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It was during that year’s midsummer when Ha Man-huen and So Sing-wah met because of a record. What they wanted to know most was how far this pure love could go… In the blink of an eye, decades have passed. Sing-wah (Ekin Cheng) has become a musician but is suffering from a mid-life crisis and seeking to escape from everything. He unexpectedly runs into his old love Man-huen (Natalie Hsu) in the hospital. She is heartbroken to see him changed so much, but unfortunately she is trapped by illness and her life is over. One day, a fifteen-year-old girl, Sonia, shows up before Sing-wah claiming to be Man-huen’s daughter. Sonia reveals her mum’s dying wish was for them to scatter her ashes together in Japan… [Sources: Cinando and Douban]

Jill Leung is an actor, writer and director. This movie is her debut feature and will premiere in Hong Kong on December 20, 2024. Wilson Yip,...

After the clash with the Taiwanese Sun Luen triads based in Macau during the second installment, the Hung Hing society is back in business. Chan Ho Nam is now the new leader of their Causeway Bay branch after being elected by Chairman Chiang. Chicken Chiu, who sided with the Taiwanese Sun Luen before, is also back with his old gang but he has to start at the bottom. Meanwhile, Smartie, Chan's stuttering girlfriend who was in a coma after her car incident, has also woken up but she has no memories of Chan.

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But the biggest threat facing them now is the returning rival Tung Sing society from Amsterdam fronted by Camel Lok who is actually a good friend of Chairman Chiang. However, his two ruthless frontmen, Crow and Smiling Face Tiger have different intentions and are too eager...

Hong Kong-based Mei Ah Entertainment brings a slate of new projects to Filmart, featuring stars including Shen Teng, Ma Li and Ekin Cheng.

Untouchable is a $23m crime action thriller set in Macau about a boxing champion-turned-lawyer who can’t stay away from the underworld. This marks the first action film of box-office sensation Shen, known for his comic roles in films such as Goodbye Mr. Loser.

Zhang Yuqi (The Mermaid) co-stars in the film directed by Wang Daqing (One Day) and produced by Shang Ke (Let The Bullets Fly).

Previously known as Twin Blades, Brave Girls pairs leading Chinese...

The first live-action film adapted from the comic book “Teddy Boy” and written by Man Kai Ming, “Young and Dangerous” was a huge success and incredibly, within a few short months, its sequel hit the big screens. Again it became a massive hit which continued to generate more sequels and spin-offs.

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By intercutting a series of flashbacks into the opening credits, director Lau is able to make his storyline flow smoothly and thus keeping his audiences up to date. Also by morphing the film's freeze frame image into the original comic, he ties in the storyline smoothly. What follows next also works as a prequel detailing Hung Hing society's “Chicken” Chiu's exile in Taiwan and how he becomes a branch triad leader of the local San Luen society.

The story then switches back to Hong Kong where the young...

Written by Man Kai Ming, nicknamed ”Cow Man”, and inked by main artist Lun Yu Kwok, ”Teddy Boy” was a very successful Hong Kong comic series about the life of the Hung Hing Society triad member Chan Ho Nam. This very impressive comic with a print run of 2335 issues, was first published back in April 1992 and lasted 28 years when its production came to a stop in April 2020. ”Young and Dangerous” was the first live-action adaptation of Man's work which became so successful that it spawned five sequels, numerous prequels and spin-offs.

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The film kicks off in Hong Kong, 1985, as members of a local triad headed by Ugly Kwan are harassing and beating up a group of five teenagers, Chan Ho Man, “Chicken” Chiu, Dai Tin Yee, and brothers Pou Pan and Chow Pan from a poor housing estate. However,...

Despite amassing a rather significant amount at the 1998 Hong Kong box office, reaching more than 41 million Hk$ in revenue, “The Storm Riders” was essentially a flop, since its budget was more than double that amount. This, however, did not prevent the movie from achieving cult status later on, particularly for its over-the-top action scenes and the imposing presence of Sonny Chiba.

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Based on the manhua series Fung Wan by artist Ma Wing-shing, the story begins when the evil Lord Conqueror, head of Conqueror's Clan, is given a prophecy by Mud Buddha when questioned about his delayed duel with Sword Saint. The prophecy states that if Conqueror finds two young children by the name of Wind and Cloud, he will have good fortune. Mud Buddha provides the birth charts of these two and gives him a puzzle box stating that finding Wind...

