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{{Short description|Chinese television series}}
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'''''Cao Cao''''' is a Chinese television series based on the life of [[Cao Cao]], a warlord who rose to power towards the end of the [[Eastern Han dynasty]] and laid the foundation for the state of [[Cao Wei]] in the [[Three Kingdoms]] period. It aims to paint a more historically accurate image of Cao Cao, who is traditionally depicted as a villain in Chinese culture. The series was directed by [[Hu Mei]] and filmed at the Xiangshan Film City in [[Ningbo]], [[Zhejiang]], between 1 November 2011 and 15 March 2012. The series has not been broadcast in China yet even though it was released on DVD in Japan on 4 September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=胡玫《英雄曹操》改名《曹操》开年登场 [Hu Mei's "Cao Cao, the Hero" is renamed "Cao Cao" and scheduled for release at the start of next year]|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2012-11-13/15223786665.shtml|website=Sina Entertainment News|accessdate=30 August 2014|language=Chinese|date=13 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Zhang, Leijie & Yuan, Wanni|title=《盖世英雄曹操》昨在象山开机[图] ["Cao Cao, the Great Hero" started filming in Xiangshan yesterday]|url=http://fw.nbwh.gov.cn/art/2011/11/2/art_782_24001.html|website=Ningbo Culture Net|publisher=Ningbo Evening News|accessdate=30 August 2014|language=Chinese|date=2 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=《英雄曹操》杀青 胡玫要为奸雄形象翻案(图) ["Cao Cao, the Hero" concludes filming; Hu Mei wants to revise Cao Cao's villain image]|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2012-03-15/19233581560.shtml|website=Sina Entertainment News|accessdate=30 August 2014|language=Chinese|date=15 March 2012}}</ref> It started airing on [[Channel Ginga]] in Japan on 5 January 2014, and on [[Chunghwa TV]] in South Korea from 6 October to 28 November 2014.
'''''Cao Cao''''' is a Chinese television series based on the life of [[Cao Cao]], a warlord who rose to power towards the end of the [[Eastern Han dynasty]] and laid the foundation for the state of [[Cao Wei]] in the [[Three Kingdoms]] period. Directed by [[Hu Mei (director)|Hu Mei]], the series aimed to portray a more historically accurate image of Cao Cao, who is traditionally depicted as a villain in Chinese culture. Starring [[Zhao Lixin]] as the eponymous character, the series was filmed at the Xiangshan Film City in [[Ningbo]], [[Zhejiang]] between 1 November 2011 and 15 March 2012.


''Cao Cao'' was not broadcast in China until 7 September 2015, when it started airing on [[Anhui Television|Anhui Satellite TV]] and [[Le.com|LeTV]]. Before that, the series had already been released on DVD in Japan on 4 September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=胡玫《英雄曹操》改名《曹操》开年登场 [Hu Mei's "Cao Cao, the Hero" is renamed "Cao Cao" and scheduled for release at the start of next year]|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2012-11-13/15223786665.shtml|website=Sina Entertainment News|accessdate=30 August 2014|language=Chinese|date=13 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Zhang, Leijie |author2=Yuan, Wanni |title=《盖世英雄曹操》昨在象山开机[图] ["Cao Cao, the Great Hero" started filming in Xiangshan yesterday] |url=http://fw.nbwh.gov.cn/art/2011/11/2/art_782_24001.html |website=Ningbo Culture Net |publisher=Ningbo Evening News |access-date=30 August 2014 |language=Chinese |date=2 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129022247/http://fw.nbwh.gov.cn/art/2011/11/2/art_782_24001.html |archive-date=29 November 2014 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=《英雄曹操》杀青 胡玫要为奸雄形象翻案(图) ["Cao Cao, the Hero" concludes filming; Hu Mei wants to revise Cao Cao's villain image]|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2012-03-15/19233581560.shtml|website=Sina Entertainment News|accessdate=30 August 2014|language=Chinese|date=15 March 2012}}</ref> It was also aired on [[Channel Ginga]] in Japan on 5 January 2014, and on [[Chunghwa TV]] in South Korea from 6 October to 28 November 2014.
==Cast==
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==Plot==
* Zhao Lixin as [[Cao Cao]]
The series is divided into seven parts spanning 41 episodes. It covers [[Cao Cao]]'s life from his adolescent years and early career to the period just before the [[Battle of Red Cliffs]].
** Wang Han as Cao Cao (teenager)

