China Synopsis
竞雄女侠·秋瑾
When the women of her time had their feet bound to please men, Qiu Jin was already questioning the sexual inequality of feudal traditions. Free-spirited and well-educated, she grew up practicing martial arts and was as well versed in poetry as she was in sword-fighting. When this rebellious girl moved to Beijing with her husband, she witnessed how her country was raided and ravaged by foreign powers. With the encouragement of her neighbor Wu Zhiying, the wife of righteous magistrate Li Zhongyue, Qiu Jin left her family behind to pursue study in Japan. There, she met some like-minded schoolmates who shared her ideals, including revolutionary leader Xu Xilin, and secretly joined his anti-Qing cause. After returning to China, Qiu Jin participated in the uprisings staged by Xu Xilin, leading a small group of hot-blooded students against the armed forces of the corrupt Qing government…
The 2010–2012 China Window
98 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake sits at position #36.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #569 of 946 China films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Drama productions specifically: #360 of 547 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
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| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | October 13, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1993428 |