- Country: China
- Genres: Drama, History
- Release: 2012-09-26
- Director: Linshan Zhao
- Writers: Bin Wang (I)
- Language: Mandarin
- Stars: Chow Yun-Fat , Liu Yifei , Hiroshi Tamaki , Alec Su , Annie Shizuka Inoh , Terry Chiu , Yao Lu , Dahong Ni , Jeff Bao , Kar-Ying Law
- Runtime: 107 min
- Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations
- AKA: Наемниците (Bulgaria) , Tong que tai (United Kingdom) , 銅雀台 (Hong Kong) , Gyilkos csapás (Hungary) , 銅雀台 (Japan) , Tong Que Tai (Canada) , Regatul asasinilor (Romania) , O Imperador (Brazil) , 銅雀台 (Taiwan) , The Assassins (Australia) , Tong que tai (Canada) , O tyrannos (Greece) , The Assassination of Cao Cao: The Tale of Three Kingdoms (Japan) , The Assassins (Philippines) , Imperador (Brazil) , Soso ansatsu: Sankokushi gaiden (Japan) , The Assassins (United Kingdom) , Tyrania (Poland) , Đổng Tước Đài (Vietnam) , Bronze Swallow Terrace , The Assassins (France, French Republic) , Tong que tai , 铜雀台 (China) , The Assassins , The Assassins (Germany) , The Assassins (United States of America) , Tong que tai (Spain) , Ассасины (Russian Federation)
- Plot:
In the year 198 BC, Cao Cao (Chow Yun Fat), 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 (Hiroshi Tamaki) and Ling Ju (Liu Yi-Fei) 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 BC astronomical signs predict dramatic change. As a result, Cao’s son Cao Pi (Yau Sam-Chi) and Cao’s followers urge Cao to become the new Emperor – but unknown opposing forces plot against him.
- IMDB:tt2063013
Linshan Zhao
Director
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
Yao Lu
Imperial physician Ji Ben
Dahong Ni
Lord Fu Wan
Bao Jianfeng
Lu Bu
Michael Tong Chun-Chung