The largest production in the history of Toei Animation, it cost 1.4 billion yen and took four years to complete. The Three Kingdoms cartoon, which was carefully produced after on-the-spot investigation in mainland China and is known as the most faithful to the original work, won the highest honor for Japanese animation - the Animation Golden Seat Award.
As a male voice with a strong Chinese style hums, an ink landscape painting appears on the screen, like mountain ridges that can still be blurred in the morning mist.
The clear river water reflected the golden morning light. The singing stopped at some point, and was replaced by the thunderous sound of horse hooves. A group of horses jumped and neighed, and the water sprayed on their hooves like a wave. Splash down. Among the galloping horses, there is a strong figure wrapped in a brown cloak...
This is the powerful opening scene of "Dawn of Heroes", the first part of the theatrical version of "Three Kingdoms".
The theatrical version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is produced by Japan's Tokuma Shosha and is a very important signature work. It consists of three parts: "Dawn of Heroes", "The Burning of the Yangtze River" and "The Vast Land". It was drawn from 1987 and completed in 1991, which took more than four years. In order to create a true Chinese style, the production staff went to various parts of China several times to collect real scenes and materials. There were dedicated people responsible for verifying the era and events, and even specially hired Chinese musicians to play traditional Chinese instruments such as guzheng and erhu. After such meticulous preparations, this work is the most rigorous among all works depicting the subject of the Three Kingdoms. Even the Chinese have to admire the hard work it has done after reading it. It is not an exaggeration to call it a masterpiece. .
In terms of character modeling, the producers made reference to the Three Kingdoms character paintings in our country over the years. The most popular reference was the comic book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" because the settings of the characters in the two works have many similarities. place. Liu Bei's benevolence and kindness, Guan Yu's elegance and arrogance, Zhang Fei's roughness and uprightness, Cao Cao's meticulousness, Dong Zhuo's tyranny and cruelty, and Kong Ming's chic and elegant are all well reflected in appearance and actions. The Japanese have always called him "Lü Bu among men". He is majestic and has a special kind of handsomeness. Female characters also have their own characteristics. Liu Bei's mother Kind and open-minded, his wife is gentle and charming, Diao Chan is elegant and luxurious, Mrs. Huang is not amazing in appearance but outstanding in appearance, and the female general Feng Ji is heroic and brave.
Three Kingdoms - The Burning of the Yangtze River
Cao Cao is holding hostage. The emperor gave orders to the princes, and at that time, the powerful forces in China were divided. It follows the story from the first part. After Liu Bei captured Xuzhou, he wanted to revive the Han Dynasty and save the people of the world. However, he was forced to abandon Xuzhou and join Yuan Shao in order to protect Liu Bei's wife. Lihua made an agreement with Cao Cao and temporarily took refuge in Cao Cao. During the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, Guan Yu learned of Liu Bei's whereabouts, so he passed through five passes and killed six generals. Finally, the three sworn brothers were reunited, and they defected to Jingzhou together. Soon after, Liu Biao died suddenly. After defeating Yuan Shao in Guandu, Cao Cao took the opportunity to attack Liu Bei. Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times and invited Kongming, the Wolong Zhuge, to come out. Kongming burned Bowangpo and defeated Xiahou Dun, the vanguard of Cao Cao's army. Enraged, Liu Bei personally led his army south. Liu Bei had to abandon Xinye City and fled with the people. After Cao Cao's army approached, everyone was separated. Lihua committed suicide by throwing herself into a well to save Adou. Zhao Yun rode alone to save him. Zhang Fei roared at Changban Bridge to scare them away. In order to deal with Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang crossed the river alone, fought with the Confucians, and inspired Sun Quan and Zhou Yu to form a plan to get rid of Kong Ming. Cao Jun won the famous Battle of Chibi in history, which established the situation of the Three Kingdoms.
This film is directed by "Yamato Space Battleship---The Final Chapter", Katsuma Daguji. Directed and written by Kazuo Kasahara of "Highland 203", the copy is "The War of Losing Integrity", and the supervision is Toshio Sunda of "Burial in Society" and "Heaven's Sin", etc. Makoto is a collection of leading figures in the Japanese film industry Yu Yitang's big production.
Plot introduction
1. Dawn of Heroes: What message do the heroes in history want to convey?
The long-standing novel is combined with a powerful story This work produced on a large scale is the pinnacle of the Three Kingdoms.
The story centers on the activities of the heroes before the founding of the Three Kingdoms. The "Huangshi Rebellion" was caused by the abolition of the Later Han Dynasty (AD 25~220) and was started by emerging forces. The political situation was chaotic. The government recruited volunteers to fight against it. A young man who was worried about the troubled times, Liu Bei (Xuan Xuan), Germany) with the goal of building a harmonious society that can calm people's hearts. The heroes Guan Yu and Zhang Feiming were impressed by Liu Bei's righteous nature. The three of them concluded the Golden Orchid Oath in Taoyuan to fight for life and death and organized a volunteer army. At this time, the traitor Cao Cao, who would become Liu Bei's lifelong rival in the future, was serving in the government's regular army. After that, the contact between the two of them, the demise of the Han Dynasty, and other pictures of the war that were false and true were painted one after another.
2. The Burning of the Yangtze River - Battle of Chibi: The peerless military strategist, Zhuge Kongming finally took action
In this volume of "Three Kingdoms---The Burning of the Yangtze River", Liu Bei Zhuge Kongming, the genius invited as a gift from "Three Visits to Maolu", presented a variety of excellent combat strategies starting from the famous "Three-Minute Strategy" in history, and narrates Zhuge Kongming and Liu Bei. Friendships, encounters with lovers, partings, and heroic war scenes. In addition, with the majestic Yangtze River as the stage, the talents of military counselor Zhuge Kongming are fully demonstrated. Through the confrontation between Cao Cao's army, Wu army and Liu Bei's army, the largest scene in "Three Kingdoms", "The Battle of Red Cliff", is once again displayed in detail. The heart-stirring war pictures are painted one after another.
3. The vast land: Wuzhangyuan. Their battle is now reaching its peak!
Liu Bei Xuande, the blood heir of the Han Dynasty who dreams of establishing a peaceful country, and the two heroes Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who became brothers because of the "Three Sworn Brothers in Taoyuan", Liu Bei Cao Cao, his lifelong rival (Wei), and Sun Quan, who ruled the basin south of the Yangtze River (Wu), advocated (the three-thirds of the world strategy) and became the rare strategist Zhuge Kongming who became Liu Bei's military adviser, as well as other heroes on the screen. Zhongzongheng is invincible and active. What is performed in this volume (The Vast Land) is that Zhuge Kongming, who was invited by Liu Bei to "visit the thatched cottage three times", finally came to fruition. Due to Kongming's strategy, Liu Bei was able to enter the city of Shu. However, not long after the city of Shu was pacified, the hegemonic Wei State invaded, and the ambitions of the Wu State peeked out. In the whirlpool of many maneuvers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei died one after another. In frustration, Xuande also died, and his legacy was inherited by Kong Ming. The life-and-death battle between Kong Ming, who lives by Xuande's ideals, and Wei general Sima Yi finally begins on the stage of Wuzhangyuan.