Winner of the 1999 Golden Horse Award for Best Visual Effects, Andrew Lau's “A Man Called Hero” is a genuine wuxia film, which doubles intensely though, as a drama, in a rather appealing package that also benefits the most by the impressive cast. The movie would be a huge commercial success, amassing more than 23 million Hk dollars upon its release.

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The script is loosely based on the manhua series Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing and begins in early Republican China. After passing a test, Hero Hua is accepted by Pride, a master swordsman, as his second apprentice. When he returns home, he is horrified to see that his parents have been murdered by foreigners for opposing the opium trade. That night, Hero breaks up the foreigners' party and kills them in revenge.

In the year 2043, notorious crime boss General has been arrested and will be sentenced in seven days. With the presiding judge Yu Tin Hung known for being incorruptible, General has little hope of escaping the law – in the present day. Instead, General’s lackeys led by Kent (Ekin Cheng) time-travel back to 1993 when Yu Tin Hung was still in high school. Their plan is to brainwash teenaged Yu Tin Hung into releasing General 50 years later. Future cops Ti Man (Andy Lau), Broom Man (Jacky Cheung) and Ah Sing (Simon Yam) also go back in time with the mission of finding and protecting Yu Ting Hung.

Upcoming Hong Kong comedy will star Hins Cheung and Ivana Wong.

Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion Pictures (Emp) is set to release comedy Everything Under Control over the Chinese New Year period in mid-January 2023, buoyed by the recent commercial success of a string of Hong Kong productions.

It marks the second feature of director Ying Chi Wen and stars popular Hong Kong singer Hins Cheung in his second leading film role, Ivana Wong of recent hit comedy Table For Six and Michael Ning (Port Of Call) along with upcoming actors Jeffrey Ngai and Joey Hung Ka-Ho. Ying’s feature debut...

I confess, I don’t know as much of the work of the revered Johnnie To as I should. I remember seeing Election when it came out in UK cinemas, but I’m not sure that I’ve got round to anything else, so this latest set from Eureka should prove something of an education.

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Cheung (Andy Lau) is dying. With just weeks left, he decides to play a game with Police and a local gangster, with the objective of stealing both a valuable necklace and the 5million the gangsters are willing to pay for it. Inspector Ho (Ching Wan Lau) is assigned to the case, and he and Leung develop a relationship of respect as adversaries.

It is fairly obvious where Running Out Of Time is drawing it major inspiration from. Michael Mann’s Heat pre-dates it by just a few years and the central relationship, while...

With the success of his predecessor becoming imminent, it was perhaps just a question of time before cinema audiences would be given a sequel to Johnnie To’s 1999 film “Running Out of Time”. Even though Andy Lau’s character is naturally out of the picture in this film, we have Lau Ching-wan reprising his role as Inspector Ho, who, once again, has to engage in a game of deception and trickery with a skilled thief. And although there is always a high risk of sequels not living up to their predecessors, “Running Out of Time 2” at least features some aspect which prooves the directors’ predilection for illusions, since they essentially create a film about the nature of performing.

Several years have gone by since Inspector Ho (Lau Ching-wan) had to face a criminal who would deceive him and make a game of evading being arrested. However, he...

No big revelations this year at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards. The Sunday night ceremony has unveiled all the winners for this years Awards and they are all quite an easy guess. Felix Chong’s thriller “Project Gutenberg” was the star of the evening as, predictably – considering its 17 nominations – won Best Film along with other 6 Awards.

But despite the histrionic performances of Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwock, the acting Awards are not in the “Project Gutenberg”‘s pile. Anthony Wong took home the Best Actor award for his role as a middle-aged paralysed man in “Still Human“, and newcomer Chloe Maayan won Best Actress for Fruit Chan’s “Three Husbands”, while Kara Hui and Ben Yuen Foo-Wa scored Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor both for “Tracey“.

Finally, “Dying To Survive” won the Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan Award.

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Approaching its 25th anniversary, iconic Hong Kong Triad effort ‘Young and Dangerous’ made a huge splash upon its initial release and spawned an equally beloved franchise as well as made stars of its hip young cast. Now reuniting the main cast cast of that effort into this unrelated new film tackling the mega-heist genre of action film, ‘Golden Job’ arrived in digital download and Blu-Ray from WellGo USA on April 9.

Pulling off a successful mission, childhood friends Lion, Crater, Ding, Bill, and Mouse decide to go their separate ways when they’re called back together again. Believing they are stealing a shipment of medical supplies to deliver to a refugee camp, the group is shocked to discover the target is actually gold bars intended to be used to fund political coups in third world countries. Realizing that they’ve been duped and double-crossed by one of their own,...

