Full River Red

Full River Red is a 2023 historical comedy thriller film directed by Zhang Yimou, and stars Shen Teng and Jackson Yee, alongside Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Wang Jiayi and Yue Yunpeng. It was released in theaters in China on January 22, 2023, the same day as the Chinese New Year Day. It is the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2023. Plot The film chronicles a mystery case set in the beginning era of Southern Song dynasty. It is set four years after Yue Fei's death (around 1146). A mysterious murder occurs at Qin Hui's residence when he meets delegates from the rival Jin Dynasty. A soldier and a commander become entangled in a large conspiracy as one of the Jin envoys perishes and a confidential letter is reported missing. Righteous vigilantes are responsible for the incident and want to kill a suspected traitor. Cast The following cast is featured: Shen Teng as Zhang Da (张大), a recruited soldier without rank Jackson Yee as Sun Jun (孙均), the deputy commander of the guard battalion Zhang Yi as He Li (何立), the general manager of the grand chancellor bureau Lei Jiayin as Qin Hui, the grand chancellor Wang Jiayi (王佳怡) as Zither (Yao Qin 瑶琴), a dancing girl and Zhang Da's love Yue Yunpeng as Wu Yichun (武义淳), the vice general manager of the grand chancellor bureau Pan Binlong (潘斌龙) as Ding Sanwang (丁三旺), a Song soldier who dies Yu Ailei (余皑磊) as Liu Xi (刘喜), a Song dynasty peasant who is stabbed to death by He Li's mandate Guo Jingfei (郭京飞) as Wang Biao (王彪) Ou Hao as Zheng Wan (郑万), a Song soldier Wei Xiang (魏翔) as Hadeng (哈登), a Jin envoy who is killed Zhang Chi (张弛) as Chen Liang (陈亮), a Song soldier (left guard) Huang Yan (黄炎) as Hu Yong (胡永), a Song soldier (right guard) who is sentenced to death (beheading) as tribute to the Jin dynasty Xu Jingya (许静雅) as Lan Yu (蓝玉) Jiang Pengyu (蒋鹏宇) as Lüzhu (绿珠), a dancing girl Lin Boyang (林博洋) as Liu Yan (柳燕), a dancing girl who dies Fei Fan (飞凡) as Qingmei (青梅), a dancing girl Ren Sinuo (任思诺) as Yao Yatou (姚丫头), Liu Xi's daughter Chen Yongsheng (陈永胜) as a Song soldier Zhang Yinan (张壹男) as Chen Xi (陈锡), Song dynasty secretary Some characters (such as He Li) are based on the novel General Yue Fei, written by Qian Cai during the Qing dynasty. Some characters also share names with historical people from other time periods such as Lan Yu, a general who was executed by Zhu Yuanzhang during the early Ming dynasty, and Lüzhu, an ancient Chinese singer. Production