The Banquet

Title:

The Banquet

Native title:

夜宴

Also know as:

Legend of the Black Scorpion, Ye Yan

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Release date:

Sep 14, 2006

Duration:

2 hr. 11 min.

Director:

Feng Xiaogang

Screenwriter:

Qiu Gangjian, Sheng Heyu

OST:

The Banquet OST

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Descrption

The Banquet (夜宴), released on DVD in the United States as Legend of the Black Scorpion, is a 2006 Chinese wuxia drama film. The film was directed by Feng Xiaogang and stars Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Daniel Wu and Zhou Xun. It is a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet set in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in 10th century China.

Cast

Zhang Ziyi as Empress Wan

Ge You as Emperor Li

Daniel Wu as Crown Prince Wu Luan

Zhou Xun as Qing

Huang Xiaoming as General Yin Sun

Ma Jingwu as Minister Yin Taichang

Zhou Zhonghe as Lord Chamberlain

Zeng Qiusheng as Governor Pei Hong

Xu Xiyan as Ling

Liu Yanbin as messenger

Ma Lun as pharmacist

Xiang Bin as imperial guard

Cheng Chun-yue as imperial guard

Liu Tieyong as court secretary

Wang Yubo as red-faced dancer

Cheung Lam as joker

Bo Bing as executioner

Zhao Liang as dancer

Cui Kai as dancer

Fei Bo as dancer

Du Jingyi as dancer

Ou Siwei as dancer

Toyomi Yusuke as dancer

Takita Atsushi as dancer

Awards

2006 Venice Film Festival	Future Film Festival Digital Award	The Banquet	Won
4th World Film Festival of Bangkok	People's Choice Award	The Banquet	Won
43rd Golden Horse Awards	Best Art Direction	Tim Yip	Won
	Best Make up and Costume Design	Tim Yip	Won
	Best Cinematography	Li Zhang	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Tan Dun	Nominated
	Best Song	Jane Zhang	Nominated

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