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Cheng Completes Battle Of Wits Date: 1/25/2006 |
irector Jacob Cheung has finished filming BATTLE OF WITS (aka BATTLE OF WISDOM), which is based on an 11-volume manga series from Japan titled Bokko, or Mo Zi in Chinese. Bokko was written by Mori Hideki, Sakemi Kenichi and Kubota Sentaro. The historical action film stars Andy Lau, Sung-kee Ahn, Bingbing Fan, Zhiwen Wang, and Nicky Wu. It takes place during China's turbulent warring states period and centers around the exploits of Ge Li of the Mo family, known for their non-aggressive ideology. When the kingdom of Zhao invades the sparsely populated kingdom of Liang with a 15,000-strong army, Ge alone comes to the aid. Post-production for the project will take place in Beijing, Japan, Hong Kong and Thailand. It will be release later this year. |
Source: Anime News Service |