During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
Directed by Zhang Yimou
martial arts
kung fu
right and justice
countryside
loss of loved one
patriot
wuxia
warring states period
3rd century bc
Rank
#17 in 2002·#1129 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
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Cast
Jet Li
Nameless
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Broken Sword
Maggie Cheung
Flying Snow
Donnie Yen
Sky
Zhang Ziyi
Moon
Chen Daoming
King of Qin
Liu Zhongyuan
Old Scholar
Zheng Tianyong
Old Servant
Qin Yan
Prime Minister
Zhang Yakun
The Qin Guards' Commander
James Hong
Qin Emperor (voice)
Chang Xiao Yang
General
Crew
Zhang Yimou
Director
Zhang Yimou
Writer
Tan Dun
Original Music Composer
Christopher Doyle
Director of Photography
Zhang Yimou
Producer
Zhang Zhenyan
Producer
Bill Kong Chi-Keung
Producer
Quentin Tarantino
Executive Producer
Kwan Lee-Na
Makeup Artist
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
Assistant Camera
Quentin Tarantino
Presenter
Hou Yong
Additional Camera
Popular Reviews
417 reviews
MopudPRO
10.0★ · 03/26/26
proves that an action movie can straight up be a visual poem no cap 🔥
proves that an action movie can straight up be a visual poem no cap 🔥
1
Mike
9.5★ · 03/24/25
Such a well filmed, beautiful movie
Such a well filmed, beautiful movie
1
Lmarshall
8.0★ · 05/07/26
I swear the last 30 minutes I was on the edge of my seat. This would be awesome to see on criterion. The cinematography and visuals is Top 5 greatest in this movie. The fights scene in the movie is top 5 ever. The only thing I didn't like in the beginning of the movie was I got a little bit confused but I wasn’t 100% invested. I definitely see myself moving up the rating. Definitely a favorite.
I swear the last 30 minutes I was on the edge of my seat. This would be awesome to see on criterion. The cinematography and visuals is Top 5 greatest in this movie. The fights scene in the movie is top 5 ever. The only thing I didn't like in the beginning of the movie was I got a little bit confused but I wasn’t 100% invested. I definitely see myself moving up the rating. Definitely a favorite.
Ivar Torkellsen
8.0★ · 05/12/26
koffår kan de fly
koffår kan de fly
Sami Amin
8.0★ · 04/30/26
If i was in that position I probably would have killed him
This needed more donnie yen
If i was in that position I probably would have killed him
