The Banquet DVD 2006 夜宴 / Directed by Feng Xiaogang / Starring: Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Daniel Wu / AKA Legend of the Black Scorpion

UPC 8852758046135

REGION 3 PAL DVD 

MADE IN Thailand

AUDIO: Thai 5.1, Chinese 2.0

SUBTITLES: English, Thai

Total Runtime: 131 minutes

English Summary:

The Banquet (Chinese: 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 adaption of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet and Henrik Ibsen's play Ghosts, featuring themes of revenge and fate. It is set in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in 10th century China.

It is the end of the Tang dynasty and China is divided. The Crown Prince, Wu Luan, is deeply in love with the noblewoman Little Wan. However, his father, the Emperor, decides to marry Little Wan. Wu Luan, deeply hurt, flees to a remote theatre to study the arts of music and dance. Shortly after Wu Luan's departure, the Emperor is murdered by his brother, Li. The film begins as Empress Wan sends messengers to the theatre, informing Wu Luan that the Emperor has died, and that his uncle will succeed the throne. Unknown to Wan, the usurping Emperor Li has already dispatched riders to assassinate Wu Luan. However, Wu Luan survives the attack and returns to court where he is met by Empress Wan and her lady-in-waiting Qing Nu, the daughter of Minister Yin, who is officially still engaged to Wu Luan.

Cast:

• Zhang Ziyi as Empress Wan
• Ge You as Emperor Li
• Daniel Wu as Crown Prince Wu Luan
• Zhou Xun as Qing
• Ma Jingwu as Minister Yin Taichang
• Huang Xiaoming as General Yin Sun
• 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