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The Banquet, released on DVD in the United States as Legend of the Black Scorpion, is a 2006 Chinese wuxia drama film. The film was directed by Feng Xiaogang and stars Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Daniel Wu and Zhou Xun. It is a loose adaption of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet and Henrik Ibsen's play Ghosts, featuring themes of revenge and fate. It is set in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in 10th century China.
Original Release
09/14/2006
US Release
09/14/2006
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ziyi Zhang | Empress Wan |
| You Ge | Emperor Li |
| Daniel Wu | Prince Wu Luan / Crown Prince Wu Luan |
| Xun Zhou | Qing Nu |
| Jingwu Ma | Minister Yin Taichang |
| Xiaoming Huang | General Yin Sun |
| Zhonghe Zhou | Chamberlain |
| Qiusheng Zeng | Governor Pei Hong |
| Xiyan Xu | Ling |
| Yanbin Liu | Messenger |
Directors
Writers
Gangjian Qiu, William Shakespeare, Heyu Sheng
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ziyi Zhang | Empress Wan |
| You Ge | Emperor Li |
| Daniel Wu | Prince Wu Luan / Crown Prince Wu Luan |
| Xun Zhou | Qing Nu |
| Jingwu Ma | Minister Yin Taichang |
| Xiaoming Huang | General Yin Sun |
| Zhonghe Zhou | Chamberlain |
| Qiusheng Zeng | Governor Pei Hong |
| Xiyan Xu | Ling |
| Yanbin Liu | Messenger |
| Lun Ma | Pharmacist |
| Xiang Bin | Imperial Guard / Imperial Guard #1 |
| Chunyu Zheng | Imperial Guard |
| Bing Bo | Executioner |
| Kai Cui | Dancer |
| Jingyi Du | Dancer |
| Ho Fei | Dancer |
| Tieyong Liu | Gouvernment Secretary |
| Dai Ming | |
| Siwei Ou | Dancer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Lorraine Ho | Executive Producer |
| Gangjian Qiu | Executive Producer |
| Zhonglei Wang | Executive Producer |
| Woo-Ping Yuen | Executive Producer |
| John Chong | Producer |
| Xiaofeng Hu | Producer |
| Shirley Lau | Producer |
| Woo-Ping Yuen | Producer |
| Zhongjun Wang | Producer |
