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War and Beauty

War and Beauty

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Drama

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Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate. All the imperial concubines including the emperor's beloved Yu-Yue understand this and becomes nervous when the triennial imperial concubine election approaches. Yu-Yue's position is threatened by an imperial descendant, Yuk-ying, a powerful eunuch's adopted daughter, Yi-Sun, and an experienced imperial servant maid On-Seen. They are friends and enemies in the war for the emperor's love. The four beautiful women are either friends or lovers of an imperial physician Sun Bak Yeung and a trooper Kong-Wu. Plots and lies undermine their love and friendships in the palace.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

Runtime

mins

Rating

9.1/10

Release Date

06 June 2025

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee

Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee

Suwanniguwalgiya On-Seen

Charmaine Sheh Sze-Man

Charmaine Sheh Sze-Man

Donggiya Yi-Sun

Gigi Lai Chi

Gigi Lai Chi

Hougiya Yuk-ying

Sheren Tang Shui-Man

Sheren Tang Shui-Man

Niuhuru Yu-Yue

Bowie Lam

Bowie Lam

Sun Bak Yeung

Moses Chan Ho

Moses Chan Ho

Kong-Wu

Jade Leung Chang

Jade Leung Chang

Nalan Fuk Nga

Rebecca Chan

Rebecca Chan

Empress Niuhuru

Maria Chen

Maria Chen

Kenny Wong Tak-Ban

Kenny Wong Tak-Ban

Willie Wai Ga-Hung

Willie Wai Ga-Hung

Chen Hung-Lieh

Chen Hung-Lieh

Sun Ching Wah

Lo Hoi-Pang

Lo Hoi-Pang

Chui Man Tin

Felton Law Gwan-Joh

Felton Law Gwan-Joh

曹镇南

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