The Banquet of the Concubine

The Banquet of the Concubine

13 mins | Aug. 26, 2012

Delicately flirting with eroticism, the animated film The Banquet of the Concubine, by young Chinese director Hefang Wei, recounts one of the most famous love stories of Imperial China. In this tale of bitter jealousy, nothing can sweeten the heart of an abandoned mistress, not even the luscious lychee.

The Banquet of the Concubine

13 mins | Aug. 26, 2012

The Banquet of the Concubine
Delicately flirting with eroticism, the animated film The Banquet of the Concubine, by young Chinese director Hefang Wei, recounts one of the most famous love stories of Imperial China. In this tale of bitter jealousy, nothing can sweeten the heart of an abandoned mistress, not even the luscious lychee.
Producers Folimage, National Film Board of Canada, Foliascope, Nadasdy Film
Original title The Banquet of the Concubine
Directors Hefang Wei
Writers Hefang Wei, Claire Paoletti

Cast

Bin Yin

as L'empereur (Voice)

Dehui Zhang

as (Voice)

Gang Guo

as (Voice)

Ka Lun Cheung

as (Voice)

Lei Meng

as (Voice)

Shuxian Pan

as (Voice)

Jie Xiong

as (Voice)

Shuyu Li

as (Voice)

Ye Tian

as (Voice)

Yunyun Gu

as (Voice)

Zaoer Tu

as (Voice)

Zhuojun Zhao

as (Voice)

Xin Wang

as La concubine Yang (voice)