About this episode
The episode reviews the 2018 film Shadow directed by Zhang Yimou, exploring its themes of court intrigue and the wuxia genre.
In 2018, Chinese director Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) returned once again to the wuxia genre with the Shadow, a tale of court intrigue, starring Chao Deng, Li Sun, and Ryan Zheng, about a double forced to play the part of a commander in order to retake lost territory from a rival nation. Tune in for the full review! Timestamps: [00:00] Intro + The Heroic Trio, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, Yan, Steel of the Celestial Shadows, Ashita no Joe, Dynasty Warriors Origins [37:45] Review: Shadow (2018)
People in this episode
Hosts: Grant, TheHeat, Zen
Topics covered
- wuxia
- film review
- court intrigue
- Chinese cinema
- Zhang Yimou
- Shadow
Keywords
- Shadow
- Zhang Yimou
- wuxia
- film review
- Chinese cinema
- court intrigue
- Chao Deng
- Li Sun
- Ryan Zheng
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Shadow, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, The Heroic Trio, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, Yan, Steel of the Celestial Shadows, Ashita no Joe, Dynasty Warriors Origins
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