Battle is on for Yimou and Kaige

The theatrical release dates in the mainland China for Zhang Yimou’s Qiang Li Zou Dan Ji and Chen Kaige’s The Promise have announced.

The Promise(无极), a mega budget production about a love story with sowrd play, will be released in the mainland China on December 15. and amazingly Weinstein Co. has promised to open it in North America the day after.

Zhang Yimou’s Qiang Li Zou Dan Ji(千里走单骑), a small budget drama about a Japanese old man traveling to the southwestern China for fulfilling the last wish of his dying son, will be released in the mainland China on December 16. 

Kaige’s last film Together was a small film that contains nice drama. Yimou’s last film, House of Flying Daggers was a big budget epic martial arts film. Interestingly enough their tables are turned around this time. But for us, cinema fans, it doesn’t really matter what they make. We will be there to check them out. no word on When Yimou’s film will be out in North America.