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Ran Jianan has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Based on the most well-known classical fantasy novel of China, Fengshenyanyi, the trilogy is a magnificent eastern high fantasy epic that recreates the prolonged mythical wars between humans, immortals and monsters, which happened more than three thousand years ago.
Dir. Wuershan · With Yu Shi, Kris Phillips, Li Xuejian
Taishi Wen Zhong led the army of Shang Dynasty including Deng Chanyu and four generals of the Mo Family to Xiqi. With the help of Kunlun immortals such as Jiang Ziya, Ji Fa led the army and civilians of Xiqi to defend their homeland.
Dir. Wuershan · With Huang Bo, Yu Shi, Nashi
According to demon lore, it takes hundreds of years to attain human form. Even then, lacking a human heart, a demon cannot experience the true pains and passions of existence. However, there is a legend that if a pure human heart is freely offered to a demon, it can become a mortal and experience true life. Sequel of Painted Skin (2008).
Dir. Wuershan · With Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Vicky Zhao Wei
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