Warriors of Heaven and Earth

Description: Warriors of Heaven and Earth is a 2003 Chinese action adventure film directed by He Ping The film s notable cinematography captures a wide range of landscapes across China s Xinjiang province It was China s official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film though it did not get nominated In the tradition of Akira Kurosawa s Seven Samurai Warriors of Heaven amp Earth weaves a thread of battle comradeship and honor Set in the ferocious Gobi Desert the story follows two protagonists Lieutenant Li Jiang Wen and Japanese emissary Lai Xi Nakai Kiichi both first class warriors and master swordsmen After decades of service to the Chinese Emperor Lai Xi longs to return to Japan but is instead sent to the West to chase wanted criminals His only passport back to Japan is to capture and execute Lieutenant Li a renegade soldier wanted for leading a violent mutiny when he refused orders to kill female and child prisoners Li and Lai Xi battle but finally agree to delay their final personal fight until the caravan carrying Wen Zhu and a Buddhist monk is brought to safety The monk however is carrying a sacred and powerful pagoda that attracts the attention of the region s ruthless overlord Master An Wang Xueqi Lai Xi and Lt Li accompanied by Li s former posse of soldiers who have forsaken their peaceful new lives to return to his side must face the cruelty of the desert the region s barbaric bandits and the brutality of the overlord s men before they can finally face one another

Country:  Chinese

Released: 2003

Genre: Action Drama

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