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The warrior from the past

This is the story of Emperor Lee, Jin. A warrior emperor who is also one of China's best poets. He won many battles and doubled the size of his kingdom during his first 16 years reign. But lost half of his country after a devastating defeat.

  • Shihyun Wang
    Director
  • Shihyun Wang
    Writer
  • Shihyun Wang
    Producer
  • Ken Peters
    Key Cast
    "vocalist and narrator"
  • Ho Bao Chen
    Key Cast
    "Emperor Lee, Jin"
  • Peter Hawping Hsui
    Key Cast
    "Emperor Lee, Yu (Jin's son) "
  • Chris Weng
    Key Cast
    "Young Emperor Lee Yu"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 8, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Shihyun Wang

Although she hated accounting, Sherry followed her parents wish and became a CPA. Although she lacked people skills, she took on Real Estate to supplement her income.
Then she became an emptynester with many unfulfilled dreams. Dreams of making films. In Oct. 2015, she started her youtube channel - The Mysterydecoder. And it now has over 47,000 subscribers with 12 million views.
But her dream did not stop there. Her first fiction film, Girl Indigo 16 going 61 won Film of the year 2017 at Spain Hell Chess Festival. Her Historical Drama Henry VIII and his queens won Best film at Yogyakarta Film Festival and she won 5 Accolade Global awards in 2018. She went on to win another 9 Accolade awards in 2019 and grabbed a Remi Award at Worldfest Houston.

Her films are not perfect, but her message is clear. If you have a dream, go for it.

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Director Statement

Emperor Lee, Jin was a great poet but only 4 of his poems survived. He was a good emperor, but history often put him down. Read the poem and feel his soul and have a quick lesson on how facts can be twisted in history.