Advance ticket sales of the John Woo epic "Red Cliff Part I" have set a record for an Asian pic in Japan.
Two days before the pic's bow, distribs Avex Entertainment and
Toho-Towa have recorded 13,500 advance ticket sales, compared with
11,410 for the previous record holder, the Zhang Yimou epic "Hero." The pic opened this year's Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct.
18.

Red Cliff