The Great Conqueror's Concubine

The Great Conqueror's Concubine, alternatively known as King of Western Chu, is a Hong Kong historical drama film directed by Stephen Shin and Wei Handao, starring Ray Lui, Rosamund Kwan, Zhang Fengyi and Gong Li. The film is based on the events in the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the founding of the Han dynasty.

The Great Conqueror's Concubine
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Traditional Chinese	西楚霸王
Simplified Chinese	西楚霸王
Directed by	Stephen Shin Wei Handao
Written by	Liu Heng Stephen Shin Xiao He Shi Yangping
Produced by	Zhang Yimou
Starring	Ray Lui Rosamund Kwan Zhang Fengyi Gong Li
Cinematography	Lee Chi-wa Muk Tak-yuen Cheng Siu-keung Wong Bo-man
Edited by	Huang Yongming
Music by	James Wong Romeo Diaz
Production company	Long Shong Pictures
Release date	9 June 1994 (1994-06-09)
Running time	181 minutes
Countries	China Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin
Box office	HK$15,735,456

Cast

• Ray Lui as Xiang Yu
• Rosamund Kwan as Consort Yu
• Zhang Fengyi as Liu Bang
• Gong Li as Lü Zhi
• Chin Shih-chieh as Zhang Liang
• To Siu-chun as Xiao He
• Lau Shun as Fan Zeng
• Wu Hsing-kuo as Yu Ziqi
• Hsu Chan as Qin Shi Huang
• Chang Shih as Qin Er Shi
• Chen Sung-young as Fan Kuai
• Yeh Chuan-chen as Liu Bang's servant
• Yu Hai as Xiang Liang
• Jin Demao as Xiang Bo
• Xu Xiangdong as Xiang Zhuang
• Elvis Tsui as Zhongli Mo
• Kwan Hoi-san as Zhao Gao
• Yang Fan as Tian Rong
• Ku Pao-ming as King Huai II of Chu
• Xu Guanglin as Cao Shen
• Xue Liang as Ziying
• Li Yanping as Eunuch
• Nige Mutu as Wang Li
• Zhang Lihua as Ying Bu
• Zhang Xuehao as Zhang Han
• Liu Hen as Liu Taigong
• Han Xiuli as Liu Bang's grandmother

See also

• List of Asian historical drama films

External links

• Xi chu bawang at IMDb
• The Great Conqueror's Concubine at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase