1937 når de japanska invasionsarméerna den kinesiska storstaden Nanking. Japanerna förväntar sig en snabb seger med sina överlägsna trupper men kineserna strider om varje kvarter och varje hus under sex veckor. Över 300 000 mister livet under striderna.
Adapted from the classical 14th century novel of the same title by Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms is part historical, part legend, and part mythical – romanticises and dramatises the lives of feudal lords and their retainers, who tried to replace the dwindling Han dynasty or restore it. The focus is mainly on the three power blocs that emerged from the remnants of the Han dynasty, and would eventually form the three states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu.
