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1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Title and credits presented onscreen in parallel Chinese text
"China, 1899. In a land of exquisite beauty and timeless tradition a young man known as 'Third Master' is the heir to a banking fortune he cares little about. However, after his brother's wife is kidnapped he reluctantly submits to the pressure of his title and his father, Lord Kang. Lord Kang is determined to prepare his son for financial leadership by molding Third Master into his own image. ... Third Master and Lord Kang's tense relationship is further complicated by the son's feelings for his beautiful young stepmother--his first and only love--stolen from him by his own father"--Container
"Inspired by historical events."
"Based on the book by Cheng Yi."
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009
Special features include the featurette The embroidered world of Empire of silver, and an onscreen photo gallery
Editing, Humphrey Dixon, Liao Ching Song, Hua Tang ; cinematography, Anthony Yiu Ming Pun ; music composed by Su Cong, Seikou Nagaoka, Lin Hai
Aaron Kwok, Tie Lin Zhang, Hao Lei, Jennifer Tilly
"This film is unrated; additional materials not rated"--Disc label
DVD, region 1, NTSC, dual layer; widescreen 2.35:1; 5.1 Dolby surround, 2.0 stereo
In Chinese with optional English and Chinese subtitles