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ActionComedyCrimeFantasy

Kung Fu Hustle

- So many gangsters… so little time.

It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.

Release Date : 2004-02-10

Language :Cantonese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures Film Production AsiaHuayi Brothers & Taihe Film InvestmentBeijing Film Studio of China Film Group CorporationStar Overseas

Production Country : ChinaHong Kong

Alternative Titles : Kung Fu Hustle

Cast

Stephen Chow Sing-Chi

Character Name : Sing

Original Name : 周星馳

Gender : Male

Yuen Qiu

Character Name : Landlady

Original Name : 元秋

Gender : Female

Yuen Wah

Character Name : Landlord

Original Name : 元華

Gender : Male

Lam Tze-Chung

Character Name : Sing's Sidekick

Original Name : 林子聰

Gender : Male

Bruce Leung

Character Name : The Beast

Original Name : 梁小龍

Gender : Male

Huang Shengyi

Character Name : Fong

Original Name : 黄圣依

Gender : Female

Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan

Character Name : Brother Sum

Original Name : 陳國坤

Gender : Male

Chi Ling Chiu

Character Name : Tailor

Original Name : 趙志凌

Gender : Male

Xing Yu

Character Name : Coolie

Original Name : 释行宇

Gender : Male

Zhihua Dong

Character Name : Donut

Original Name : Zhihua Dong

Gender : Male

Tenky Tin Kai-Man

Character Name : Axe Gang Advisor

Original Name : Tenky Tin Kai-Man

Gender : Male

Lam Suet

Character Name : Axe Gang Vice General

Original Name : 林雪

Gender : Male

Kang Xi Jia

Character Name : Harpist Assassin #1

Original Name : Kang Xi Jia

Gender : Male

Fung Hak-On

Character Name : Harpist Assassin #2

Original Name : Feng Ke'an

Gender : Male

Feng Xiaogang

Character Name : Crocodile Gang Boss

Original Name : 冯小刚

Gender : Male

Yuen Cheung-Yan

Character Name : Beggar

Original Name : 袁祥仁

Gender : Male

Zhang Yibai

Character Name : Inspector Chan

Original Name : Zhang Yibai

Gender : Male

Jiarui Ren

Character Name : Suzie

Original Name : Jiarui Ren

Gender : Female

Ding Xiaolong

Character Name : Mr. Gold

Original Name : 丁小龙

Gender : Male

Zhang Mingming

Character Name : Mr. Silver

Original Name : Zhang Mingming

Gender : Male

Oliver Wong Yui-Man

Character Name : Inspector

Original Name : Oliver Wong Yui-Man

Gender : Male

Kai Shi Chen

Character Name : Rabbit-Tooth Jane

Original Name : Kai Shi Chen

Gender : Female

Wellson Chin Sing-Wai

Character Name : Neighbour A

Original Name : Wellson Chin Sing-Wai

Gender : Male

He Wenhui

Character Name : Jiang Bao

Original Name : He Wenhui

Gender : Male

David Hung

Character Name : Mr. Big

Original Name : David Hung

Gender : Male

Billy Ma

Character Name : Axe Gang Member

Original Name : Billy Ma

Gender : Male

Hao Tian Yuan

Character Name : Little Sing

Original Name : Hao Tian Yuan

Gender : Male

Steven Fung Min-Hang

Character Name : Four Eye Clerk

Original Name : Steven Fung Min-Hang

Gender : Male

Yang Neng

Character Name : Neighbour B

Original Name : Yang Neng

Gender : Male

Chao Xia Liu

Character Name : Neighbour C

Original Name : Chao Xia Liu

Gender : Male

Fan Tiantian

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : Fan Tiantian

Gender : Female

Alex Lam Chi-Sin

Character Name : Bully

Original Name : 林子善

Gender : Male

Wang Shi Ying

Character Name : Little Fong

Original Name : Wang Shi Ying

Gender : Male

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Quite an experience, and in a great way as well! Went into this one totally blind as to its contents, truth is, is that I was mooching round the shops yesterday and came across an Asian triple pack DVD at a bargain price, since one of the films was Jet Li starrer Unleashed, i thought it was worth the cheap price on offer. Got home and the write up on the back of the case didn't give much away as regards plot for Kung Fu Hustle, an Axe Gang, some guy named Sing wants to be in the gang, and that some creaky old residents in a place called Pig Sty Ally are tougher than they look. What I got was what I can only describe as a live cartoon full of class and style, the sort of flip side to the more arty Asian films that have (rightly) become massively popular in the subsequent decadse. Written, directed, produced and starring Stephen Chow (Sing), Kung Fu Hustle is a remarkably breathless piece of work, the plot is threadbare for sure, but it really matters not, because Chow has fused the grand old genre staple punch up with balletic comedy, it's quite something to behold. It's as loud as a face off between Motorhead & Iron Maiden, yet it's just so flipping tender at the same time! Incredible sequences will dazzle you one moment and then have you laughing the next, I'm quite annoyed that I didn't catch on to this film back in 2004, but even now some years later this film is still a breath of fresh air on the home format release. See it and roll with it, enjoy. 9/10