Bodyguards & Assassins Special Edition

[Machine Translation] Sweeping the Asian film awards race! A historical action blockbuster set during the turbulent Xinhai Revolution! Sun Yat-sen's Legion of Duty" is one of the top ten films of all time in China, and has been nominated for an astounding 70 Asian film awards, winning 37 of them. Under the direction of Peter Chan, a leading figure in the Hong Kong film industry, the talented Teddy Chan serves as the overall director, and Andrew Lau of "Infernal Affairs" fame joins as a special director. Set in Hong Kong on the eve of the Xinhai Revolution, the film depicts the battle of nameless righteous warriors who stand up to change the future with superb action and an epic story. The cast includes Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen, popular actor Nicholas Tse, Leung Lai (Tears of an Angel), and China's most beautiful woman, Fan Bingbing. In 2011, the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, the Asian film industry has mobilized all of its resources to produce this huge project, which will finally be released on DVD! --Hong Kong in the late Qing Dynasty. A top-secret information is circulated that a man is coming to Hong Kong at the end of the Qing Dynasty. His name is Sun Yat-sen. He is a revolutionary who is determined to overthrow the corrupt dynasty, and his purpose is to hold secret talks with his comrades for an armed uprising. A group of righteous soldiers is formed to escort Sun Yat-sen against a 500-member assassination squad sent by Empress Dowager Xi. The members of the group include a policeman working as a spy for the assassination squad, a wheelwright who has sworn to marry the love of his life, a former sergeant who has become a beggar due to his past sins, a young girl who has vowed to avenge her father, and other ordinary citizens. Some for their loved ones, some for their beliefs, each with their passionate feelings in their hearts, they challenge the "epic one-hour" battle in which the hopes of one billion people and the future of their country are at stake.

*Rated 15-and-over.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: making-of featurette, trailers (subject to change)

アジアの映画賞レースを席巻! 激動の辛亥革命を舞台に贈る、歴史アクション超大作! 中国歴代興収記録トップ10にランクインし、アジア各国の映画賞で計70部門ノミネート、37部門受賞という驚異的記録を作り上げた話題作『孫文の義士団』。香港映画界の旗手、ピーター・チャンのもと、実力派テディ・チャンが総合監督を務め、『インファナル・アフェア』のアンドリュー・ラウが特別監督として参加。辛亥革命前夜の香港を舞台に、未来を変えるため立ちあがった名もなき義士たちの戦いを、超絶アクションと壮大なストーリーで描き出す。キャストは、香港アクションスター、ドニー・イェンをはじめ、人気俳優ニコラス・ツェー、『天使の涙』のレオン・ライ、中国随一の美女といわれるファン・ビンビンなど、絢爛豪華な顔ぶれ。辛亥革命100周年を迎える2011年、アジア映画界の総力を結集した巨大プロジェクト作品が、遂にDVDリリース! ――清朝末期の香港。そこに、一人の男が来航するという極秘情報が流れる。彼の名は、"孫文"。腐敗した王朝打倒を掲げる革命家である彼の目的は、武装蜂起のための同志との密談。そして、西太后が仕向ける500人の暗殺団に対して、孫文を護衛する義士団が結成される。集ったメンバーは、暗殺団のスパイとして働く警官、愛する人との結婚を誓った車夫、過去の罪に囚われ物乞いとなった元御曹司、父の復讐を誓った少女ら、市井の民たち―。ある者は愛する人のために、ある者は己の信念のために、それぞれの熱い想いを胸に秘め、10億人の希望と、国の未来がかかった"壮絶なる1時間"の戦いに挑む。

メイキング映像、予告編集 (予定)