The Emperor’s Shadow
Epic drama about China’s first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China’s greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.
Genre: Drama
Director: Xiaowen Zhou
Actors: Di Guoqiang, Ge You, Ge Zhijun, Jiang Wen, Li Mengnan, Shu Yaoxuan, Wang Ning, Wang Qingxiang, Xu Qing, Yuan Yuan
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