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. The film is based on the same source material as the 1972 Hong Kong film ''

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Plot

The film is set in early 11th century China during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

. The emperor neglects state affairs and indulges in personal pleasures, while the government sinks into corruption and war continues to rage on at the borders of the Song dynasty. The Song dynasty is being invaded by the armies of the rival state of

Western Xia The Western Xia or the Xi Xia (), officially the Great Xia (), also known as the Tangut Empire, and known as ''Mi-nyak''Stein (1972), pp. 70–71. to the Tanguts and Tibetans, was a Tangut-led Buddhist imperial dynasty of China tha ...

. Yang Zongbao is the last man standing in the Yang clan, a family of generals who have dedicated their lives to defending the Song dynasty from foreign invaders. He apparently dies in battle tragically when the treacherous Imperial Grand Tutor (minister) Pang refuses to send reinforcements to aid him. Yang Zongbao's widowed wife, Mu Guiying, leads the other widows of the Yang clan into battle to continue the legacy of their husbands.

Cast

Yang Zongbao Yang Zongbao (楊宗保) is a character in the ''Generals of the Yang Family'' legends. In these largely fictionalized stories, he is the son of general Yang Yanzhao and Princess Chai, the husband of Mu Guiying and the father of Yang Wenguang ...

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She Saihua She Saihua (佘賽花) is a legendary heroine from ancient China's Northern Song Dynasty. The wife of Yang Ye and the mother of their 7 sons, she is a prominent figure in the stories on ''Yang Jia Jiang, Generals of the Yang Family''. The elderl ...

as Chai Qingyun * Ge Chunyan as Zhou Yunjing *

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as Zou Lanxiu * Li Jing as Geng Jinhua *

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as Dong Yue'e * Yang Zitong as Meng Jinbang *

as Ma Saiying * Yu Na as Huyan Chijin *

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as Yang Yanqi * Liu Dong as Yang Yanying * Xiao Mingyu as

Yang Wenguang Yang Wenguang (; died 1074) was a general in ancient China's Northern Song Dynasty. In history, Yang Wenguang was the son of Yang Yanzhao, however, he is the grandson of Yang Yanzhao in the popular fictionalized stories of Yang clan warriors. ...

* Zhou Xiaofei as Yang Paifeng * Wang Ti as Yang Jinhua * Zhao Qianyu as Little Bean * Tang Yaolin as Little Sparrow * Shi Fanxi as Yin Qi *

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* Lin Wei as Wang Qiang * Zhong Chao as Liu Fu * Li Boyu as Jiao Tinggui * Luo Yingyuan as Meng Huaiyuan * Han Yu as Meng Liang * Hu Biao as Jiao Zan * Ren Xuehai as

Fan Zhongyan Fan Zhongyan (5 September 989 – 19 June 1052) from Wu County of Suzhou (Jiangsu Province, China), courtesy name Xiwen (), ratified as the Duke of Wenzheng () posthumously, and conferred as Duke of Chu () posthumously, was a Chinese poet, po ...

* Xiao Rongsheng as

Yang Yanzhao Yang Yanzhao (楊延昭) ( 958 – 9 February 1014), named Yang Yanlang (楊延朗) before 1012, was a military general in ancient China's Northern Song Dynasty. For over 2 decades he defended Song's northern border against the Khitan-ruled Lia ...

* Xu Xiao as

Di Qing Di Qing (1008–1057), formerly romanized as Ti Ch'ing, was a Chinese military general of the Northern Song dynasty. Biography Di Qing was born to a poor family in Xihe, Fenzhou (汾州西河; present-day Fenyang, Shanxi). He sported tattoos ...

* Feng Ke'an as Little Bean's grandfather

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Legendary Amazons Films set in 11th-century Song dynasty Films set in the Western Xia 2011 films Chinese historical films Works based on The Generals of the Yang Family Chinese war drama films Films about widowhood Films directed by Frankie Chan 2011 war drama films 2011 drama films 2010s Mandarin-language films

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