The first batch of stills of ＂The Trail of the Enemy＂ exposed the ＂car-scrapping＂ of the leading actors.
Stills of China’s First "Wudao" Film
China’s first martial arts film, the hardcore martial arts masterpiece "The Trail of the Enemy" directed by Xu Haofeng, recently exposed the first batch of stills of the film to the public. In the stills, Yu Chenghui, Song Yang, Zhao Yuanyuan and other movie stars all appeared, among which the photo of Song Yang holding a strange weapon "Japanese knife" also left a deep impression on many people. It is reported that Xu Haofeng, the film director, was praised by overseas media as "Akira Kurosawa of China" during the film’s participation abroad, and the cool and realistic style of the film can also be seen in these stills. Qiu Dongyue, played by Yu Chenghui, the swordsman, has become the main character of these stills. The photos show the great demeanor of the 70-year-old martial artist from different angles and sides. The film "The Trail of the Enemy" will land in the cinema on February 24, 2012. At that time, the vast number of domestic martial arts film lovers and movie audiences will see a new martial arts film with a new look and a new concept.
Yu Chenghui, body of work and Song Yang "fight hard"
Among these stills, the most impressive ones are Yu Chenghui and Song Yang, the two main stars of the film. It is reported that the film "The Trail of the Enemy" is the "return" work of Yu Chenghui, the "swordsman", when he returns to the screen. The image of Qiu Dongyue, the hero he plays, accounts for more than half of the stills. The 70-year-old martial arts master has a white beard and hair. In the film, he wears a hat and carries two short guns, which looks quite like a master. This set of stills intercepts Qiu Dongyue’s various postures from different angles, and one of the acrobatic photos with his hands stretched out horizontally makes him look "chivalrous", revealing his abundant energy and awe-inspiring spirit. On the other hand, Song Yang, the protagonist, holds a strange weapon, a Japanese knife, which is also very domineering. It is reported that the role played by Song Yang is one of the soldiers of Qi Jiajun who challenged the four famous families in the film, and his imposing manner in the photo is also quite different from that of the "Swordsman". The joining of two "chivalrous men", one old and one young, suddenly added a lot of color to the film "The Trail of the Enemy". In addition, other film stars, such as Zhao Yuanyuan, also appeared in the stills.
The film is scheduled for 2.24, and the retro realism style is comparable to Kurosawa.
The film "The Trail of the Enemy" is scheduled to be shown in domestic cinemas on February 24, 2012, and its voice has been rising day by day long before the film was released. It is reported that since September last year, the film has started to participate in foreign film festivals. So far, it has participated in more than ten internationally famous film events, including Venice Film Festival and Busan Film Festival, and has accumulated a high popularity. As soon as the film returned to the consistent mode of domestic martial arts films, it opened a new creative concept of mainland martial arts films with extremely retro film language and actual combat scenes. The cool and realistic style of the film and the "martial spirit" contained in it are more reminiscent of the works of Japanese movie master Akira Kurosawa. Some foreign media even praised the director Xu Haofeng as China’s film that truly understands martial arts and martial arts, which is called "Akira Kurosawa of China".
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