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Saturday 07th February, 05:00 AM JST TOKYO — Actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, 35, Chinese director John Woo, 62, and Taiwanese actress Lin Chiling, 34, were in Tokyo this week for the gala promotion of “Red Cliff Part 2.” Chinese singer A Lan, who sings the movie’s theme song, also attended. Kaneshiro said, “It took four years to create the film from its planning stage. I think we are all happy to see so many people embrace the film.” Chiling said in Japanese, “I appreciate Japanese fans’ support. Thank you very much.” Director Woo said part two of the epic features elements based on late Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai.” He said the success of the first “Red Cliff” proves that Asian films can compete with Hollywood films. The film will be released April 10 nationwide. http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/stars-bring-red-cliff-part-2-to-tokyo

'Red Cliff' Sequel Premieres CRIENGLISH.com Editor: Xie Tingting The fervor over the war epic "Red Cliff" is building to a crescendo with director John Woo set to present a sequel to the most bankable Chinese film in history. Woo on Sunday led cast members of "Red Cliff II" at its premiere in Beijing. The sequel will open in theaters on Wednesday, roughly five months after the previous film bagged over 300 million yuan (US$43.97 million) to set a new record for Chinese-language films. A survey conducted earlier by Sina.com.cn shows that 93 percent of the respondents expected the sequel. John Woo shot the two films as a whole with a hefty investment of US$80 million. However, he decided to release the production in two segments, saying that by doing so it allows enough space for character development. The "Red Cliff" series revolves around a well-known water battle in 208 A.D., and the biggest scenes involve at least 2,000 actors and crew members. T...

Tokyo Film Festival Opens with Green Carpet 2008 October 19 15:56:11 Xinhua The 21st Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) opened Saturday with a Green Carpet welcome ceremony to celebrities and film stars in the hope of conveying the message of environmental protection. Hong Kong Director John Woo and cast including actor Tony Leung of his Chinese ancient epic Red Cliff, which will open the screening section of the film festival, walked with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso to inaugurate the event. Hollywood actress Julianne Moore also appeared with her Japanese co-star Yoshino Kimura, for the thriller "Blindness." Fifteen films will screen in the competition section for the Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix, including two Chinese works, "Claustrophobia" directed by Ivy Ho and "Super Typhoon" by Feng Xiaoning. A number of other works, for instance Chinese director Feng Xiaogang's popular patriotic epic "Assembly", will be shown in a wide rang...

August 25, 2008 Online video website Ku6.com has been sued by the film marketing and planning branch of China Film Group Corporation for copyright infringement of its film "Red Cliff" and the case has been accepted by Haidian People's Court, Beijing. According to news from 163.com, the plaintiff, China Film Group Corporation, is the copyright owner of "Red Cliff" in mainland China. However, Ku6.com offered the film through its website without the approval of China Film Group Corporation. This behavior has constituted a copyright infringement. In addition, the infringement behavior happened during the film's premier, which the plaintiff says brought great economic loss to the company. Therefore, to protect its own legitimate rights, the plaintiff decided to bring a lawsuit against Ku6.com. The plaintiff requires Ku6.com to immediately stop the infringement, pay compensation of CNY550,000. and pay the legal fees of CNY50,000. So far, the case is still being he...

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BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- John Woo's historical epic "Red Cliff", reportedly the most expensive film ever made in Asia, has earned 108 million yuan (15.8 million U.S. dollars) in Chinese mainland since its cinema debut last Thursday. READ MORE HERE Register and login to our unofficial english forum to get the latest updates on red cliff and lin chiling,thanks! http://z3.invisionfree.com/Love_Chiling_Forever/

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Cannes: Red Cliff - Photocall, May 19 - Cannes, France (L-R) Hu Jun, director John Woo, Chi-ling Lin, Tony Leung and Zhao Wei attend the 'Red Cliff' photocall at the Carlton Hotel during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 19 , 2008 in Cannes, France credits: wireimage

Double features for sale at Cannes Woo, Soderbergh films among projects The Cannes bash includes a new 10-minute clip that Chang said even Summit has not yet seen, the launch of "Wu Kingdom," the pic's Chinese web partnership with online giant Sohu.com, and dual press conferences for Asian and international press packs. Stars on hand include Tony Leung, Chen Chang and Lin Chiling. A 350-seat dinner boasts Asian stars who don't appear in the movies, such as Michelle Yeoh, Carina Lau, Zhang Ziyi. read entire article Here --------------------------- Another Red Cliff Trailer, with Eng Sub http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BolCkBB5h7A&eurl

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