Kung Fu Monster
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| Traditional Chinese | 武林怪獸 |
| Simplified Chinese | 武林怪兽 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wǔ Lín Guài Shòu |
| Jyutping | Mou2 Lam4 Gwaai3 Sau3 |
| Directed by | Andrew Lau |
| Screenplay by | Rong Chao Lin Ting Philip Lui Ronald Chan |
| Produced by | Derek Yee Mandy Law Peggy Lee Rong Chao Andrew Lau |
| Starring | Louis Koo Cheney Chen Bao Bei'er Bea Hayden Wang Taili Alex Fong Zhou Dongyu |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lau Cho Man-keung |
| Edited by | Sun Chi-man Azrael Chung |
| Music by | Chan Kwong-wing Wan Pin Chu |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Media Asia Entertainment Group |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Hong Kong China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | $11.5 million[2] |
Kung Fu Monster (Chinese: 武林怪兽), previously translated as When Robbers Meet the Monster, is a 2018 Hong Kong-Chinese wuxia fantasy film co-produced and directed by Andrew Lau and starring Louis Koo, Cheney Chen, Bao Bei'er, Wang Taili, Bea Hayden, with Alex Fong and Zhou Dongyu. Production for the film began on 13 April 2017[3] and wrapped up on 8 June of the same year in Beijing,[4][5] and was released in December 2018.[6]
Plot
[edit]During the Wanli Emperor's reign (reigned 1572 to 1620) in the Ming dynasty, Crane Sun, a cruel supervisor of the Eastern Depot, was ordered to capture monsters that have escaped from the royal palace. At the same time, militia warrior Blade colludes with his martial arts junior Bella and female warrior Frigid gather a group of forest fighters to rob the silver from corrupt officials. However, silver was missing, while wanted criminal Ocean Feng appears along with Jianghu wanderer Cypress. As a bigger crisis comes, monsters are looking through it nearby.
Cast
[edit]Main starring
- Louis Koo as Ocean Feng
- Cheney Chen as Blade
- Bao Bei'er as Cypress
- Wang Taili as Mount
- Bea Hayden as Frigid
- Alex Fong as Crane Sun
- Zhou Dongyu as Bella
Also starring
- Wu Yue as Constable Wang
- Pan Binlong as Saucy
- Kong Lianshun as Dash
- Liang Dawei as Crane's underling #1
- Liu Hao as Crane's underling #2
Guest appearances
Soundtracks
[edit]| Name | Artist | Type |
| 凡人英雄歌 | Tengger | Theme song |
| 招财进宝 (Lucky Fortune) | Yang Chaoyue | Holiday Theme song |
References
[edit]- ^ "KUNG FU MONSTER - Cinando".
- ^ "Kung Fu Monster - IMDb". IMDb. [unreliable source?]
- ^ "刘伟强新片《武林怪兽》宣布开机 郭碧婷陈学冬古装造型亮相 古天乐周冬雨主演". Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "《武林怪兽》杀青 周冬雨俏皮郭碧婷美艳". 12 June 2017.
- ^ "古天樂新片做「舞林至尊」惡鬥周冬雨". 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Wu lin guai shou". IMDb.