China Red Cliff II is a China–Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
赤壁2：決戰天下
“Destiny Lies In The Wind.”
The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?
Audience Engagement
407 audience reviews — more than 90% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among China films.
China × Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Red Cliff II. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Showbox
Action + Adventure in China
135 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Red Cliff II itself).
The 2008–2010 China Window
Red Cliff II holds position #13 of 69 China films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
2009 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 24 titles released, including Red Cliff II. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (142 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 21m runtime, production spent $567K per minute on screen and earned $859K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 23 other China films in 2009.
The 192nd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Red Cliff II, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- 3rd century · 5
- chinese painting · 2
- tea · 6
- sequel · 143
- china · 127
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #238 of 946 China films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #58 of 319 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Showbox, Lion Rock Productions, Emperor Multimedia Group (EMG), Avex Entertainment, Shanghai Film Group |
| Runtime | 2h 21m |
| Release Date | January 7, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1326972 |
| Official Site | www.redclifffilm.com |