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Cast

Huang Yi

Huang Yi

Qiu Jin

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Li Zhongyue

Dennis To Yu-Hang

Dennis To Yu-Hang

Xu Xilin

Rose Chan Ka-Wun

Rose Chan Ka-Wun

Fusheng

Kevin Cheng Ka-Wing

Kevin Cheng Ka-Wing

Wang Tingjun

Pat Ha Man-Jik

Pat Ha Man-Jik

Wu Zhiying

Lam Suet

Lam Suet

Gui Fu

Xiong Xinxin

Xiong Xinxin

Ao Feng

Wong Yau-Nam

Wong Yau-Nam

Chen Boping

Awayne Liu

Awayne Liu

Liu Daoyi

Mia Yam

Mia Yam

Chen Fen

Chui Tien-You

Chui Tien-You

Chen Tianhua

Liu Gang

Liu Gang

Owodog Chuang

Owodog Chuang

Lau Siu-Ming

Lau Siu-Ming

Andy Wong Chi-Man

Andy Wong Chi-Man

Chan Kung

Chan Kung

Ding Xiaolong

Ding Xiaolong

Zhu Xueliang

Zhu Xueliang

Forest Zhu Sen-Lin

Forest Zhu Sen-Lin

Veda Lee

Veda Lee

Faith Lee

Faith Lee

Zhang Zhiwei

Zhang Zhiwei

Gu Kai-Li

Gu Kai-Li

Shi Feng

Shi Feng

Song Kai

Song Kai

Fang Yang-Fei

Fang Yang-Fei

Tong Xiaomei

Tong Xiaomei

Zhang Xin-Yin

Zhang Xin-Yin

Lilie Matsumine

Lilie Matsumine

Bai Ru

Bai Ru

Yu Ying

Yu Ying

Shen Tian

Shen Tian

Yang Chi-Man

Yang Chi-Man

Ng Ka-Pui

Ng Ka-Pui

Hu Hai-Xia

Hu Hai-Xia

Wang Wen-Hu

Wang Wen-Hu

Shi Ji-Lu

Shi Ji-Lu

Dong Jie

Dong Jie

Wang Hui

Wang Hui

Cao Yu

Cao Yu

Xiao Shu-Li

Xiao Shu-Li

Zhang Songwen

Zhang Songwen

Crew

Herman Yau

Herman Yau

Director

Checkley Sin Kwok-Lam

Checkley Sin Kwok-Lam

Presenter

Checkley Sin Kwok-Lam

Checkley Sin Kwok-Lam

Producer

Cherry Law Bo-Yi

Cherry Law Bo-Yi

Associate Producer

Cherry Law Bo-Yi

Cherry Law Bo-Yi

Line Producer

Patrick Tong Hing-Chi

Patrick Tong Hing-Chi

Line Producer

Fung Chi-Wai

Fung Chi-Wai

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Sunny Luk Kim-Ching

Sunny Luk Kim-Ching

First Assistant Director

Joe Chan Kwong-Hung

Joe Chan Kwong-Hung

Director of Photography

Mandy Ngai Man-Yin

Mandy Ngai Man-Yin

Second Unit Director of Photography

Ng Kin-Man

Ng Kin-Man

Gaffer

Raymond Chan Kam-Ho

Raymond Chan Kam-Ho

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Bruce Yu

Bruce Yu

Production Design

Petra Kwok

Petra Kwok

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Azrael Chung

Azrael Chung

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Brother Hung

Brother Hung

Original Music Composer

Erica Li

Erica Li

Screenplay

Checkley Sin Kwok-Lam

Checkley Sin Kwok-Lam

Martial Arts Choreographer

Tony Leung Siu-Hung

Tony Leung Siu-Hung

Action Director

Song Kai

Song Kai

Stunts

Water Tik-Hoi Chan

Water Tik-Hoi Chan

Visual Effects

Kam Loi-Kwan

Kam Loi-Kwan

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The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake

20116.6 / 10115 min
Drama

Overview

When the women of her time had their feet bound to please men, Qiu Jin was already questioning the sexual inequality of feudal traditions. Free-spirited and well-educated, she grew up practicing martial arts and was as well versed in poetry as she was in sword-fighting. When this rebellious girl moved to Beijing with her husband, she witnessed how her country was raided and ravaged by foreign powers. With the encouragement of her neighbor Wu Zhiying, the wife of righteous magistrate Li Zhongyue, Qiu Jin left her family behind to pursue study in Japan. There, she met some like-minded schoolmates who shared her ideals, including revolutionary leader Xu Xilin, and secretly joined his anti-Qing cause. After returning to China, Qiu Jin participated in the uprisings staged by Xu Xilin, leading a small group of hot-blooded students against the armed forces of the corrupt Qing government...