* Sun Hongtao as [[Yuan Shao]]
{| class="wikitable" width=60%
* [[Han Xue (actress)|Han Xue]] as [[Diaochan]]
! Title !! Episodes !! Synopsis
* Zhang Yujie as [[Cai Wenji]]
|-
* Gong Jie as Bian Si ([[Empress Dowager Bian|Lady Bian]])
| ''Part 1: Hero of Chaos''<br/>第1部-乱世奸雄 || 1–6 || Covers Cao Cao's adolescent years and his early career in the service of the Han imperial court.
|-
| ''Part 2: Decline of the Han Dynasty''<br/>第2部-漢室衰退 || 7–12 || Covers Cao Cao's involvement in helping to suppress the [[Yellow Turban Rebellion]] and the chaotic political scene after the death of [[Emperor Ling of Han|Emperor Ling]].
|-
| ''Part 3: Defeating Dong Zhuo''<br/>第3部-打倒董卓 || 13–21 || Covers Cao Cao's participation in the [[Campaign against Dong Zhuo]].
|-
| ''Part 4: Supporting Emperor Xian''<br/>第4部-献帝擁立 || 21–26 || Covers Cao Cao's battles against the [[Heishan Bandits]], [[Tao Qian (Han dynasty)|Tao Qian]] and [[Lü Bu]], and his role in supporting [[Emperor Xian of Han|Emperor Xian]] and establishing the new Han imperial capital in [[Xuchang]].
|-
| ''Part 5: Lü Bu's Downfall''<br/>第5部-呂布滅亡 || 27–32 || Covers the battles of [[War between Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu|Wancheng]] (against [[Zhang Xiu (warlord)|Zhang Xiu]]) and [[Battle of Xiapi|Xiapi]] (against [[Lü Bu]]).
|-
| ''Part 6: Battle of Guandu''<br/>第6部-官渡大戦 || 33–38 || Covers the [[Battle of Guandu]] between Cao Cao and [[Yuan Shao]].
|-
| ''Part 7: Before Red Cliffs''<br/>第7部-赤壁前夜 || 39–41 || Covers Cao Cao's battles against [[Yuan Shao]]'s heirs and his campaign to unify northern China.
|-
|}

