The Crossing I

The Crossing I

There was never a more dangerous time to fall in love.

Part of The Crossing Collection

2014•2h 9m•5.6/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.6/10(42)

At the end of the World War II and the middle of the Chinese Revolution, three couples from different backgrounds with different nationalities flee from China to the island of Taiwan.

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Production

Beijing Gallop Horse Film & TV Production, Lion Rock Productions, Le Vision Pictures, Huayi Brothers Pictures 浙江华谊兄弟影业, Galloping Horse Culture and Media, China Film Group Corporation

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Huang Xiaoming

Huang Xiaoming

Lei Yifang

Song Hye-kyo

Song Hye-kyo

Zhou Yunfen

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Yan Shikun

Tong Dawei

Tong Dawei

Tong Daqing

Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Yu Zhen

Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa

Masako Shimura

Yu Zhen

Yu Zhen

Miura Kenichi

Miura Kenichi

Li Xin-Meng

Bowie Lam Bo-Yee

Bowie Lam Bo-Yee

Peter Yuan

Hitomi Kuroki

Hitomi Kuroki

Mrs Shimura

Tony Yang

Tony Yang

Qin Hailu

Qin Hailu

Jack Kao

Jack Kao

Yan Cangmeng

Wang Qianyuan

Wang Qianyuan

Angeles Woo

Angeles Woo

Mei Fang

Yang Kuei-mei

Yang Kuei-mei

Yan's mother

Cong Shan

Cong Shan

Zhang Jiayi

Zhang Jiayi

Li Xinmin

Li Xinmin

Farmers's Leader

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