The heist-action film that reunites the lead actors from Young and Dangerous, Golden Job debuts on digital and Blu-rayApril 9 from Well Go USA Entertainment. In the new, unrelated adventure, the film revolves around a brotherhood of former soldiers who think they are on a heist to steal valuable and expensive medicines from a pharmaceutical company to help African children. They soon find out they have been duped and truck they commandeer is hauling gold bricks, not drugs. Golden Job stars Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Michael Tse, Chin Ka Lok and Jerry Lamb.

A group of former mercenaries reunite to plan an epic heist: boosting a truck full of medicine held by a foreign intelligence agency to supply a refugee camp in need. But when they find the truck is actually filled with stolen gold, the band of brothers realize they’ve been double-crossed by one of their own – and putting...

The full list of nominations for the the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards has been revealed. On the 14 April 2019 we will know the winners but for now let’s have a look at the nominees.

Two films seem to lead the competition. Big budget “Project Gutenberg” by Felix Chong has the highest number of nominations (17) and both its protagonists, Chow Yun-Fat and Aaron Kwok, compete for the Best Actor Award. To follow, a much smaller (but not less loved) film, “Men On The Dragon” by Sunny Chan has 10 nominations.

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Men On The Dragon

Best Film

Three Husbands

Operation Red Sea

Still Human

Men On The Dragon

Project Gutenberg

Best Director

Fruit Chan (Three Husbands)

Dante Lam (Operation Red Sea)

Sunny Chan (Men On The Dragon)

Oliver Chan Siu-Kuen (Still Human)

Felix Chong (Project Gutenberg)

Aaron Kwok and Chow Yun-Fat

Best Actor

Francis Ng (Men On...

The Hong Kong thriller pipped Chin Ka Lok’s ‘Golden Job’.

China’s September box office continued its weak run despite coinciding with the first two days of the three-day Mid-Autumn festival holidays last weekend.

Last week’s box office (Sep 17-23) was the fifth lowest week in 2018, although it picked up a little from the week before, with five new films entering the charts.

Hong Kong anti-corruption crime thriller L Storm, starring Louis Koo and Julian Cheung, stayed top for the second week with $23.6m for $52.8m after 10 days.

It was slightly ahead of Golden Job, another Hong Kong film,...

Veteran Chinese actor and stunt man Kar Lok Chin has completed production on his third feature length film “Golden Job”. The film, which was funded by Jackie Chan, reunites Ekin Chang, Jordan Chan, Michael Tse, Chin Ka Lok, and Jerry Lamb. The actors previously starred together in the iconic 90’s Hong Kong Triad-themed movie series “Young and Dangerous”. Rounding up the star studded cast is veteran actor Eric Tsang, who acts as mentor to the group of thieves.

The film is set for a theatrical release on September 20th, a trailer for the film has been released.

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Five years ago, a group of mercenaries disbanded after a failed mission. The quintet, led by Commander Rice, consisted of team leader Lion (Ekin Cheng), explosives expert Crater (Jordan Chan), intelligence officer Bill (Michael Tse), getaway driver Calm (Chin Ka-lok), and computer hacker Mouse (Jerry Lamb). Lion is now a modern-day Robin Hood,...

Director Herman Yau and actor-producer Andy Lau are reteaming on a sequel to 2013 action drama The White Storm.

Following their collaboration on Shock Wave, director Herman Yau and actor-producer Andy Lau are reteaming on a sequel to 2013 action drama The White Storm, which Hong Kong’s Universe Films Distribution is introducing to buyers here at Filmart.

In addition to Lau, The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords (working title) will star Louis Koo, who also starred in the original film directed by Bennie Chan, along with Michael Miu, Karena Lam and Cherrie Ying.

Budgeted at $25m, a substantial hike from the original’s $16m budget,...

Unlike previous spin off Once Upon a Time in Triad Society (1996), Portland Street Blues (1998) is an official part of the franchise, involving a number of series stalwarts such as writer/producer Manfred Wong and executive producer Wong Jing. It also features cameos from the likes of Francs Ng, Ekin Cheng and Jerry Lamb portraying the roles they made famous in the main Young and Dangerous series. What sets Portland Street Blues apart from the main series is not only that it is one of the superior entries of the series, but that the main focus is on a female character in a usually male dominated genre. Portland Street Blues main focus is on the life of bisexual Triad member Sister 13 (Sandra Ng), who...

