PRINCIPAL CAST

Jiang Wen, Vicki Zhao, Kiichi Nakai, Wang Xueqi, Hasi Bagen, He Tao, Harrison Liu, Wang Deshun, Yang Haiquan, Yeerjiang Mahepushen, Zhou Yun

DIRECTOR

He Ping

PRODUCER

Wang Zhongjun

SYNOPSIS

In the tradition of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, "Warriors of Heaven and 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.

GENRE

War/Drama

RATING

Rated R
violence

RUN TIME

114 Minutes

STUDIO

Sony Pictures Classics