The Crossing (2014 film)
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| Directed by | John Woo |
| Produced by | Terence Chang |
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Zhang Ziyi Takeshi Kaneshiro Song Hye-kyo Huang Xiaoming Tong Dawei Masami Nagasawa |
| Music by | Taro Iwashiro |
| Cinematography | Zhao Fei |
| Edited by | John Woo Kai Kit-Wai David Wu |
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Beijing Gallop Horse Film
Le Vision Pictures China Film Group Corporation Huayi Brothers Yoozoo Entertainment Beijing Cultural & Creative Industry Investment Fund Management Dongyang Mighty Allies Movie & Culture Huace Pictures (Tianjin) Beijing Phenom Films China Movie Channel Galloping Horse Culture & Media Lion Rock Productions |
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128 minutes |
| Country | China Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin Japanese |
| Budget | US$48,600,000 |
| Box office | US$32,380,000 (part 1) |
The Crossing (Chinese: 太平轮) is a 2014 Chinese-Hong Kong epic historical romance-war drama (part 1) and disaster film (part 2) directed by John Woo and written by Hui-Ling Wang. The film stars Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Song Hye-kyo, Huang Xiaoming, Tong Dawei and Masami Nagasawa. The film is based on the sinking of the steamer "Taiping" in 1949. The incident led to the deaths of over 1,500 passengers and crew. The film's first part was released in China on December 2, 2014. Part two was released on July 30, 2015.
During the Chinese Revolution in 1949, three couples flee from China to the island of Taiwan. Gen. Lei Yifang (Huang Xiaoming) returns to Shanghai highly decorated, and swiftly wins the hand of wealthy debutante Yunfen (Song Hye-kyo). Yen Zekun (Takeshi Kaneshiro), a Taiwanese doctor settling down to normal life in his hometown after years as a forcibly drafted field medic in the Japanese army during World War II. Perhaps a little more than conveniently, he meets Zhou, who has moved into the house once occupied by his Japanese paramour Masako (Masami Nagasawa) – a friendship anchored by their shared longing for a distant beloved. Yu Zhen (Zhang Ziyi), an illiterate young woman who came into the equation when Tong pays her to have a photograph taken together as a couple as a proof of marriage, which would provide his family back home with more food rations. This financial exchange is a harbinger of Yu's unraveling existence, as unforgiving circumstances eventually force her to go into prostitution so as to secure enough money to travel to Taiwan with hope of finding her missing lover.
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