Cheng Er's last feature film was the rather gorgeous looking and expertly directed “The Wasted Times” back in 2016, which had an all-star cast that included Tadanobu Asano, Zhang Ziyi and Ge You. He follows that up with the rather blandly named “Hidden Blade” (previously called “Anonymous”), which recently released a spate of trailers for us to enjoy.
Synopsis
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The following day, the Wang False Government followed Japan's declaration of war against Britain and the United States, and Japan symbolically occupied all of Shanghai. With the outbreak of the Pacific War, the situation of China's war effort changed completely. Members of the Chinese Communist Party underground risked sending out information to break the peace between Japan and Chiang and to defend the motherland.
Shot with just as much beauty as “The Wasted Times” was, Cheng Er has assembled yet another stellar cast-list for “Hidden Blade”, which is headlined by Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Wang Yibo and Zhou Xun, who are also joined by Eric Wang. The film will release in China on 22nd January, 2023.
