Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield
{{Short description|2017 Chinese film by Lu Yang}}
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{{Infobox film
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| director = Lu Yang
| producer = Ning Hao
Wang Yibing
| writer =
| screenplay = Lu Yang
Chen Shu
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| starring = Chang Chen
Yang Mi
Zhang Yi
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| music = Kawai Kenji
| cinematography = Hang Qiming
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| studio = J.Q. Pictures
Hua Man Shan (Shanghai) FILM
Free Whale Pictures
Dirty Monkey Films
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| released = {{Film date|2017|07|19|df=y}}
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| country = China
| language = Mandarin
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Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield ({{lang-zh|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2016-03/24/content_24075601.htm|title=Shooting to begin for Brotherhood of Blade sequel|date=24 March 2017|work=China Daily|access-date=30 April 2017|archive-date=19 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619210300/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2016-03/24/content_24075601.htm|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-04/18/content_28973586.htm|title=Martial arts genre seeks boost with summer film|work=China Daily|access-date=2017-06-21|archive-date=2017-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007220515/http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-04/18/content_28973586.htm|url-status=live}}
Plot
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
- Chang Chen as Shen Lian
- Yang Mi as Bei Zhai
- Zhang Yi as Lu Wenzhao
- Liu Duan Duan as Chongzhen Emperor
- Lei Jiayin as Pei Lun
- Xin Zhilei as Ding Baiying
- Chin Shih-chieh as Wei Zhongxian
- Li Yuan as Ding Chong
Director
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
The film has grossed {{CNY|131 million}} in China.{{cite web|url= http://www.cbooo.cn/m/640808|title= 绣春刀·修罗战场（2017）|accessdate= 22 July 2017|work= Cbooo|language= Chinese|archive-date= 26 July 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170726054615/http://www.cbooo.cn/m/640808|url-status= live}}
Awards and nominations
References
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