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Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield

Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield (Chinese: 绣春刀II修罗战场) is a 2017 Chinese wuxia film directed by Lu Yang. It is a prequel to the 2014 film Brotherhood of Blades.[2] Set in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), the story follows Shen Lian, captain of the embroidered uniform guard (锦衣卫; pinyin: Jǐnyīwèi) the imperial secret police of the court, as he searches for the truth behind a conspiracy that framed him, his colleague Pei Lun and a young woman named Bei Zhai. Starring Chang Chen, Yang Mi and Zhang Yi, the film was released in China on 19 July 2017.[3]

Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield
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Directed byLu Yang
Screenplay byLu Yang
Chen Shu
Produced byNing Hao
Wang Yibing
StarringChang Chen
Yang Mi
Zhang Yi
CinematographyHang Qiming
Music byKawai Kenji
Production
companies
J.Q. Pictures
Hua Man Shan (Shanghai) FILM
Free Whale Pictures
Dirty Monkey Films
Release date
  • 19 July 2017 (2017-07-19)
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeCN¥263 million[1]

Plot

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In the seventh year of the Tianqi reign of the Ming Dynasty, Shen Lian, a Jinyiwei of the Northern Pacification Division, killed his colleague Ling Yunkai in order to save the painter Beizhai during a mission to eliminate the rebels. After that, he had to get rid of the suspicion and investigation from Lu Wenzhao and Pei Lun on the one hand, and set fire to the Jinyiwei's case library under the threat of a mysterious woman on the other hand. In the turbulent times, Shen Lian and Beizhai fell in love, but they fell deeper and deeper. Behind all this, a huge conspiracy was secretly laid out

Cast

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Director

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Lu Yang graduated from Beijing Film Academy and has a master's degree in directing. His first feature My Spectacular Theatre (2010) won the Audience Award at Busan International Film Festival 2010. Brotherhood of Blades (2014) is his second feature.

Reception

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The film has grossed CN¥131 million in China.[1]

Awards and nominations

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Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
54th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor Lei Jiayin Nominated [4]
Best Makeup & Costume Design Liang Tingting Nominated
Best Action Choreography Sang Lin Won
Best Original Film Score Kawai Kenji Nominated
12th Asian Film Awards Best Action Film Brotherhood of Blades II: The Internal Battlefield Nominated [5]
Best Sound Nominated
23rd Huading Awards Best Supporting Actor Lei Jiayin Nominated [6]
25th Beijing College Student Film Festival Best Actor Chang Chen Won [7][8]
Best Screenwriter Lu Yang, Chen Shu, Yu Yang Nominated
Best Visual Effects Nominated
Most Popular Actress Yang Mi Won

References

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  1. ^ a b "绣春刀·修罗战场（2017）". Cbooo (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Shooting to begin for Brotherhood of Blade sequel". China Daily. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Martial arts genre seeks boost with summer film". China Daily. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Asian Film Awards 2018 nominations". South China Morning Post. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ^ "第23届华鼎奖提名：《战狼2》、《芳华》双雄逐鹿". Sina (in Chinese). 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Student film festival draws down the curtain". China Daily. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ "第二十五届北京大学生电影节闭幕式暨颁奖典礼圆满落幕". Tencent (in Chinese). 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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