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There will be spoilers within, so if you haven’t seen Young and Dangerous 3 yet, I would advise watching it before reading this. Coming hot on the heels of Young and Dangerous 2, the third entry in the series turns out to be one of the best and clears up some of the unresolved issues from the previous movie. The film begins a number of weeks after Young and Dangerous 2, with Ho Nam (Ekin Cheng) now branch leader of the Causeway Bay branch of the Hung Hing. Chicken (Jordan Chan) is also re-instated into the Hung Hing after his exploits with the Taiwanese Triads Sun Luen in the previous film. During this time, rival Triad gang Tung Sing are making a name for themselves....

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Coming only two months after the release of the first film in the series, Young and Dangerous 2 actually improves on its predecessor. Young and Dangerous 2 focus more on the complexities of gang life, and is decidedly less comic in tone than the first entry in the series. Initially the main focus of the film is Chicken (Jordan Chan), and his adventures in Taiwan. Viewers will remember that in the first movie, Chicken had to flee Hong Kong and ended up in Taiwan. By the climax of the film he had returned as a gang boss in his own right, and backed up his friend Chan Ho Nam (Ekin Cheng) in the films finale. The first 40 minutes or so of Young and Dangerous...

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Starting back in 1996, the Young and Dangerous series went on to spawn numerous sequels and spinoffs, and went on to make stars of Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan and Francis Ng as well as feature a host of Hong Kong movie regulars such as Anthony Wong, Simon Yam and Roy Cheung. It also assisted in making director Andrew Lau one of the Hong Kong film industries’s most sought after directors, going on to direct a number of big budget blockbusters, most famously the Infernal Affairs series (2002-2003). The series was unsuccessfully rebooted with Young and Dangerous: Reloaded (2013). The main series was based on the popular comic strip Teddy Boy which was created by Dickey Yau and Cowman (Man Kai-Ming), which followed the life and...

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Ekin Cheng [pictured], Jordan Chan, Michael Tse and Jerry Lamb will star alongside Chin.

Hong Kong action star Chin Ka-lok has reassembled four of his co-stars from the Young And Dangerous series for action comedy Golden Job, which Golden Network Asia is handling internationally.

Chin will both direct and star in the film, along with Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Michael Tse and Jerry Lamb.

Eric Tsang is producing the story of five soon-to-retire con artists who are caught up in the heist of an international drug lord’s corporation when they throw an innocent bachelor party.

Produced by The Entertainer Production Company and The Artists Company, the film is scheduled to start shooting in August 2016. Chin’s acting credits also include recent hits Cold War, Motorway and Firestorm.

Exclusive: Action comedy directed by Wong Jing; Hong Kong firm also launching the final instalment in the Colour trilogy.

Wong Jing’s Mega Vision Project Workshop has started production on action comedy Mission Milano, starring Andy Lau and Huang Xiaoming.

Directed by Wong, the film revolves around a wealthy entrepreneur (Huang) who goes undercover to protect a new invention, which has the potential to end famine, from falling into the wrong hands. Lau plays an Interpol inspector who is sent to help him.

The film is in production and scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Hong Kong-based Mega Vision is also launching sales on Wong Jing and Kam Ka Wai’s Colour Of The Game, starring Simon Yam, Jordan Chan and Philip Ng.

The film is in pre-production and follows a gambler and his protégé who are pulled into a vengeance mission for a mob boss.

It marks the final instalment in Wong Jing’s Colour...

Full Strike

Written by Joe Chien, Chi-kin Kwok, Henri Wong, Pak-wing Yan & Ka Yee Yim

Directed by Chi-kin Kwok & Henri Wong

Hong Kong, 2015

Full Strike is a wacky sports comedy from directors Chi-kin Kwok and Henri Wong. In Full Strike, a group of society’s cast-offs come together to seek redemption through the sport of badminton. Bursting at the seams with obscenities and zany comedic performances, Full Strike is the perfect film for fans of filthy, over the top humor.

Disgraced badminton champion Ng Kau-sau (Josie Ho), was banned from the sport after her Hulk-like temper tantrums transformed her into a public menace; when the film begins, she has spent the past 10-years toiling away in obscurity. One stormy night, Kau-sau encounters a mysterious object falling out of the sky, which leads her to cross paths with three ex-cons (led by Ekin Cheng) looking to redeem themselves for their criminal pasts.

Hong Kong-based sales company acquires international rights to Derek Kwok’s sports drama.

Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop has picked up international rights to Derek Kwok’s sports drama Full Strike, starring Josie Ho, Ekin Cheng and Ronald Cheng.

