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Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!

1993

149 minutes

AnimationWarHistoryDramaTV Movie

Overview

Covering roughly 13 years, from Cao Cao's victory over Lu Bu in 198 CE, through the Battle of Red Cliffs in 208 CE, and the aftermath up until 211 BCE. As other players are swept from the board, the story focuses on Liu Bei and his increasingly desperate attempts to prevent Cao Cao from seizing all of China. The turning point is Liu Bei's recruitment of the best strategic mind of that generation, Zhuge Kongming, the Crouching Dragon.

Top Cast

Teruhiko Aoi headshot

Teruhiko Aoi

Liu Bei (voice)

Tetsuya Watari headshot

Tetsuya Watari

Cao Cao (voice)

Taro Ishida headshot

Taro Ishida

Zhang Fei (voice)

Takeshi Aono headshot

Takeshi Aono

Guan Yu (voice)

Takashi Yamaguchi headshot

Takashi Yamaguchi

Kongming (voice)

Hidekatsu Shibata headshot

Hidekatsu Shibata

Sun Quan (voice)

Hideyuki Hori headshot

Hideyuki Hori

Zhao Yun (voice)

Kazuko Sugiyama headshot

Kazuko Sugiyama

Xiulan (voice)

Yusaku Yara headshot

Yusaku Yara

Zhou Yu (voice)