Dong jing gong lüe (2000)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Jingle Ma

Writers:

Susan Chan (writer)
Felix Chong (writer)

Release Date:

28 January 2000 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Is anyone who he says he is in this caper that moves from Hong Kong and Las Vegas to Tokyo? Ken doesn't...

Plot Keywords:

Tokyo | Hong Kong | Truck Explosion | Japanese Man | Violence

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu Wai	...	Lin
Ekin Cheng	...	Yung
Kelly Chen	...	Macy
Cecilia Cheung	...	Saori
Tôru Nakamura	...	Takahashi
Hiroshi Abe	...	Takeshi Ito
Kumiko Endô	...	Naomi
Maju Ozawa	...	Yukiko
Yûko Moriyama	...	Miyuki
Minami Shirakawa	...	Sayuri
Takeshi Yamato	...	Akakawa
Pauline Yam
Kou Shibasaki	...	Yumi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Reila Aphrodite
Meiken Itô

Also Known As:

Tokyo Raiders (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for martial arts action/violence.

Runtime:

Argentina:118 min | Australia:97 min | China:118 min | Finland:97 min | Netherlands:96 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

In the script, the character of gang boss Takeshi Ito was meant to be a typical "calm, confident and arrogant yakuza boss". However, when Hiroshi Abe approached Jingle Ma about the idea of making him a very nervous kind of guy, Ma loved the idea and went with it.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Han cheng gong lüe (2005)

Soundtrack:

Magic

Bizarre, to say the least!

Well, the DVD came out here in the UK, without any announcement, and I hadn't heard of it, so having enjoyed Tony Leung in titles like "Bullet In The Head" and "Hard-Boiled" (both John Woo films), I thought I'd give this a try. All I can say, is that it's bizarre, to say the least!

Part James Bond, part Mission Impossible, and part modern-day action/comedy ala "Indiana Jones", it's essentially a crime-caper story about one man's attempt to blackmail a Mob Boss. It will not be to everyones fancy, that's for sure, but those who stick with it, will have an enjoyable little HK action movie.

It's not what you'd expect, but it is an interesting title to watch, although some viewers may well give-up on it, before watching the entire movie. Considering that only the 97 minute edit was released here, it would be interesting to see the longer 2-hour cut, as seen in Australia, et al.

The best-bit, without a doubt, is the motorised-skateboard/BMX bike chase! Very wacky, and very funny, and very, very cool!