==Cast==
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* [[Zhao Lixin]] as [[Cao Cao]]
** Wang Han as Cao Cao (child)
* Gong Jie as [[Empress Dowager Bian|Lady Bian]]
* Lei Kesheng as [[Cao Jie (eunuch)|Cao Jie]]
* [[Li Lingyu]] as Lady Ding
* [[Leo Ku]] as [[Kong Rong]]
* [[Leo Ku]] as [[Kong Rong]]
* Jia Zhaoji as [[Cao Teng]]
* Li Wenbo as [[Cao Song]]
* Li Wenbo as [[Cao Song]]
* [[Li Lingyu]] as Lady Ding
* Jia Zhaoji as [[Cao Teng]]
* Chen Zexi as [[Cao Ang]]
** Feng Yizhe as Cao Ang (child)
* Guo Zhan as [[Cao Pi]]
* Shen Bo as Cao Anmin
* Yan Kun as [[Guo Jia]]
* Yan Kun as [[Guo Jia]]
* Kan Jinming as [[Xun Yu]]
* Kan Jinming as [[Xun Yu]]
* Sun Qi as [[Jia Xu]]
* Yun Feng as [[Cheng Yu]]
* Sun Xuezheng as [[Cao Ren]]
* Han Han as [[Cao Hong]]
* Han Han as [[Cao Hong]]
* Sun Xuezheng as [[Cao Ren]]
* Chen Zexi as [[Cao Ang]]
** Feng Yizhe as Cao Ang (child)
* Shen Bo as Cao Anmin
* Guo Zhan as [[Cao Pi]]
* Yin Junzheng as [[Xiahou Dun]]
* Yin Junzheng as [[Xiahou Dun]]
* Wang Bin as [[Li Dian]]
* Wang Zhao as [[Xiahou Yuan]]
* Wang Zhao as [[Xiahou Yuan]]
* Wang Zhong as [[Yue Jin]]
* Yun Feng as [[Cheng Yu]]
* Wang Bin as [[Li Dian]]
* Sun Yucheng as [[Dian Wei]]
* Zhao Mingming as [[Xu Chu]]
* Ding Jun as [[Zhang Liao]]
* Ding Jun as [[Zhang Liao]]
* Wu Hao as [[Yu Jin]]
* Wu Hao as [[Yu Jin]]
* Wang Wei as [[Chen Deng]]
* Zhao Mingming as [[Xu Chu]]
* Gao Wen as [[Chen Gong]]
* Sun Yucheng as [[Dian Wei]]
** Lu Benjie as Chen Gong (teenager)
* Wang Zhong as [[Yue Jin]]
* Hu Xiaomeng as [[Sima Yi]]
* Sun Qi as [[Jia Xu]]
* Sun Wanqing as [[Cai Yong]]
* Yang Wei as [[Liu Bei]]
* Zhang Yiqun as [[Guan Yu]]
* Li Long as [[Zhang Fei]]
* Ying Feng as [[Lü Bu]]
* Ding Kai as [[Yuan Shu]]
* Zhang Wenming as [[Zhang Xiu]]
* Ge Ziming as [[Zhang Miao]]
* Li Xiaowen as [[Wang Yun (Eastern Han)|Wang Yun]]
* Li Ming as [[Dong Cheng]]
* Li Ying as [[Empress Dowager Dong]]
* Yan Kun as [[Emperor Ling of Han|Liu Hong (Emperor Ling)]]
* Yan Kun as [[Emperor Ling of Han|Liu Hong (Emperor Ling)]]
** Lin Miaoke as Liu Hong (Emperor Ling) (child)
** Lin Miaoke as Liu Hong (Emperor Ling) (child)
* Zhao Xuelian as [[Empress He (Han dynasty)|Empress He]]
* Li Ying as [[Empress Dowager Dong]]
* Jiang Yi as [[Emperor Xian of Han|Liu Xie (Emperor Xian)]]
* Jiang Yi as [[Emperor Xian of Han|Liu Xie (Emperor Xian)]]
** Sun Xikun as Liu Xie (Emperor Xian) (child)
** Sun Xikun as Liu Xie (Emperor Xian) (child)
* Zhao Xuelian as [[Empress Dowager He|Empress He]]
* Ma Danni as Lady Tang
* Jin Mengqian as Lady Dong
* Jin Mengqian as Lady Dong
* Ma Danni as Lady Tang
* Sun Hongtao as [[Yuan Shao]]
* Ding Kai as [[Yuan Shu]]
* Zhang Bo as [[Guo Tu]]
* Ma Yong as [[Shen Pei]]
* Lu Ya'ning as [[Xu You (Han dynasty)|Xu You]]
* Li Jia as [[Zhang He]]
* Li Cong as [[Zhang He#Defection to Cao Cao|Gao Lan]]
* Cao Zheng as [[Ju Shou]]
* Chen Youning as [[Yuan Tan]]
* Guo Kai as [[Yuan Xi]]
* Li Junbo as [[Yuan Shang]]
* Jin Pinglong as [[Yan Liang]]
* Zhang Qinglong as [[Wen Chou]]
* Hu Jian as [[Tian Feng]]
* [[Han Xue (actress)|Han Xue]] as [[Diaochan]]
* Zhang Yujie as [[Cai Wenji]]
* Sun Wanqing as [[Cai Yong]]
* Zhu Yanping as [[He Jin]]
* Zhu Yanping as [[He Jin]]
* Ma Xiaojun as [[Ji Ben]]
* Cheng Wenkuan as [[Jian Shuo]]
* Cheng Wenkuan as [[Jian Shuo]]
* Lei Kesheng as [[Cao Jie (eunuch)|Cao Jie]]
* Shi Liming as [[Dong Zhuo]]
* Shi Liming as [[Dong Zhuo]]
* Li Xiaowen as [[Wang Yun (Han dynasty)|Wang Yun]]
* Gao Wen as [[Chen Gong]]
** Lu Yijie as Chen Gong (child)
* Ge Ziming as [[Zhang Miao (politician)|Zhang Miao]]
* Yang Wei as [[Liu Bei]]
* Zhang Yiqun as [[Guan Yu]]
* Li Long as [[Zhang Fei]]
* Ying Feng as [[Lü Bu]]
* Zhao Xiaoguang as [[Han Fu (warlord)|Han Fu]]
* Hao Gang as [[He Yong (Han dynasty)|He Yong]]
* Yang Tianpeng as [[Li Jue (Han dynasty)|Li Jue]]
* Yang Tianpeng as [[Li Jue (Han dynasty)|Li Jue]]
* Wang Tong as [[Guo Si]]
* Wang Tong as [[Guo Si]]
* Chen Youning as [[Yuan Tan]]
* Jia Wei as [[Bao Xin]]
* Li Junbo as [[Yuan Shang]]
* Li Ming as [[Dong Cheng (Han dynasty)|Dong Cheng]]
* Ma Yong as [[Shen Pei]]
* Zhang Wenming as [[Zhang Xiu (warlord)|Zhang Xiu]]
* Zhang Bo as [[Guo Tu]]
* Wang Wei as [[Chen Deng]]
* Cao Zheng as [[Ju Shou]]
* Ma Xiaojun as [[Ji Ben]]
* Hu Jian as [[Tian Feng]]
* Hu Xiaomeng as [[Sima Yi]] (child)
* Li Cong as [[Gao Lan]]
* Fang Shuai as [[Yellow Turban Rebellion|Bo Cai]]
* Lu Youning as [[Xu You]]
* Li Zijing as Yituzhiyashi
* Jin Pinglong as [[Yan Liang]]
* Jing Qing as Xiongnu prince
* Zhang Qinglong as [[Wen Chou]]
* Fang Shuai as [[Bo Cai]]
* Yue Hong as brothel owner
* Yue Hong as brothel owner
* Wang Chen as brothel owner
* Wang Wenwen as pregnant woman
* Wang Wenwen as pregnant woman

