The Lost Bladesman

Guan yun chang

China

2011

100 Min

Color

2.35:1

Mandarin

Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
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CAST Donnie Yen, Andy On, Jiang Wen, Betty Sun, Chin Siu-hou, Alex Fong, Chen Hong, Dong Yong, Shao Bing, Wang Bo-Chieh, Li Zonghan

PROD DES Bill Lui

Donnie Yen (Ip Man, 14 Blades) steps into the role, at a period in Guan Yu’s life where the prime minister, Cao Cao (played by Jiang Wen), the real power behind the Emperor, captures Guan Yu’s beloved, Qian Lan to force him to join with him.

After all Guan Yu IS the greatest warrior in the land. He is also loyal to his friends and to join Cao Cao would mean a betrayal to his sworn brother, Liu Bei. Choosing to rejoin Liu Bei, Guan Yu becomes an enemy of the powerful Cao Cao and he must flee, with Qian Lan, from the might of Cao Cao’s army. –Terracotta Far East Film Festival

Director

Felix Chong

Felix Chong Man-Keung (simplified Chinese: 庄文强; traditional Chinese: 莊文強; pinyin: Zhuāng Wénqiáng) (born January 1, 1968 in Hong Kong, China) is one of the most celebrated screenwriters in Hong Kong and has won several prestigious awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Chong is known for frequently working alongside cinematographer/director Andrew Lau, and writer/director Alan Mak.

Chong’s best known film as a screenwriter is Infernal Affairs, which he co-wrote alongside Alan Mak. Martin Scorsese’s 2006 American remake, The Departed, was adapted from Chong and Mak’s screenplay and would win four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Other films written by Chong include Infernal Affairs 2, Infernal Affairs 3, Initial D, Dance of a Dream, and Confession of Pain. —wikipedia

Alan Mak

Mak made his directorial debut in 1997, with his first film being Nude Fear, which was written and produced by Joe Ma. After that, Mak had directed more films such as Rave Fever, A War Named Desire, Final Romance and Stolen Love, which would be his first collaboration with writer Felix Chong.

In 2002, Mak and Chong wrote their first script together. The movie was Infernal Affairs, which was produced by Mak’s directing partner, Andrew Lau, who also served as cinematographer. Lau and Mak also served as directors for the film, and it would be the first of many collaborations involving the directing duo.
Infernal Affairs starred the four top actors of its year – Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Eric Tsang and Anthony Wong – along with the year’s two top actresses – Kelly Chen and Sammi Cheng. Infernal Affairs was the number one box-office hit in Hong Kong that year, breaking several box office records alone. Furthermore, the film won many Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Picture… read more

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HKFanatic

13May12

Donnie Yen teams up with the filmmakers behind the "Infernal Affairs" sequels for a Three Kingdoms-era picture that is not quite as epic as "Red Cliff" but proves to be an ass-kicking good time nonetheless. Donnie serves as Action Director and the fight scenes bear his imprint all over them: impossibly wide angles cover the choreography as cinematically as possible, no matter how constrained the environment becomes.