Currently in post-production, the film stars Ho as a hot-tempered, former badminton player who decides to return to the sport to coach four reformed gangsters who are keen to play competitively. Ho’s Hong Kong-based 852 Films produced with Why Entertainment and Star Chinese Movies.

Henri Wong co-directed the film with Kwok, whose credits include As The Lights Go Out and Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons, which he co-directed with Stephen Chow.

Distribution Workshop has also picked up the latest feature from China’s Xu Jinglei, romantic drama Somewhere Only We Know, in which the director-actress also stars along with Kris Wu and Wang Likun.

Also in post-production, the film marks the feature debut of Asian heartthrob Kris Wu...

Hong Kong-based sales company acquires international rights to Derek Kwok’s sports drama.

Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop has picked up international rights to Derek Kwok’s sports drama Full Strike, starring Josie Ho, Ekin Cheng and Ronald Cheng.

Currently in post-production, the film stars Ho as a hot-tempered, former badminton player who decides to return to the sport to coach four reformed gangsters who are keen to play competitively. Ho’s Hong Kong-based 852 Films produced with Why Entertainment and Star Chinese Movies.

Henri Wong co-directed the film with Kwok, whose credits include As The Lights Go Out and Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons, which he co-directed with Stephen Chow.

Distribution Workshop has also picked up the latest feature from China’s Xu Jinglei, romantic drama Somewhere Only We Know, in which the director-actress also stars along with Kris Wu and Wang Likun.

Also in post-production, the film marks the feature debut of Asian heartthrob Kris Wu...

China is getting ready for the frantic tourist reality show The Amazing Race, just the latest in a series of formats from the U.S. and elsewhere to make a significant impact on the world's fastest-growing TV market. The Chinese version of the show is set to debut on Shenzhen TV on Friday and features celebs such as Jordan Chan, Ekin Cheng and Zhang Tielin. Read more 'Amazing Race' Host Phil Keoghan: Season 25 Has "Most Powerful Prize Ever" The Amazing Race is an enduring favorite in the West — it is entering its 25th season in the U.S.

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Back in 2004 the Pang Brothers could do no wrong. It's been a long time since they've had a bona fide hit, but back in the day, Oxide and Danny were churning out more gems than eBay. Ab-normal Beauty had more than one trick up its sleeve. Not only was it a companion piece to Danny's Leave Me Alone, in which Ekin Cheng's character kills a girl in a car crash (the same car crash depicted in this movie) but it also stars sisters Race and Rosanne Wong - of 2R pop fame - as lesbian lovers. Jiney (Race) is a photography student. One day on her way to school she witnesses a car crash and, without hesitation, starts taking pictures of the incident. All of a sudden she is experiencing satisfaction like never before and finds herself becoming obsessed with photographing grisly death. Jas (Rosanne) is clearly concerned about her welfare,...

The first teaser for Full Strike has just hit online, showing off the impressive line-up of talent in director Derek Kwok's upcoming badminton tournament flick. Produced by Josie Ho's 852 Films, the film sees the actress star alongside Ekin Cheng, Susan Shaw, Ronald Cheng, Gardner Tse, Edmond Leung, Wilfred Lau, Andrew Lam, Wang Lin and Bao Chunlai.Josie plays a former badminton champ who, 10 years after being expelled from the sport, reluctantly agrees to coach Ekin and his rag-tag gang of reformed criminals in an amateur competition.The tone of this brief trailer seems to suggest a comedy, which will put the Gallants director back in more comfortable territory following last year's As The Lights Go Out - a star-studded and financially successful firefighter drama that...

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Hong Kong director and UFO (United Filmmakers Organization) founder Lee Chi Ngai returns with “Horseplay”, an old-fashioned crime comedy boasting an all-star cast and exotic European locations. Though an acclaimed director, best known for the much loved “Lost and Found”, Lee isn’t exactly prolific, and the film is his first feature length Chinese language offering since “Magic Kitchen” back in 2004, following his segment in last year’s horror omnibus “Tales from the Dark”. Hk favourites Kelly Chen, Ekin Cheng and Tony Leung Ka Fai headline, with support from the likes of Eric Tsang, Wong Cho Lam and Mandy Lieu in a light-hearted tale of cops, robbers and art theft. Chen stars as Mui, an entertainment journalist who’s overjoyed when she gets the chance to combine a trip to London to attend her friend’s wedding with an assignment to try and track down a notorious art thief called...

Hong Kong’s Media Asia has unveiled a slate of new productions at Filmart, including Lawrence Cheng’s romantic comedy Break Up 100 and a big screen adaptation of hit TV series Triumph In The Sky.

