The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang

The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
Film poster
Traditional Chinese	神探蒲松齡之蘭若仙蹤
Simplified Chinese	神探蒲松龄之兰若仙踪
Hanyu Pinyin	Shéntàn Pú Sōnglíng Zhī Lánruò Xiānzōng
Directed by	Vash
Written by	Liu Bohan Jian Wen
Produced by	Shan Yong A'gan
Starring	Jackie Chan Zhong Chuxi Ethan Juan Lin Peng Austin Lin
Cinematography	Choi Yeong-hwan
Edited by	Wong Hoi[1]
Music by	Zhai Jinyan[1] Zhao Zhao[1]
Production companies	iQiyi Beijing Yaolai Film and Television Culture Media Co., Ltd. Golden Shore Films & Television Hengda Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd.
Distributed by	iQiyi Beijing Yaolai Film and Television Culture Media Co., Ltd. Golden Shore Films & Television
Release date	5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) (China)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Box office	$22,774,256

The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang (Chinese: 神探蒲松龄之兰若仙踪) is a 2019 Chinese historical fantasy comedy film directed by Yan Jia (under the pseudonym Vash), written by Liu Bohan and Jian Wen, and starring Jackie Chan, Zhong Chuxi, Ethan Juan, Lin Peng, and Austin Lin.^[2] The film was released on 5 February 2019 in China.^[3]

Cast

• Jackie Chan as Pu Songling
• Zhong Chuxi as Nie Xiaoqian
• Ethan Juan as Ning Caichen
• Lin Peng as Nie Xiaoqian's sister(mirror demon)
• Austin Lin as Yan fei
• Qiao Shan
• Pan Changjiang
• Kingdom Yuen
• Lance Luu
• Jiang Yuan
• Jia Haitao

Marketing

A music video for The Knight of Shadows was released on January 27, 2019.^[4]

Release

The film was released on 5 February 2019 in China.^[5] In the Philippines, the film was released on 6 February 2019 by Star Cinema, timed to coincide with the Lunar New Year, with its premiere held at TriNoma four days prior.^[6][7]

Reception

Douban gave the drama 4.3 out of 10.^[8][9]

Box office

The film earned a total of 123 million yuan in its first 5 days of release.^[10]

References

1. "The Knight of Shadows". Splendid film (in German). Splendid film GmbH. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
2. Frater, Patrick (31 January 2019). "Jackie Chan Gets VR Treatment in iQIYI's 'Knight of Shadows'". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
3. 《神探蒲松龄之兰若仙踪》定档 致敬《倩女幽魂》. sina (in Chinese). 27 March 2018.
4. GSC Movies (27 January 2019). "《The Knight of Shadows Between Yin And Yang 神探蒲松龄》插曲 《怪可爱》 MV -in cinemas 5 Feb". YouTube (in Chinese and English). YouTube, LLC. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
5. 《神探蒲松龄》“成龙式陪伴”不变 国内外火热上映获好评无数. Sohu (in Chinese). 9 February 2019.
6. ClickTheCity (24 January 2019). "Martial Arts Icon Jackie Chan Returns to Philippine Cinemas in "The Knight of Shadows: Between Ying and Yang"". ClickTheCity. Surf Shop, Inc. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
7. Olaño, Kirsten (4 February 2019). "IN PHOTOS: 'The Knight of Shadows' Chinese New Year Premiere!". Star Cinema (in English and Filipino). ABS-CBN Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019. Kapamilya icon Jackie Chan and the rest of the cast of "The Knight of Shadows" brought spectacular adventure to some of your favorite Kapamilya stars who attended its Chinese New Year premiere held at Trinoma ABS-CBN Studio Experience last February 2.
8. 《神探蒲松龄》：有些心疼大哥. sina (in Chinese). 8 February 2019.
9. 成龙《神探蒲松龄》扑得悄无声息，这部电影到底差在哪里？. ifeng (in Chinese). 8 February 2019.^{[dead link‍]}
10. 成龙《神探蒲松龄》上映五天，票房刚过亿，成龙这次到底怎么了？. Sohu (in Chinese). 10 February 2019.

External links

• The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang at IMDb
• The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang at Douban (in Chinese)
• The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)