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Directed by | Lu Yang |
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Cinematography | Han Qiming[1] |
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Music by | Nathan Wang[1] |
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Running time | 106 minutes[1] |
Country | China[1] |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | ¥30 million |
Box office | ¥93.37 million[2] |
Brotherhood of Blades (Chinese: 绣春刀; pinyin: Xiùchūndāo) is a 2014 Chinese wuxia film directed by Lu Yang.[3] Set in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), the story follows Shen Lian, a guard of the imperial secret police seeking and his three comrades as they are ordered to hunt down the former eunuch Wei Zhongxian and his faction within the imperial court. Starring Chang Chen, Cecilia Liu and Wang Qianyuan, the film was released in China on August 7, 2014.[3]
A sequel, Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield, was released in China on July 19, 2017.