Shadow
“The Battlefield in Ink.”
In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a shadow, a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.
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Cast
10 people
Deng Chao
Commander Zi Yu / Jing Zhou
Known for
The Mermaid
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Sun Li
Madam Xiao Ai
Known for
Fearless
Empresses in the Palace
Ryan Zheng Kai
King Pei Liang
Known for
Zack Snyder's Justice League
The Great Wall
Wang Qianyuan
Captain Tian Zhan
Known for
The Eight Hundred
Brotherhood of Blades
Wang Jingchun
Minister Lu Yan
Known for
So Long, My Son
The Bad Kids
Hu Jun
General Yang Cang
Known for
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
Bodyguards and Assassins
Guan Xiaotong
Princess Qing Ping
Known for
The Promise
If You Are the One 2
Leo Wu
Yang Ping
Known for
Nirvana in Fire
Love Like the Galaxy
Feng Bai
Known for
Curse of the Golden Flower
Li Zhuoyang
Guicheng Death Soldier
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The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge
Curling Happiness
Zhang Yimou Director · Li Wei Screenplay Loudboy Composer
Worldwide gross $92M · Budget $44M · United States release May 3, 2019
Box office
Budget
$44,005,000
Worldwide gross
$91,708,374
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Village Roadshow Pictures Asia
Production
LeVision Pictures
Production
Bona Film Group
Production
Perfect Village Entertainment
Production
Tencent Pictures
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
影
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 2018
Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
China · September 30, 2018
Theatrical
United States · May 3, 2019
Limited theatrical
Australia
October 2, 2018 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
Canada
September 10, 2018 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
September 26, 2019 · Physical
Germany
January 6, 2020 · Limited theatrical
Greece
March 14, 2019 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
September 6, 2019 · Digital
Netherlands
May 16, 2019 · Theatrical
September 26, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Poland
November 14, 2019 · Digital
Russia
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 7, 2018 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
December 13, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
May 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 8, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 19, 2018 · Premiere · London Film Festival
Vietnam
March 29, 2019 · Theatrical
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