Confucius (2010)
Kong Zi
125 min
In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of Law in the ancient Kingdom of Lu. Under his inspired leadership, Lu ascends to new heights but becomes a target of conquest for the warlike nation of Qi. Threatened with annihilation by their powerful neighbour, a desperate people turn to their greatest teacher to lead their most powerful army. When Confucius delivers a stunning victory against all odds, a jealous aristocracy sets out to destroy him, but they should never under-estimate a remarkable man whose wisdom is more powerful than the sword.
- Release date
- February 11, 2010
- Country of origin
- China
- Budget
- $22,000,000
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Cast
- Chow Yun-Fat as Confucius
- Xun Zhou as Nanzi
- Ban Wang as Shu Sunwu
- Jianbin Chen as Ji Sunsi
- Quan Ren as Yan Hui
- Lu Yao as The Ruler of Lu
- Fengchao Liu as Qi Sigong (young)
- Ran Chen as Confucius' daughter
- Yi Lu as Ji Sunfei
- Kaili Zhang as Qi Guanshi
- Zhenyu Qiao as Kong Li
- Ziwu Dong
- Daoming Chen
- Kai Li as Wife of Confucius
- Huanshan Xu as Laozi, the Sage of Daoism
- Jingwu Ma as The Ruler of Qi
Crew
- Mei Hu · Director
- Khan Chan · Writer
- Yanjiang He · Writer
- Qitao Jiang · Writer
- Mei Hu · Writer
- Fei Chen · Producer
- Bo-Chu Chui · Producer
- Zhenyu Lei · Producer
- Yang Ying · Producer
- Jiping Zhao · Composer
- Peter Pau · Cinematographer
- Chi-Leung Kwong · Editor
- Haihong Zhan · Editor
- Chaoxiang Lin · Production designer
- Huaiqing Mao · Production designer