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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{ja icon}} [http://www.cinemart.co.jp/sousou/index.html ''Cao Cao'' (TV series) page] on cinemart.co.jp
* {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.cinemart.co.jp/sousou/index.html ''Cao Cao'' (TV series) page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005151909/http://www.cinemart.co.jp/sousou/index.html |date=2013-10-05 }} on cinemart.co.jp
* {{ko icon}} [http://program.interest.me/zhtv/caocao ''Cao Cao'' (TV series) page] on [[Chunghwa TV]]'s website
* {{in lang|ko}} [http://program.interest.me/zhtv/caocao ''Cao Cao'' (TV series) page] on [[Chunghwa TV]]'s website


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[[Category:Cao Cao]]

Latest revision as of 01:35, 1 May 2024

Cao Cao
Japanese DVD release poster
Also known asYingxiong Cao Cao (英雄曹操)
Chinese曹操
Hanyu PinyinCáo Cāo

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GenreHistorical drama
Written byJin Leshi
He Yanjiang
Directed byHu Mei
Presented byLin Junbo
Yang Shoucheng
StarringZhao Lixin
Sun Hongtao
Han Xue
Leo Ku
Theme music composerIkurō Fujiwara
Ending themeXia Gu Rou Qing (侠骨柔情) performed by Mi Jing
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes41
Production
Executive producersWei Li
Xiang Qiong
Production locationChina
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companies
Original release
NetworkChannel Ginga

Cao Cao is a Chinese television series based on the life of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and laid the foundation for the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period. Directed by Hu Mei, the series aimed to portray a more historically accurate image of Cao Cao, who is traditionally depicted as a villain in Chinese culture. Starring Zhao Lixin as the eponymous character, the series was filmed at the Xiangshan Film City in Ningbo, Zhejiang between 1 November 2011 and 15 March 2012.

Cao Cao was not broadcast in China until 7 September 2015, when it started airing on Anhui Satellite TV and LeTV. Before that, the series had already been released on DVD in Japan on 4 September 2013.[1][2][3] It was also aired on Channel Ginga in Japan on 5 January 2014, and on Chunghwa TV in South Korea from 6 October to 28 November 2014.

Plot

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The series is divided into seven parts spanning 41 episodes. It covers Cao Cao's life from his adolescent years and early career to the period just before the Battle of Red Cliffs.

Title Episodes Synopsis
Part 1: Hero of Chaos
第1部-乱世奸雄		 1–6 Covers Cao Cao's adolescent years and his early career in the service of the Han imperial court.
Part 2: Decline of the Han Dynasty
第2部-漢室衰退		 7–12 Covers Cao Cao's involvement in helping to suppress the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the chaotic political scene after the death of Emperor Ling.
Part 3: Defeating Dong Zhuo
第3部-打倒董卓		 13–21 Covers Cao Cao's participation in the Campaign against Dong Zhuo.
Part 4: Supporting Emperor Xian
第4部-献帝擁立		 21–26 Covers Cao Cao's battles against the Heishan Bandits, Tao Qian and Lü Bu, and his role in supporting Emperor Xian and establishing the new Han imperial capital in Xuchang.
Part 5: Lü Bu's Downfall
第5部-呂布滅亡		 27–32 Covers the battles of Wancheng (against Zhang Xiu) and Xiapi (against Lü Bu).
Part 6: Battle of Guandu
第6部-官渡大戦		 33–38 Covers the Battle of Guandu between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
Part 7: Before Red Cliffs
第7部-赤壁前夜		 39–41 Covers Cao Cao's battles against Yuan Shao's heirs and his campaign to unify northern China.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "胡玫《英雄曹操》改名《曹操》开年登场 [Hu Mei's "Cao Cao, the Hero" is renamed "Cao Cao" and scheduled for release at the start of next year]". Sina Entertainment News (in Chinese). 13 November 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. ^ Zhang, Leijie; Yuan, Wanni (2 November 2011). "《盖世英雄曹操》昨在象山开机[图] ["Cao Cao, the Great Hero" started filming in Xiangshan yesterday]". Ningbo Culture Net (in Chinese). Ningbo Evening News. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. ^ "《英雄曹操》杀青 胡玫要为奸雄形象翻案(图) ["Cao Cao, the Hero" concludes filming; Hu Mei wants to revise Cao Cao's villain image]". Sina Entertainment News (in Chinese). 15 March 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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