One hit movie can create a genre. When Ang Lee's
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
became a worldwide smash, esteemed directors saw the chance to paint their visions on a larger canvas, and producers were happy to bankroll them. Zhang Yimou's
Hero
was one such honorable spinoff. Now comes He Ping's
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
, China's official entry for the foreign-language Academy Award.
We're back on the Silk Road, this time in Western China (Xinjiang province) 14 centuries ago. Lai Xi (Kiichi Nakai), a Japanese swordsman in the Tang Emperor's court, is assigned to capture and kill "Butcher"...
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