Warriors of Heaven and Earth Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Set in the ferocious Gobi Desert, the story follows two protagonists, Lieutenant Li (Jiang Wen) and Japanese emissary Lai Qi (Kiichi Nakai) - both first-class warriors and master swordsmen. After decades of service to the Chinese Emperor, Lai Qi longs to return to Japan, but is instead sent to the West to chase wanted criminals. His only passport back to Japan is to capture and execute Lieutenant Li, a renegade soldier wanted for leading a violent mutiny when he refused orders to kill female and child prisoners. Li and Lai Qi battle, but finally agree to delay their final personal fight until the caravan carrying Minzhu and a Buddhist monk is brought to safety. The monk, however, is carrying a sacred and powerful pagoda that attracts the attention of the region's ruthless overlord, Master An (Wang Xueqi). Lai Qi and Lt. Li, accompanied by Li's former posse of soldiers, who have forsaken their peaceful new lives to return to his side, must face the cruelty of the desert, the region's barbaric bandits and the brutality of the overlord's men before they can finally face one another.

Action Adventure Historical Martial Arts

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Warriors of Heaven and Earth.

• J
  Jiang Wen

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• K
  Kiichi Nakai

• W
  Wang Xueqi

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• Z
  Zhao Wei

• H
  Hasi Bagen

• H
  He Tao

• H
  Harrison Liu

• W
  Wang Deshun

• Y
  Yang Haiquan

• Y
  Yeerjiang Mahepushen

• Z
  Zhou Yun

Crew Behind the Film

The Warriors of Heaven and Earth behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director

He Ping

Screenwriter

He Ping

Producer

Wang Zhongiun

Production Details

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Production Updates for Warriors of Heaven and Earth

Dec 2004

Completed

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