Co-directed by Wilson Yip and Matt Chow, Triumph In The Sky is produced by Tommy Leung and will star Julian Cheung, Francis Ng and Louis Koo.

Starring Ekin Cheng and Chrissie Chau, Break Up 100 tells the story of couple who try to run a business together after breaking up and reuniting 99 times.

The slate also includes Johnnie To’s Don’t Go Breaking My Heart 2, starring Koo, Miriam Yeung and Vic Chou, along with romantic drama She Remembers, He Forgets, directed by Adam Wong (The Way We Dance) and produced by Teddy Robin and Saville Chan.

In addition, Leon Lai is making his directorial debut for Media Asia with action drama Wine War, in which he also stars. Lai is also...

This December 10th Ronny Yu’s acclaimed action drama film Saving General Yang is making its debut on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital from Well Go USA Entertainment.

Saving General Yang had its world premiere at the 2013 Hong Kong International Film Festival and since then it has made an international box office hit. It’s directed by Ronny Yu (The Bride With White Hair, Fearless, Bride of Chucky, Freddy vs. Jason) and stars Adam Cheng, Ekin Cheng, Yu Bo, Vic Chau, Li Chen, Raymond Lam, Wu Chun, Fu Xin Bo, Xu Fan and Ady An. Bonus materials include a behind-the-scenes featurette “The Making of Ip Man: The Final Fight,” plus interviews with the cast and crew.

Synopsis

The film is based on an ancient Chinese folklore about seven brothers who fought against all odds to save their legendary warrior father. It is an epic tale about the renowned Song Dynasty’s...

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Dec. 10, 2013

Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98

Studio: Well Go USA

The battle begins in Saving General Yang.

The 2013 Chinese action drama film Saving General Yang is based on the ancient Chinese folklore of the seven brothers who fought against all odds to rescue their legendary warrior father.

The year is 986 in Northeast China during the early Northern Song dynasty when the Khitan army takes its revenge for a past massacre, abducting General Yang Ye (Adam Cheng) and leaving his wife and seven sons to rescue him. Led by the first son (Ekin Cheng), the seven set out with a small band of fighters to face an army of thousands, brave the treacherous Wolf Mountain, face the nemesis of their shared history, and then find the way back alive—all to bring their father home.

Directed by veteran Ronny Yu (The Bride With White Hair, Fearless, Bride of Chucky...

The Triads are back in “Young and Dangerous: Reloaded”, which sees producers Wong Jing and Manfred Wong returning to the hugely popular series following the fortunes of good looking gang upstarts. Though their quality might have been variable, the original films really were for many one of the standouts of 1990s Hong Kong genre cinema, the first instalment back in 1996 having been directed by Andrew Lau (“Infernal Affairs”) and having helped skyrocket the career of Ekin Cheng, along with co-stars Jordan Chan, Francis Ng, Gigi Lai and Simon Yam. And so, it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that more than 15 years and some 10 (at last count) sequels and spin-offs later, a reboot now arrives, directed by Daniel Chan, who recently also dabbled with gang action in “Triad”, attempting to revisit the formula for a new generation. Taking on the all-important lead role is Him Law (“Hong Kong...

Ancient bloodsucker Duke Dekotes (Mickey Hardt) wants to rule the world by acquiring the blood essence that will allow him to survive in daylight. However, he has to get past a trio of vampire slayers, including top operator Reeve (Ekin Cheng) works for a clandestine organisation dedicated to ridding the world of the nocturnal tyrants. Look out for Jackie Chan as a high-kicking paramedic who helps out the vampire-hunters in Hong Kong director Dante Lam's vampire/martial arts mash-up.

Saving General Yang Trailer 2. Ronny Yu‘s Saving General Yang (2013) movie trailer 2 stars Adam Cheng, Ekin Cheng, Fan Xu, Raymond Lam, and Chun Wu. Saving General Yang‘s plot synopsis: “The story of the Yang’s has been eulogized for hundreds of years in the Chinese society. It details the exploits of the [...]

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Based on a classic series of beloved books and plays, Ronny Yu's Saving General Yang is an old school wartime epic, starring veteran Hong Kong actor Adam Cheng as the titular General, and Ekin Cheng as the elest of his seven loyal sons who swear to rescue him.It looks to be a good year for Yu, who was recently named as the first choice to direct Silver Vase, Iron Knight, The Weinstein Company's sequel to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Before all that, however, he must deliver this large scale period drama, which will most likely debut at next month's Hong Kong International Film Festival. A new trailer has surfaced out of Taiwan, and while it is unsubtitled, readers should have no difficulty in gleaning a...

