The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
Film poster
Chinese奇門遁甲
Directed byYuen Woo-ping
Screenplay byTsui Hark
Produced byNansun Shi
Wei Junzi
Huang Yonghui
StarringDa Peng
Ni Ni
Aarif Rahman
Zhou Dongyu
Wu Bai
Liu Yan
Production
companies
Le Vision Pictures
Acme Image
Beijing Jinhui Yinghua Entertainment
Star Century Picture
Distributed byAeon Pix Studios ( Russia )
Release date
  • December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (Chinese: 奇門遁甲) is a 2017 Chinese fantasy-wuxia film directed by Yuen Woo-ping; scripted and produced by Tsui Hark. It is a remake of Yuen's 1982 film The Miracle Fighters. The film stars Da Peng, Aarif Lee, Ni Ni, Wu Bai, and Zhou Dongyu. It was released in China on December 15, 2017.[1][2][3]

Plot

The film follows a group of swordsmen's adventures to secretly protect humankind by hunting some mysterious creatures from the outer space.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Awards Category Nominee Results Ref.
12th Asian Film AwardsBest Action FilmThe Thousand Faces of DunjiaNominated[5][6]
Best Costume DesignNominated
Best Visual EffectsNominated
37th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Action ChoreographyYuen Cheung-yan, Yuen Shun-yiNominated[7]
Best Visual EffectsJang Seong-ho, Park Young-soo, Son Oh-youngNominated

References

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  2. 张锐. "Twenty most anticipated Chinese films in 2017 - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. 顾馨. "Tsui Hark's new film to be screened in December - Culture - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017) - IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  5. "Asian Film Awards 2018 nominations". South China Morning Post. January 11, 2018. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  6. "Asian Film Awards: 'Youth' Wins Top Prize From 'Demon Cat'". Variety. March 17, 2018. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  7. "Hong Kong Film Awards nominations 2018: Ann Hui's Our Time Will Come leads race with 11 nods". South China Morning Post. February 6, 2018. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.


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