2006 Golden Globe Nomination – Best Foreign Language Film.
Official Entry (China) for the 2006 Academy Award – Best Foreign Language Film.
A young war orphan, driven by poverty, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and admiration of every man, she will be destined to lese every man she falls in love with. This spell cannot be broken unless time is reversed and the dead come to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she is in love again with a man behind red armor and a golden mask who rescues her from death. She is tormented by their inevitable parting. Meanwhile, Kunlun, the slave of a great general, is searching for the lost memories of a family he once had. Soon the fates of these two intertwine when the princess believes the general to be her hero, thus pulling him into this web of fate. Starring Jang Gong-Gun, Hiroyuki Sanada, Cecilia Cheung and Nicholes Tse. Directed by Chen Kaige. Disc One is in DTS 6.1 ES/6.1 EX e.5 EX. Disc Two is in Dolby Digital AC3 2.0 and includes trailers, commercials, behind the scenes, unforgettable scenes, interviews and photo gallery.
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