Summary
Set in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. Shin was a war orphan. He has a dream of becoming a great general Shin has a fateful encounter with young King Eisei. King Eisei aims to unify all of China.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 78Audiences 73GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer93%
Metascore62
Audience score88%
Letterboxd · 9 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.8
User score6.6
Running time
2 h 13 min
Longer than most action movies, +25 min on the typical 108
typical 108133Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 125 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+115Released
2019
April 19, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureWarHistoryFantasyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
Kento YamazakiRi Shin (Li Xin)
Ryo YoshizawaEi Sei (Yin Zheng) / Piao
Masami NagasawaYo Tan Wa (Yang Duan He)
Kanna HashimotoKa Ryo Ten (He Liao Diao)
Kanata HongoCheng Jiao
Shinnosuke MitsushimaHeki (Bi)
Masahiro TakashimaChang Wen Ju
Jun KanameTou (Teng)
Takao OsawaOu Ki (Wang Qi)
Shinnosuke AbeBa Jio
Motoki FukamiShukyou
Jun HashimotoMuta
Tak SakaguchiZuo Ci
Takashi UkajiWei Xing
Masaya KatōShi Shi (Si Shi)
Renji IshibashiKetsushi (Jie Shi)
Ryûki KitaokaSoldier
Directing · 3
- Shinsuke Sato Director, Screenplay
- Yuji Shimomura Action Director
- Sokoku Li First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Tsutomu Kuroiwa Screenplay
- Hara Yasuhisa Comic Book
Production · 6
- Ryosuke Mori Producer
- Shirley Kao Producer
- Tatsuya Mouri Line Producer
- Michiaki Tsunoda Line Producer
- Shinichiro Yoshida Production Manager
- Teiji Ozawa Line Producer
Camera · 2
- Taro Kawazu Director of Photography
- Hideki Shima Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Tsuyoshi Imai Editor
- Seiji Saito Color Grading, Digital Intermediate Producer
Sound · 5
- Yutaka Yamada Original Music Composer
- Shunsuke Hongo Sound Designer
- Kensuke Matsui Sound Designer
- Kazushiko Yokono Sound Mixer, Sound Recordist
- ONE OK ROCK Theme Song Performance
Art · 3
- Iwao Saitô Art Direction, Production Design
- Nobuhiro Akitaya Set Decoration
- Koji Seshimo Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Masae Miyamoto Costume Design
Visual Effects · 5
- Hiromasa Inoue CG Animator
- Yoshiki Shimahara Matte Painter
- Koichi Hirata Visual Effects
- Yuta Kigawa CGI Director
- Shuntarô Ohno Visual Effects
Lighting · 1
- Hitoshi Kobayashi Gaffer
Other crew · 3
- Koji Kawamoto Stunt Coordinator
- Saori Izawa Stunt Double
- Masanori Kobayashi Digital Producer
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