Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: May 7, 2013
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98
Studio: Well Go USA
Charlene Choi hits the martial arts academy in The Assassin's Blade.
The 2008 Chinese film The Assassin’s Blade is a martial arts-filled, action-fantasy take on Shakespeare’s famous romance Romeo and Juliet.
Based upon a famous Chinese legend The Butterfly Lovers, The Assassin’s Blade tells the story of Zhu Yanzhi (Charlene Choi), who chooses to disguise her female identity in order to be accepted into the country’s most prestigious male-only martial arts academy, where she immediately finds herself at odds with her superior, Liang (Chun Wu). But soon, a stronger connection develops between the two, and as their attraction grows, so does the danger of Liang discovering Zhu’s gender. It’s not until Zhu is required to return home that she reveals her true identity. Could it be that they’re destined to be together?...
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98
Studio: Well Go USA
Charlene Choi hits the martial arts academy in The Assassin's Blade.
The 2008 Chinese film The Assassin’s Blade is a martial arts-filled, action-fantasy take on Shakespeare’s famous romance Romeo and Juliet.
Based upon a famous Chinese legend The Butterfly Lovers, The Assassin’s Blade tells the story of Zhu Yanzhi (Charlene Choi), who chooses to disguise her female identity in order to be accepted into the country’s most prestigious male-only martial arts academy, where she immediately finds herself at odds with her superior, Liang (Chun Wu). But soon, a stronger connection develops between the two, and as their attraction grows, so does the danger of Liang discovering Zhu’s gender. It’s not until Zhu is required to return home that she reveals her true identity. Could it be that they’re destined to be together?...
- 3/19/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
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