Sun Valley (film)
| Sun Valley | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | He Ping |
| Produced by | Fung Kwok Ma |
| Starring | Zhang Fengyi |
| Cinematography | Yang Lun |
| Edited by | Hong Yuan |
| Music by | Zhao Jiping |
| Distributed by | Media Asia Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries | China Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
Sun Valley (Chinese: 日光峡谷; pinyin: Rì guāng xiá gǔ) is a 1996 Chinese film directed by He Ping. Along with his film, Swordsmen in Double Flag Town, Sun Valley is considered one of He Ping's "Chinese westerns."[1] The film stars Zhang Fengyi as The Avenger, a mysterious hero who arrives at the eponymous valley to await his enemies.
Sun Valley was a Chinese-Hong Kong co-production[2] between the China Film Co-Production Corporation, Xi'an Film Studio, Media Asia and Huanya Film Corporation. It was He's first film funded by outside sources.[1] The film was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.[3]
Cast
- Zhang Fengyi as The Avenger.
- Ku Feng as Old Man, an old warrior who has settled in the valley to become a devout Buddhist.
- Wang Xueqi as Black Bull
- Yuan Chen as Yellow Skin
Release
The film was released in 1996 by Media Asia Distribution and later in the United States by Miramax on Television. To date, it has not been released on DVD and Blu-ray. It has only been released in the VCD format.
References
- ^ a b Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, p. 183. ISBN 0-415-15168-6.
- ^ Riding, Alan (1996-02-22). "Berlin Fires Up Its Film Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1996 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
External links
- Sun Valley at IMDb
- Sun Valley at AllMovie
- Sun Valley at the Chinese Movie Database
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