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Saving General Yang Trailer. Ronny Yu‘s Saving General Yang (2013) movie trailer stars Ekin Cheng, Fan Xu, Raymond Lam, Chun Wu, and Vic Chow. Saving General Yang‘s plot synopsis: “The story of the Yang’s has been eulogized for hundreds of years in the Chinese society. It details the exploits of the Yang military [...]

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One thing is very clear. General Yang had better be one very, very important man to justify the amount of carnage being carried out in his name in Ronnie Yu's Saving General Yang.One of Hong Kong's finest, Yu makes his return to the director's chair for the first time since 2006 Jet Li starrer Fearless. And he is back with a massive scale action spectacle. The story of the Yang's has been eulogized for hundreds of years in the Chinese society. It details the exploits of the Yang military family, recounting the unflinching loyalty of the Yang family heirs. The plot places focus on how the seven sons of the Yang family held hands in the rescue of their father...Ekin Cheng, Chun Wu, Vic Chou,...

Fresh off making what was essentially a Young and Dangerous style gangster flick with Triad, director Daniel Chan Yee Heng does it for real with the Wong Jing-produced Young And Dangerous: Reloaded. Penned by original scriptwriter Manfred Wong, this reboot of the hugely popular series of 1990s movies - based on the comics of Cowman and Dickey Yau - sees Chan Ho Nam, Chicken and the rest of the boys take to the streets of Hong Kong to avenge the death of their boss, Brother Bee. Him Law and Leung Lit Wai embody the iconic roles made famous by Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan, along with a host of young faces including Philip Ng, Ho Wan Sze, Paul Wong, Jazz Lam and Man Chi Leung. The...

Wong Jing returns with something a little more family friendly than his usual bawdy fare in “Treasure Hunt”, an adventure comedy which he wrote, produced, starred in and co-directed with Keung Kwok Man (“Bullet and Brain”). The film drummed up a fair bit of interest as a result of starring actress Cecilia Cheung, continuing her comeback after an absence of six years despite some well-publicised off screen family woes, and even pulling in her real life young son Lucas Tse for a cameo. Comedian Ronald Cheng shares top billing, with support from Wong Jing, Liu Hua (“The Butcher The Chef and The Swordsman”) and Shao Bing (“The Lost Bladesman”), with Ekin Cheng making a brief cameo appearance. The skimpy plot sees Cheung as top commercial director Peggy, who leaves behind her displeased husband (Ekin Cheng) and son (Lucas Tse) to shoot a milk powder advert on a supposedly deserted island...

There’s nothing quite like waking up bright and early to a some outrageous cinematic silliness. If you’re missing a little goofiness in your diet this morning, then take a quick peek at the teaser trailer for directors Jeffrey Lau and Susie Au’s “East Meets West 2011″. The upcoming superhero endeavor, which stars Karen Mok, Eason Chan, Alex Fong, Stephy Tang, Ekin Cheng, and Jaycee Chan, doesn’t look like it takes itself too seriously. Which is good, really, because the flick looks mind-numbingly stupid. In a good way, of course. Best to clear that up now. Need a plot synopsis? Good. You’re getting one: Ten thousand years ago eight gods fought incessantly, not realizing that by doing so they were securing their own demotion into the secular world. They can only return to heaven once they come to understand one another and can get along with each other harmoniously.

If you thought the weirdly engaging poster we posted a while back was beyond silly, take a peek at the “Treasure Hunt” trailers embedded below. The movie certainly looked action-packed, though it doesn’t seem to take itself too seriously. Given the history of Wong Jing’s productions, I’m going to assume that it’s painfully low on substance. Then again, with a name like “Treasure Hunt”, you shouldn’t expect award-winning cinema. You’ve been warned. The plot synopsis is hanging out right here: Peggy (Cecilia Cheung), the renowned charming director in the advertising industry, was married with a 3 years old son Lucas (Lucas Tse). She was persuaded by her boss to shoot an advertisement on a deserted island with the so-called “The Strongest Man in the Galaxy” kung fu master Mr. Big (Ronald Cheng), a notorious womanizer and his daughter Cissy (Lin Miao Ke). Andy (Ekin Cheng), Peggy’s husband,...

