---
title: 'The Banquet (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Feng Xiaogang'
released: '2006-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 131
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-banquet-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465676/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Banquet (2006)

2006 · 131 min · Drama · People's Republic of China

Original title: 夜宴

## Synopsis

The Banquet, released on DVD in the United States as Legend of the Black Scorpion, is a 2006 wuxia drama film. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film was directed by Feng Xiaogang and stars Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Daniel Wu and Zhou Xun. It is a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet set in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in 10th century China.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Feng Xiaogang](https://cinepixo.com/people/feng-xiaogang)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tan Dun](https://cinepixo.com/people/tan-dun)
- **Producer:** [John Chong](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-chong)

## Cast

- [Zhang Ziyi](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-ziyi)
- [Daniel Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-wu)
- [Zhou Xun](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhou-xun)
- [Ge You](https://cinepixo.com/people/ge-you)
- [Huang Xiaoming](https://cinepixo.com/people/huang-xiaoming)

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