Casts:

Chow Yun Fat | Gong Li | Jay Chou

Synopsis:

The plot is based on Cao Yu's 1934 drama Thunderstorm, but is set on the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty in the year 628, which was during the turbulent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. Emperor Ping is a man of humble origins and strong ambition, having risen to the throne from the lowly rank of Captain. He abandoned his first wife to marry the Princess of Liang, who is now his Empress Phoenix. The Emperor does not love his second wife, and blames her sour mood on illness and has forced her to take medicine of his own concoction every two hours for the past ten years, but she was unknowingly, yet grew suspicious, of the medication in the past ten days. She and Crowned Prince Wan, the Emperor's son from his previous wife, have engaged in an illicit affair for three years. Wan feels guilty about the affair and ends it, against the Empress' wishes. He also has a second secret relationship with Jiang Chan, the daughter of the Imperial doctor He desires to escape the palace, which he has never left, and see the real world with Chan...

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This is one of the highest-acclaimed Asian movie worldwide. The movie production consisted of a million-dollar budget and the production staff sure did made a well-done job especially the actors. When you can see the fight scenes, it's not that easy to perform it but with thorough practice, they did it well. I like this movie a lot because it brings me back to ancient Chinese times when war is dominant all over the world. It's so refreshing to see Jay Chou perform such a big role in here.