Brotherhood of Blades

Brotherhood of Blades
Directed byLu Yang
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHan Qiming[1]
Edited by
  • Zhu Liyun
  • Tu Yiran[1]
Music byNathan Wang[1]
Release date
  • 7 August 2014 (2014-08-07)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
CountryChina[1]
LanguageMandarin
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.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Elley, Derek (22 September 2014). "Brotherhood of Blades". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. ^ "绣春刀 (2014)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  3. ^ a b 绣春刀 (2014). movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.