Country: Russia
Year: 2004
Duration: 106'
In the ancient kingdom of Huadu, which is ruled by a cruel empress, the men have been
subjugated by the women. But a prophecy has announced the coming of a
young man who will become king and put the men back in power. Char, the
young man named by the prophecy, sets off with his step-brother, Leaf,
on a treasure hunt, following the indications of a mysterious map that
is inscribed in stone. Two beautiful and lethal female warriors, Blue
and Spring, accompany them on their search.
Biography
film director
Cory Yuen
Cory Yuen was a Chinese Opera School classmate of Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. Like them, he started working as a stuntman, action choreographer and, finally, as a Director with Long zhi ren zhe. In the US, he provided the action scenes for Lethal Weapon 4, Romeo Must Die and The One. In Europe, he directed the international hit The Transporter, produced by Luc Besson.
FILMOGRAFIA
Long zhi ren zhe (Ninja in the Dragon's Den 1982), No Retreat, No Surrender (1985) Zhi fa xian feng (Righting Wrongs, 1986), No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (1989), Du sheng (All For the Winner, 1990), Xin jing wu men (Fist of Fury, 1991), Gauyat sandiu haplui (Savior of the Soul, 1992), Chi luo kuang ben (Women on the Run, 1993), Jiu er shen diao xia lu zhi chi xin chang jian (Saviour of the Soul 2, 1993), Fong Sai-Yuk (The Legend, 1993), Fong Shi Yu II (The Legend 2, 1993), Zhong Nan Hai bao biao (The Defender, 1994), Gei ba ba de xin (The Enforcer, 1995), Ma qiao fei long (Mahjong Dragon, 1996), Ma Wing-Jing (Hero, 1997), The Transporter (2002), Chik yeung tin sai (So Close, 2003), The Huadu Chronicles: Blade of the Rose (co-Regia Patrick Leung, 2004).
Patrick Leung
Patrick Leung (1959) graduated in journalism and communications from Hong Kong Baptist University in 1982. While still a student, he supervised the Screenplay of the film by John Woo To Hell With the Devil. After a brief stint in advertising, he returned to cinema as assistant Director for Woo, Ann Hui, Stephen Shin, Benny Chan, Johnnie To and Teddy Chen. He also co-wrote the Screenplay of Die xue jie tou (Bullet in the Head, 1990) by John Woo.
FILMOGRAFIA
Lang man feng bao (Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1996), Sip si 32 doe (Beyond Hypothermia, 1996), Yit huet jui keung (Task Force, 1997), Ye shou zhi tong (Born Wild, 2001), Chuet sai hiu bra (La Brassiere, 2001), Wan bok lut chaai (Demi-Haunted, 2002), Luen seung lei dik chong (Good Times, Bed Times, 2003), The Huadu Chronicles: Blade of the Rose (co-Regia Corey Yuen, 2004).