Eastern Bandits
匹夫
Synopsis
Movie is set during a period of time when Japanese invaded China. The story is told from Gao's perspective, a soldier seeking revenge from the Japanese in trying to assassinate the visiting Japanese chief in command. In the process of plotting such scheme, he had a chance encounter with a local Mafia, lead by its charismatic leader Fang. Fang had a bandit of followers, of which one is Fang's sister. Fang in the past have rescued many of these followers using his own blood and as a result all the members in the bandit formed a life long bond and friendship. When Gao realizes he could use the firearms and man power of Fang's bandit, he sets up a scheme to get captured by Fang on purpose. When Fang found out - he was extremely angry and upset and almost killed Gao, but Gao is saved by Fang's sister because she clearly developed feelings for Gao after seeing how he fared during the interrogation phases when he was in Fang's capture.
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Eastern Bandits (Pi fu) (2012) Trailer
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Production Budget
$7
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Worldwide Gross
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yang Shupeng
- Screenplay & Story
- Zhang Xiaobei
- Original Title
- 匹夫
- Country of Origin
- China
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Production Budget
- $7
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yang Shupeng
Zhang Xiaobei, Fu Dandi
Cao Yu
Ronald Wong
Department Leadership Roster
Yang Shupeng
Director
Zhang Xiaobei
Screenplay
Cao Yu
Director of Photography
Ronald Wong
Producer
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What is Eastern Bandits about?
Movie is set during a period of time when Japanese invaded China. The story is told from Gao's perspective, a soldier seeking revenge from the Japanese in trying to assassinate the visiting Japanese chief in command. In the process of plotting such scheme, he had a chance encounter with a local Mafia, lead by its charismatic leader Fang. Fang had a bandit of followers, of which one is Fang's sister. Fang in the past have rescued many of these followers using his own blood and as a result all the members in the bandit formed a life long bond and friendship. When Gao realizes he could use the firearms and man power of Fang's bandit, he sets up a scheme to get captured by Fang on purpose. When Fang found out - he was extremely angry and upset and almost killed Gao, but Gao is saved by Fang's sister because she clearly developed feelings for Gao after seeing how he fared during the interrogation phases when he was in Fang's capture.
Who directed Eastern Bandits?
Eastern Bandits was directed by Yang Shupeng.
Who stars in Eastern Bandits?
The principal cast of Eastern Bandits includes Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Xinyi, Zhang Yi, Ni Jingyang, Tino Bao.
When was Eastern Bandits released and how long is it?
Eastern Bandits was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 1h 45m.