China The Lost Bladesman is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
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During the warring period of the three kingdoms, ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, general Cao Cao, the real power behind the Emperor, enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land, Guan Yu. However, Guan Yu is a loyal friend of Cao Cao's enemy Liu Bei so to persuade the peerless warrior to fight, Cao Cao takes his beloved Qi Lan hostage. After leading Cao Cao's forces to victory Guan Yu sets out with Qi Lan to rejoin Liu Bei. Now Cao Cao has deemed him too great a threat to live, and on the journey he must face all the forces at the Emperor's command sent to destroy him.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
History + Drama in China
53 China titles in our catalog blend the History and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Lost Bladesman itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Lost Bladesman. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010–2012 China Window
The Lost Bladesman holds position #46 of 98 China films in the 2010–2012 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 The Lost Bladesman premiered alongside 39 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 39 other China films in 2011.
The 253rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
96 audience reviews — more than 76% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Lost Bladesman, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- 3rd century · 5
- the lost bladesman · 1
- warlord · 7
- based on novel or book · 288
- battle · 34
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #619 of 946 China films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China History productions specifically: #42 of 61 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Star Union Skykee Film Investment Co |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | April 28, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1648093 |