Cai Mao

Chi bi (2008)

Actors: Tarô Iwashiro (composer), Angie Lam (editor), John Woo (writer), John Woo (producer), John Woo (director), Robert A. Ferretti (editor), Philip Hersh (actor), John Woo (producer), Terence Chang (producer), Shidô Nakamura (actor), Tony Leung Chiu Wai (actor), Sanping Han (producer), Takeshi Kaneshiro (actor), Dong Yu (producer), Dong Yu (producer),

Plot: In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever.

Keywords: 3rd-century, alliance, ancient-china, army-general, arrow, arrow-in-back, based-on-novel, battle, bow-and-arrow, broken-arrow
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War,
Taglines: Destiny lies in the wind. The future will be decided.

Quotes:

Liu Bei: Truth and illusion are often disguised as each other, Cao Cao likes to play this game, both with friends and foes.

[first lines]::Narrator: The year is 208 AD. After years of civil war, a deathly calm has fallen of northern China. One by one, the rebel warlords have met their end under the sword of Prime Minister Cao Cao. Now, even the Han Emperor bows before his power. Yet from the south, a challenge is heard. Two leaders arise against Cao Cao's tyranny, the aging Liu Bei, and the inexperienced Sun Quan. So Cao Cao petitions the Emperor to brand these men as traitors, and declare a new war against the peaceful Southlands.

Sun Shangxiang: Here I am!::Zhou Yu: Why are you here?::Sun Shangxiang: To fight.::Zhou Yu: Fight? War is no joking matter.::Sun Shangxiang: You think I'm joking? Women have a duty to serve the Empire...::Zhou Yu: So does a horse!

Zhuge Liang: We must fight even if we cannot win.

Zhuge Liang: A clear Milky Way and snaking clouds signal fog is near. If you know how earth, sky, yin and yang change, then the sun, moon and stars, the wind, forest, mountains and fire, become soldiers at your command.

Xiao Qiao: [pouring too much tea] Your Highness. Don't you see your true self reflected in this tea? Your heart is overflowing with ambition. It's too full to let other people in. You've carried this full heart to Red Cliff. Someone here shall pour that heart onto the floor.

Cao Cao: I never guessed I'd loose to a gust of wind.::Zhou Yu: Because you don't understand the will of heaven.::Cao Cao: I never dreamed I'd be defeated by a cup of tea.

Zhou Yu: [surveying the battle field] There is no victor here...

[last lines]::Sun Shangxiang: Kongming, when that pony has grown do not make her a war horse.::Zhuge Liang: Don't worry...