Name: Investiture of the Gods (2019)
Genre: Costume & Period
Released: 2019-04-08
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Wang Li Kun, Luo Jin, Zhang Bo, Deng Lun, Sun Yi Ning

Wang Li Kun is a Chinese actress. Born on March 22, 1984, in Inner Mongolia in China, Wang Li Kun is a Manchu, a Chinese ethnic minority. She began her acting career in the 2006 television series “Seven Swordsmen.” She has starred in many popular films and television series since, including “Infernal Lover” (2010), “Qing Mang” (2011), “The Golden Age of the Leftover Ladies” (2011), “Think Before You Marry” (2015) and “Across the Ocean to See You” (2017).

Wang Li Kun

Daji

Luo Jin is a Chinese actor born in Jiangxi Province, China, on November 30, 1981. He studied at the Beijing Film Academy, graduating in 2006, and made his drama debut in the 2003 series “The Showroom Tales.” He then went on to star in the period drama “Three Kingdoms” (2010) and thriller series “Agent X” (2013). In 2014, he scooped the Most Popular Actor award at the China Student Television Festival for his performance in the same year’s “Ten Rides of the Red Army.” He married Chinese actress Tiffany Tang in 2016, with whom he co-starred in the same year’s “Princess Weiyoung.” More recently, he starred in “The Way We Were” and “My Story for You” (2018).

Luo Jin

Yang Jian

Zhang Bo is a Chinese actor. He was born in Beijing, China on August 29, 1982 and made his debut in the entertainment world in 2000. Since then, he has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Nirvana in Fire 2” (2017) and “Investiture of the Gods” (2019).

Zhang Bo

Ji Fa

Deng Lun is a Chinese actor. Born on October 21, 1992, he made his acting debut in the 2013 television drama “Flowers in Fog.” He has since appeared in a number of popular television dramas, including “Fifteen Years to Wait for Migratory Birds” (2016), “Because of Meeting You” (2017), “Sweet Dreams” (2018) and “Ashes of Love” (2018).

Deng Lun

Zi Xu

Sun Yi Ning is a Chinese actress. Born on March 10, 1993, she made his acting debut in the 2013 television series “Prince of Lan Ling.” She has since appeared in a number of popular dramas, including “The Eternal Love” (2017) and “The Eternal Love 2” (2018).

Sun Yi Ning

Liang Zhen Lun is a Chinese actor best known for his role in the 2018 film, “Seventeen and a Half Years Old.” Born April 22, 1990, Liang Zhen Lun made his acting debut in 2015. Since then, he has taken part in several different dramas including the ever-popular “Princess Weiyoung” (2016).

Liang Zhen Lun

Yu He Wei is a Chinese actor. He was born on May 4, 1971 in Fushun, China, and made his acting debut in 2002. Since then, he has appeared in various films and a number of television dramas, including “Growling Tiger, Roaring Dragon” (2017), “Investiture of the Gods” (2019), and “Adoring” (2019).

Yu He Wei

Sun Bo Hao is a Chinese actor. He was born on March 14, 1988 and made his acting debut in 2015. Since then, he has appeared in various television dramas, including “The Heart Painter” (2017) and “Investiture of the Gods” (2019).

Sun Bo Hao

Eddy Ko Hung is a Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China-born actor. He was born on December 13, 1947, and has appeared in scores of hit movies and TV drama series tiles in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and overseas – beginning with his debut in 1968. He starred in dozens of Hong Kong martial arts movies, including “The Blade Spares None” in 1971 and the TV series “Tai Chi Master” in 1980. He starred in the Hollywood action sequel “Lethal Weapon 4” in 1998. More recently, he appeared in the movie “Fantasy Magician” (2020).

Eddy Ko

Late in the rule of King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty (Collin Chou), the gods of heaven have all but disappeared and humanity is tormented by demons. Possessed by an evil fox demon, the king’s wife, Daji (Wang Li Kun) encourages her husband to commit countless atrocities against the people. Tired of King Zhou’s cruel and tyrannical reign, members of the Zhou rise up to overthrow the last king of Shang. As the war rages, the Primeval Lord of Heaven decides to use the turmoil in the celestial realm to choose a new generation of heavenly beings who will ascend to the rank of gods.

Giving his apprentices the task of finding righteous candidates, the Primeval Lord sends Jiang Ziya (Yu He Wei), Shen Gongbao (Hai Yi Tian), and Yuding Zhenren out into the world. Coming alongside Ji Fa (Zhang Bo), Jiang Ziya assists the king of the new Zhou Dynasty in governing his people. Meanwhile, Shen Gongbao betrays his master, choosing to side with King Zhou of Shang as he wrecks havoc on the world. Going his own way, Yuding Zhenren chooses to take the mortal, Yang Jian (Luo Jin), under his wing, making him a disciple of the magic arts as he helps him reach his true potential.

As the war in heaven rages, the fates of both gods and men lie in the hands of a noble warrior who once held the heart of a queen.

Inspired by the 16th-century works of fiction by Xu Zonglin and Lu Xixing, “Investiture of the Gods” is a 2019 historical fantasy drama directed by Shin Woo Chul.

Investiture of the Gods (2019)

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