China
Plot
Set in the ferocious Gobi Desert, the story follows two protagonists, Lieutenant Li (Jiang Wen) and Japanese emissary Lai Xi (Nakai Kiichi) - both first-class warriors and master swordsmen. After decades of service to the Chinese Emperor, Lai Xi longs to return to Japan, but is instead sent to the West to chase wanted criminals. His only passport back to Japan is to capture and execute Lieutenant Li, a renegade soldier wanted for leading a violent mutiny when he refused orders to kill female and child prisoners.
Li and Lai Xi battle, but finally agree to delay their final personal fight until the caravan carrying Wen Zhu and a Buddhist monk is brought to safety. The monk, however, is carrying a sacred and powerful pagoda that attracts the attention of the region's ruthless overlord, Master An (Wang Xueqi). Lai Xi and Lt. Li, accompanied by Li's former posse of soldiers, who have forsaken their peaceful new lives to return to his side, must face the cruelty of the desert, the region's barbaric bandits and the brutality of the overlord's men before they can finally face one another.
Cast
- Wen Jiang - Lieutenant Li
- Kiichi Nakai - Lai Qi
- Xueqi Wang - Master An
- Wei Zhao - Wen Zhu
- Bagen Hasi - Cao Jin
- Tao Ho - Ma Gun
- Linian Lu - Wu Lao'Er
- Deshun Wang - Old Diehard
- Haibin Li - Zao Zimo
- Yeerjiang Mahepushen - Master An's Servant
- Chuangao Hou - Guard
- Yun Zhou - Jue Hui (The Monk)
- Wei Li - Di Hu
- Yuming Du - Rider A
- Handong Wang - Rider B
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vickiii Says:
Sep 18 2010 2:21 am
love this movie too