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Shadow (Chinese: 影) is a 2018 Chinese wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou. It was screened at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, and the 2018 BFI London Film Festival.

It was released in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States in 2019.

Years ago, the kingdom of Pei lost the important city of Jingzhou to the kingdom of Yang after the popular and brilliant Commander Ziyu (Deng Chao) lost a duel to the infamously unbeatable Yang Cang (Hu Jun). The cowardly king of Pei (Zheng Kai) is enraged after discovering that Ziyu has challenged Yang Cang to a rematch without authorization and demotes Ziyu to commoner status despite the objection of other military officials. The king offers to marry his beloved sister Qingping (Guan Xiaotong) to Yang Cang's son Yang Ping (Leo Wu) to maintain peace between the two kingdoms. Yang Ping makes an insulting counteroffer to take Qingping as a concubine, which the king accepts despite the disgust of Qingping and General Tian (Wang Qianyuan), who openly shows support for Ziyu and is consequently demoted by the king.