The Emperor's Shadow
Oct 31 1996
•2h 56m
•Drama
Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.
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Ge You
Gao Jianli
Jiang Wen
Ying Zheng
Xu Qing
Princess Yueyang
Ge Zhijun
Zhao Gao
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