Plot
In the year 198, Cao Cao, Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, ventured to the east and defeated China's greatest warrior Lu Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. Several years later, after taking the Han Emperor under his wing, Cao crowns himself King of Wei. He built a magnificent Bronze Sparrow Island to symbolize his power and rumors spread that he would replace the Emperor. Meanwhile, young lovers Mu Shun and Ling Ju are taken from a prison camp to a hidden tomb, where they spend five cruel years together, training as assassins for a secret mission. In the year 220 astronomical signs predict dramatic change. As a result, Cao's son Cao Pi and Cao's followers urge Cao to become the new Emperor - but unknown opposing forces plot against him.
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Cast
Chow Yun-Fat
Chancellor Cao Cao
Liu Yifei
Ling Ju / Diao Chan
Hiroshi Tamaki
Mu Shun
Alec Su
Emperor Xian of Han
Annie Shizuka Inoh
Empress Fu Shou
Yau Sam-Chi
Cao Pi
Yao Lu
Imperial physician Ji Ben
Ni Dahong
Lord Fu Wan
Bao Jianfeng
Lu Bu
Chi Cheng
Xu Chu
Eric Qu Quan-Cheng
Cao Zhi
Samuel Pang King-Chi
Cao Xiu
Temur Gang
Warrior
Wang Shengli
Warrior
Law Kar-Ying
Michael Tong Chun-Chung
Zhang Dong
Warrior
