| Release Date: | Jan 2009 |
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| Genres: | War / History / Drama / Action |
| Awards: | 5 wins |
| Runtime: | 142 min |
| Cast: | Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Zhou Yu), Takeshi Kaneshiro (Zhuge Liang), Fengyi Zhang (Cao Cao), Chen Chang (Sun Quan) Wei Zhao (Sun Shangxiang) Jun Hu (Zhao Yun) Chiling Lin (Xiao Qiao) Shido Nakamura (Gan Xing) Yong You (Liu Bei) Ba Sen Zha Bu (Guan Yu) Yong Hou (Lu Su) |
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minister Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope of survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever.
