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A Terra-Cotta Warrior
秦俑
CHING Siu-tung
- 145 min
- 1990
- Fiction
- Mandarin
- English and Chinese Subtitles
35mm Film
The 34th Asia-Pacific Film Festival –– Best Editing
The 10th Hong Kong Film Award –– Best Original Film Score
6:00 PM, TUE, AUG 12
Innis Town Hall
35mm Film
6 PM, TUE, AUG 12
Innis Town Hall
Screening
In the time of the Qin Emperor, General MENG Tianfang (ZHANG Yimou) falls for the young girl Dong’er (GONG Li). Their love incurs the wrath of the Emperor—she dies for love, and he is entombed as a terra-cotta warrior.
In Republican-era China, she is reborn as film star Lili. She stumbles into the imperial tomb and awakens him once more—only to be pulled apart again by fate. Decades later, he sees again the familiar face, only that she now answers to a Japanese name.
Director
CHING Siu-tung (b. 1952) is a renowned Hong Kong director and action choreographer, celebrated for his groundbreaking work in martial arts cinema. As director, he is best known for A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) and The Swordsman series. A frequent collaborator with filmmakers such as TSUI Hark and Johnnie TO, Ching’s kinetic style and inventive choreography have left a lasting mark on the action genre across Asia and beyond.
Credits
- DirectorCHING Siu-tung
- Principal CastZHANG Yimou, GONG Li, YU Rongguang, WU Tianming, LU Shuming
- ProducerCHU Mu, HON Pau-chu
- ScreenplayLillian LEE Pik-wah
- CinematographerPeter PAU Tak-hai, LI Hsin-yeh
- Production DesignerKenneth YEE Chung-man
- Costume DesignerBruce YU Ka-on
- EditorMarco MAK Chi-sin
- SoundLEUNG Ka-lun, Sherman CHOW Gam-cheung
- MusicJames WONG Jim, Joseph KOO Ka-fai, Romeo DIAZ
- Special EffectsTSUI Hark
Supported by HKETO (Toronto)
