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Spies infiltrate China's big screen
Perhaps the only thing that's not mysterious about spies is that they are becoming an increasingly popular feature in China's film and TV dramas.
And the reason for that is, well that spies are mysterious. In late April, "East Wind, Rain" will join the growing list of flicks about the shadowy lives of secret agents.
In today's Spotlight, we take a look at this new spy film as well as the growing trend.
At a recent event to launch the film's official website, director Liu Yunlong led a cast of Chinese A-listers, including Fan Bingbing, Li Xiaoran, and Wang Baoqiang to meet the press.
"East Wind, Rain" is actor-turned-director Liu Yunlong's silver screen directorial debut. The espionage thriller takes place against the backdrop of old Shanghai during the 1940s when the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred and the espionage wars between various countries was heating up.
During World War Two, Japan allegedly prearranged coded weather forecasts to alert its diplomats overseas of ensuing attacks on a foreign country. "North Wind, Cloudy" would mean the Soviet Union; "West Wind, Clear" means Britain while "East Wind, Rain" meant the United States, or more specifically, Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. Liu himself directs and takes the lead role in this film. He plays An Ming, a Chinese agent who works undercover as a pianist in a local pub. He decodes the "East Wind, Rain" message and tries to pass along the intelligence. Popular Chinese actress Fan Bingbing plays a spy opposite Liu.
As a veteran actor, Liu Yunlong has previously taken the role as a Chinese James Bond-type in conspiracy TV shows he directed like "Mist of Blood", "Sun at Dusk", and "Plot Against", a 2005 hit which was based on a same novel.
The three-chapter TV series unveiled the mysteries underlying China's intelligence agency in the 1930s, 50s and 60s respectively. The shows were a tribute to honor, ideals, and patriotism. Even rarer than the difficult themes are the commercial success and the frenzied response the series achieved among both audiences and critics.
Directing his first film, Liu says he wants to make it as flawless as possible.
Liu Yunlong, Director of "East Wind, Rain", said, "As the director, I'm the third eye for the actors. I always want to suggest another possibility for them so they can be better."
The sweetheart of China's big and small screens, Fan Bingbing is her own worst critic.
Fan Bingbing, Actress of "East Wind, Rain", said, "As professional actors, we should always be one step ahead of the director in terms of acting. If the director has already made his suggestions, that is to say that I didn't fulfill my task and I should blame myself."
Liu is approaching that goal scrupulously, as evidenced by the effort put into filming just the opening four minutes of the film. The opening scene of "East Wind, Rain" took 20 days to shoot and involved nearly 35-hundred extras, and half of them were foreigners. That means Liu had to hire ten translators to help him during shooting.
"East Wind, Rain" will opens across China on April 22nd.
