It’s been quite a while since I last saw a great Chinese period wuxia film, so I was really excited after watching Zhang Yimou ( Hero, House Of Flying Daggers ) latest trailer for his new film Shadow. Check it out below –

Anyone who is familiar with Zhang Yimou’s filmography probably knows that he horned his skills as a director of photography before taking on directing, so his bigger films always pack great visual Oomph. The look of Shadow is based on the visual aesthetics of Chinese black and white ink paintings, and it looks amazing.

Shadow has started touring numerous international film festivals, but general release will probably be later this year or 2019.