Du shen (1989)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Jing Wong

Writer:

Jing Wong (writer)

Release Date:

14 December 1989 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A master gambler loses his memory, and is befriended by a street hustler who discovers his supernatural gambling abilities.

Plot Keywords:

Gambler | Gambling | Cult Favorite | Gambling Syndicate | Chocolate

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Yun-Fat Chow	...	Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' (as Chow Yun Fat)
Andy Lau	...	Michael Chan / Little Knife / Dagger
Joey Wang	...	Jane
Fong Lung	...	Ko Yee (as Lung Fong)
Fui-On Shing	...	Kau
Charles Heung	...	Lung Wu / 'Dragon'
Sharla Cheung	...	Janet (as Man Cheung)
Man Tat Ng	...	Brother Shing
Hon Lam Bau	...	Chan Kam-Shing
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis Chan	...	Doctor
Lap Ban Chan	...	Knife's grandmother
Michael Chow Man-Kin	...	Casino Manager
Ching-Ho Law	...	Skinny
Michiko Nishiwaki	...	Ko Chun's female Yakuza opponent
Maggie Blue O'Hara	...	Betty (voice: English version)
Yasuyoshi Shikamura
Jing Wong	...	John in Bordello
Ronald Wong	...	Crawl
Sen Wong	...	Jane's Father
Tse Lin Yang	...	Nam (as Chak Lam Yeung)
Shangguang Yu	...	Jane's Mother

Also Known As:

Dao san (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
God of Gamblers (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | UK:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | USA:R

Company:

Win's Movie Productions Ltd.

Trivia:

The card marking technique used in the finale is an advanced form of illuminous marking, using certain chemicals not visible to the naked eye. To see the markings, you need a certain pair of glasses or contact lens. However, as you can see in the final showdown, marking cards doesn't always work.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Yee and Ko Chun are in the hospital, Ko Chun has a large, circular blood stain on his head bandage. But when Knife breaks in, the blood stain is smaller and changes shape.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Du sheng (1990)

Soundtrack:

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

Makes me want to become god of gamblers

This movie once again demonstrates Hong Kong cinema at its best. At the helm of the movie, Chow Yun Fat demonstrates magnificent acting skills as he is able to act in all types of characters, from being a man trapped in a child-like state, to ultimately being the "God of Gamblers". Andy Lau also gives a very note-worthy performance, as Chow Yun Fats sidekick (even though this is a much younger Andy Lau). The movie itself was pretty good, although I would have preferred if the movie was entirely serious instead of putting comic relief in the middle. Regardless buy this movie, it is a must for people who enjoy Hong Kong cinema!!