The Crossing | |
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Traditional Chinese | 太平輪 |
Simplified Chinese | 太平轮 |
Literal meaning | Wheel of peace and tranquility |
Hanyu Pinyin | Tàipíng lún |
Directed by | John Woo |
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Produced by | Terence Chang |
Starring | Zhang Ziyi Takeshi Kaneshiro Song Hye-kyo Huang Xiaoming Tong Dawei Masami Nagasawa |
Cinematography | Zhao Fei |
Edited by | Ismael Gomez III |
Music by | Taro Iwashiro |
Production companies | Beijing Gallop Horse Film Le Vision Pictures China Film Group Corporation Huayi Brothers Yoozoo Entertainment Beijing Cultural & Creative Industry Investment Fund Management Dongyang Mighty Allies Movie & Culture Huace Pictures (Tianjin) Beijing Phenom Films China Movie Channel Galloping Horse Culture & Media Lion Rock Productions[1] |
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Countries | China Hong Kong[1] |
Languages | Mandarin Japanese |
Budget | US$48.6 million[2] |
Box office | US$32.4 million (part 1)[3] |
The Crossing (Chinese: 太平轮) is a 2014–2015 Chinese-Hong Kong epic historical romance-war drama (part 1) and disaster film (part 2) directed by John Woo and written by Hui-Ling Wang.[4] The film stars Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Song Hye-kyo, Huang Xiaoming, Tong Dawei and Masami Nagasawa.[4] The film is based on the sinking of the Taiping in 1949.[2] The incident led to the deaths of over 1,500 passengers and crew. The film's first part was released in China on December 2, 2014. Part two was released on July 30, 2015.[5]
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