Once A Gangster stars two actors who are famous for their roles in the hugely popular Young And Dangerous films - Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan. Considering that the last Young And Dangerous film was made back in 2000, it is perhaps not surprising that Cheng and Chan are no longer looking very young or dangerous. And this is something that the filmmakers have cleverly made use of in this gangster satire. It's triad election time, but how times have changed! Gangsters Sparrow (Ekin Cheng) and Roast Pork (Jordan Chan) are the next in line to compete to become Head of the Wo Yee Sing Society, but they are now older and wiser, and no longer keen for the position. Sparrow prefers to study...

Released theatrically in Hong Kong 11 years after its predecessor, Storm Warriors is a sequel to the 1998 movie Storm Riders. Despite pretty boys Ekin Cheng and Aaron Kwok returning as the warriors Wind and Cloud, the two films split into two directions. Different directors, different visions.

The Pang Brothers take artistic influence to a new level. Each film they release seems to copy the style of a recently successful contemporary: Bangkok Dangerous reeks of Tsui Hark, The Eye follows the footsteps of Takashi Shimizu, and Storm Warriors blatantly looks like it was directed by a poor man’s Zack Snyder.

Shot extensively, though not entirely, on bluescreen, the film uses 300-style CGI backgrounds and its trademark annoying stop-start slow-motion action scenes; except it obviously has 1/10 of the budget so they just look like a daytime children’s program that has the human host dancing in front of a cartoon landscape. This...

Kamui: The Lone Ninja

Stars: Ken’ichi Matsuyama, Koyuki, Koichi Sato, Ekin Cheng, Yuta Kanai, Suzuka Ohgo | Written by Sai and Kankuro Kudo | Directed by Yoichi San

It’s 17th century Japan and from a young age Kamui has been considered something of an outcast, even within his own ninja clan. Disillusioned with the laws and principles which dictate that he must use his skills to kill others, Kamui chooses to leave his past behind him and go in search of true freedom. But for a ninja freedom comes at a price and the only way to escape the bonds of the ninja brotherhood is to die.

Now a fugitive on the run from his clan, who are determined to hunt him down and eliminate him for his betrayal, Kamui finds himself constantly fighting for his life and unable to trust anyone. He eventually finds some solace when he meets...

“Kamui: the Lone Ninja” is a live action adaptation of the legendary Japanese manga created back in 1964 by Sanpei Shirato, directed by Yoichi Sai, previously responsible for the harrowing Takeshi Kitano drama “Blood and Bones”. The film is a wild fantasy adventure, which enticingly offers not only ninja action and the usual clan wars, but also pirates, sharks, and battles on the high seas. Written by Sai and Kankuro Kudo (“Zebraman”, “Ping Pong”), the film features an all star cast headlined by Matsuyama Kenichi (Detroit Metal City), with support from Koyuki (“Blood: The Last Vampire”), Ito Hideaki (“Umizaru”), Tsuchiya Anna (“Sakuran”), and Ohgo Suzuka (“Into the Faraway Sky”), with an appearance from Hong Kong star Ekin Cheng (“The Storm Warriors”). The film now arrives on region 2 DVD and Blu Ray via Manga Entertainment. The film is set in 17th century Japan, and follows Kamui (Matsuyama Kenichi), a young ninja whose...

Award-winning sword and sorcery action whirls on to DVD and Blu-ray today, July 12, in The Storm Warriors.

Released in cinemas in Hong Kong and Australia back in December, it's the first Chinese language film to be made using bluescreen technology.

Based on the popular comic book series Fung Wan, by writer, illustrator and publisher Ma Wing-Shing (Black Leopard; Chinese Hero), The Storm Warriors is directed by the Pang brothers (Bangkok Dangerous; The Eye trilogy), Oxide and Danny.

The movie takes its visual cues from Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 and is a sequel to Andrew Lau's 1998 action-fantasy film The Storm Riders.

It sees Asian stars Ekin Cheng (Kamui; Divergence) and Aaron Kwok (The Detective; Divergence) reprising their roles as Wind and Cloud, two legendary warriors with the power to control the elements.

The Storm Warriors was winner of the Best Visual Effects Award at...

Film: ‘Storm Warriors’; Directors: Oxide Pang Chun, Danny Pang; Cast: Aarok Kwok, Ekin Cheng, Kenny Ho, Nicholas Tse, Simon Yam, Suet Lam; Rating: 1/2

There are films that excel because of their good storyline. There are others that do well because of their special effects. Then there’s the third category, that hang nowhere and belong nowhere, like ‘Storm Warriors’ and the audiences are left wondering what happened to the filmmakers who’ve made some good movies in the past.

The little of what you can gather of the story.