The Romance of Book and Sword

5.5
19871h 28m

The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.

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Photo of Da Shichang

Da Shichang

Emperor Qian Long

Photo of Liu Jia

Liu Jia

Huo Jing-Tong

Photo of Sun Chenxi

Sun Chenxi

Xin Yan

Photo of Guo Bichuan

Guo Bichuan

Wen Tai-Lai

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Deng Jie

Chen's Mother

Photo of Wang Hongtao

Wang Hongtao

Yu Wan-Ting

Photo of Hou Changrong

Hou Changrong

Yu Yu-Tong

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