Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms

Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (Chinese: 封神第一部：朝歌风云) is a 2023 Chinese epic fantasy film directed by Wuershan. The first film in the Creation of the Gods trilogy, adapted from the 16th-century fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods written by the Ming dynasty author Xu Zhonglin, it features an ensemble cast, including Fei Xiang, Li Xuejian, Huang Bo, Yu Shi, Chen Muchi, Narana Erdyneeva, and Xia Yu. The first film mainly narrates the fantastic and fictitious version of the political fallout following the ascension of the last king of Shang dynasty. The film was released in China on July 20, 2023. As of January 2025, it is the 28th highest-grossing film ever in China, and the trilogy is considered to be the most ambitious and expensive Chinese production ever m