Zi yu feng bao (1999)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Teddy Chan

Writers:

Jo Jo Hui (writer)
Oi Wah Lam (writer)

Release Date:

25 November 1999 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Unmei wa hitori no otoko no kioku ni yudanerareta [Japan]

Plot:

Khmer Rouge terrorist Kieron Chow and his unit arrive in Hong Kong for their latest mission. Todd, Chow's son and fiercely loyal right-hand man...

Plot Keywords:

Undercover | Khmer Rouge | Psychiatrist | Head Wound | Covered In Blood

Awards:

10 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Daniel Wu	...	Todd Nguyen
Kwok-Leung Gan	...	Soong
Emil Chau	...	Ma Li
Josie Ho	...	Guan Ai
Joan Chen	...	Shirley Kwan
Theresa Lee	...	Cheryl
Patrick Tam	...	O.B. (as Yiu Man Tam)
Jianxin Huang	...	Liu
Michael Tong	...	Mike - ATF officer
Moses Chan	...	Rock
Alan Moo	...	F.D. (as Moo Kai)
Cordelia Choy	...	Judy - ATF agent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Abbott	...	Todd's adoptive father
Mike Cassey	...	Airline Pilot
Xu-Hao Liu	...	Khmer Rouge soldier
Jude Poyer	...	ATF Agent
Tony Trimble	...	Mercenary - Driving crane

Also Known As:

Chi yue fung biu (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Purple Storm (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin | Cantonese | Khmer

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Australia:MA | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Media Asia Films

Hong Kong trying very American genre

This film is a must for people who like action. The story is very American, especially for Hong Kong type audiences. Eastern audiences like a lot of straight up action in their action films, what they got here was both intelligent and kinetic.

What I thought was cool is that Joan Chen came back in a Hong Kong Chinese speaking role. I don't think I have seen her there for a while.