Zhong Nan Hai bao biao (1994)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Directors:

Kazuya Konaka
Corey Yuen

Writers:

Gordon Chan (screenplay)
Kin Chung Chan (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 July 1994 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government...

Plot Keywords:

Witness | Bodyguard | Hong Kong | Assassination | Police

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jet Li	...	Allan Hui Ching-yeung / John Chang
Christy Chung	...	Michelle Yeung
Kent Cheng	...	Charlie Leung Kam-Po
Collin Chou	...	Wong (as Sing Ngai)
Wing-Chung Leung	...	Ken
Wai-Kwok Ng	...	James Shong Sai-cheung
William Chu	...	Billy Yeung
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John DeMita	...	(voice: English version)
Keith Ferguson	...	(voice: English version)
Joe Hanna	...	(voice: English version)
Tom Konkle	...	Various (voice: English version)
Michael Miller	...	Assassin in Opening Scene
Jennifer Paz	...	(voice: English version)
Arianna Ratner	...	(voice: English version)
Dean Scofield	...	(voice: English version)
Michael Sorich	...	(voice: English version)
Fred Tatasciore	...	(voice: English version)
Kam-Kong Wong	...	Chiu Kwok-Man
Corey Yuen	...	Cameo

Also Known As:

The Defender (UK) (video title) (USA) (DVD title)
Chung Nam Hoi bo biu (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
The Bodyguard from Beijing (Hong Kong: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence.

Runtime:

Norway:92 min

Country:

Hong Kong | Japan

Language:

Cantonese | Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:R (Ontario) | Germany:18 | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Company:

Eastern Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: Just about everything during the end kitchen fight scene has a continuity error, examples, the sink switches many positions, the bodies around the sink appear and disappear, covering mouth with sleeve, then hand when camera angle switches, and also position of the two as they are fighting throughout the room.

Quotes:

Michelle Yeung: You made me cry. It won't happen again!

This film broke my heart

I am a big fan of Jet Li, and absolutely loved this film. It is beautiful and very sad. Brilliant work by all the actors and the fight scenes were great. The ending was not quite what I expected - warning! not like the Hollywood endings!