China Synopsis
绣春刀
In the late Ming Dynasty, three sworn brothers who serve as the imperial secret police are dispatched to hunt down Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch politician who had been forced to resign from his influential post and exiled from Beijing. The brothers return successfully from their quest, only to find that their task was but the beginning of a strange conspiracy.
Romance + Action in China
15 China titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Brotherhood of Blades itself).
The 2013–2015 China Window
Brotherhood of Blades holds position #30 of 107 China films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Brotherhood of Blades premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other China films in 2014.
The 360th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
138 audience reviews — more than 80% of China films in our index.
Review volume (80th percentile) outruns trending popularity (65th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #469 of 946 China films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Romance productions specifically: #52 of 125 (top 42%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing Dachu Changge Film And TV Culture Co., China Film Co-Production Corporation, Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio, Combo Drive Pictures Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | August 7, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt4019426 |