The Banquet of the Concubine

Top 10 Billed Cast

Bin Yin
Bin Yin

L'empereur (Voice)

Zhang Dehui
Dehui Zhang

(Voice)

Gang Guo
Gang Guo

(Voice)

Ka Lun Cheung
Ka Lun Cheung

(Voice)

Lei Meng
雷濛

(Voice)

Shuxian Pan
Shuxian Pan

(Voice)

Jie Xiong
Jie Xiong

(Voice)

Shuyu Li
Shuyu Li

(Voice)

Ye Tian
Ye Tian

(Voice)

Yunyun Gu
Yunyun Gu

(Voice)

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    Delicately flirting with eroticism, the animated film The Banquet of the Concubine, by young Chinese director Hefang Wei, recounts one of the most famous love stories of Imperial China. In this tale of bitter jealousy, nothing can sweeten the heart of an abandoned mistress, not even the luscious lychee.

  • Release Date

    2012-08-26

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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    普通话
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