San wa (2005)

Director:

Stanley Tong

Writers:

Hai-shu Li (writer)
Stanley Tong (writer)
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Release Date:

23 September 2005 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Birthmark | Teleconferencing | Battle Scene | Elephant | Ancient Manuscript

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	General Meng Yi / Dr Jack Chan
Hee-seon Kim	...	Ok-soo
Tony Leung Ka Fai	...	William
Mallika Sherawat	...	Samantha
Ken Lo	...	Dragon
Rongguang Yu	...	Zhao Kuang
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ram Gopal Bajaj	...	The Guru
Min-su Choi	...	General Choi (as Choi Min Soo)
Jason Chong	...	Jack / General Meng-Yi (English Revoice)
Hayama Go	...	Tiger
Kumman Gopakumar	...	Dasar Policeman
Leon Head	...	Dr. Smith
Sasidharan Nair Sajith Kumar	...	Dasar Guard A
Biju Kumman	...	Dasar Policeman
Sunil Kumar Kumman	...	Dasar Guard B
Maggie Lau	...	Maggie
Jing-kei Liang	...	Governess (as Liang Jingke)
Xuetong Li	...	Curator
Karimbil Nidheesh	...	Dasar Policeman
Sudhanshu Pandey
Bing Shao	...	Nangong Yan
Qiao Shun	...	Eunuch
Zhou Sun	...	Mr. Koo
Patrick Tam	...	General Xu Gui
Ken Wong	...	Rebel General Meng Jie
Wei Xing Yao	...	General Shen
Tak Yuen	...	Dasar Monk (as Richard Hung)
Jianzhong Zhang	...	Official

Directed by
Stanley Tong

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Hai-shu Li		writer
Stanley Tong		writer
Hui-Ling Wang		writer

Produced by
Bobby Bedi	....	co-producer: India
Puja Bedi	....	line producer: India
Jackie Chan	....	executive producer
Willie Chan	....	executive producer
Willie Chan	....	producer
Gin Lau	....	line producer
Kim Wah Lo	....	line producer (as Lo Kim Wah)
Bud Robertson	....	supervising producer (english language version)
Solon So	....	producer
Barbie Tung	....	producer
Buting Yang	....	executive producer
Albert Yeung	....	executive producer
Jianzhong Zhang	....	line producer: Shanghai

Original Music by
Gary Chase
Nathan Wang

Cinematography by
Wing-Hung Wong

Film Editing by
Chi Wai Yau

Casting by
Sheila Manning

Production Design by
Oliver Wong

Costume Design by
Thomas Chong

Makeup Department
Zhang Qing Chen	....	makeup artist: Lanzhou (as Zhangqing Chen)
Maggie Choy	....	makeup artist
Chang Ming Gao	....	hair stylist: Shanghai (as Gao Changming)
Lai Wai Kuen	....	hair stylist
Wai Hing Lau	....	hair stylist (as Lau Wai Hing)
Suresh Monty	....	makeup artist: India
Saroj Rokhundl	....	hair stylist: India
Cal Salhua	....	makeup artist: Shanghai
Chhotu Sheikh	....	makeup artist: India (as Chotu Shaikh)
Zhang Xitao	....	hair stylist: Lanzhou
Ronald Yeung	....	hair stylist
Wang Yuanyuan	....	hair stylist: Lanzhou
Zhang Zhong	....	makeup artist: Lanzhou

Production Management
Ringo Chen	....	associate production manager
Yuk Wah Cheung	....	unit manager
Lee Kwok Fal	....	assistant production manager
Joe Lee	....	assistant production manager
Ram Ling	....	assistant production manager
Melody Lui	....	associate production manager: India
Rohit Ved Prakash	....	associate production manager: India
Chan Si Ting	....	unit manager
Yogender Tyagi	....	unit manager: India
Carly Wong	....	production manager
Eddie Wong	....	associate production manager
Wendy Wong	....	production manager: India

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Janet Chun	....	first assistant director
Chang Jing	....	third assistant director
Raman Kumar	....	third assistant director: India
Man Ki Kwok	....	second assistant director
Johnny Lee	....	first assistant director
Chi On Leung	....	first assistant director
Bin Liao	....	assistant director: Lanzhou (as Liao Bin)
Hai-shu Li	....	third assistant director
Lemon Liu	....	first assistant director (as Liu Yick Man)
Siddhartha Luther	....	second assistant director: India
Murli Menon	....	first assistant director: India
Naresh Sharma	....	third assistant director: India
Koo Chi Wai	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Andrew Belletty	....	sound mixer
Brett Hinton	....	printmaster engineer
Nicole Lazaroff	....	boom operator
Lin Qiu	....	location boom operator
Kinson Tsang	....	sound

Visual Effects by
Wendy Choi	....	visual effects producer
David Tso	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Jackie Chan	....	stunt director
William Dewsbury	....	horse wrangler
Han Guan Hua	....	stunts
In Seob Lee	....	stunt double
Ken Lo	....	stunt double
Hyun Jin Park	....	stunt performer
Stanley Tong	....	stunt director
Gang Wu	....	stunt performer
Tak Yuen	....	stunt director (as Richard Hung)
Jon Foo	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael A. Johnson	....	camera operator
Michael A. Johnson	....	steadicam operator
Fong Ho Yuen	....	still photographer

Music Department
Milton Nelson	....	orchestrator
Johs Wu	....	music editor

Other crew
Damon Chan	....	production accountant
Dal Changming	....	on-set doctor: Yunnan
Mustafa Chaniwala	....	floor runner: India
Joe Chan	....	continuity
Joe Chan	....	script supervisor
Yu Fei	....	catering coordinator: Beijing
Li Guohui	....	catering coordinator: Yunnan
Wang Jiafan	....	catering coordinator: Shanghai
Zhu Jingshu	....	production accountant: Shanghai
Siddarth Joshi	....	extras coordinator: India (as Siddharth Joshi)
Padmaja Karmaikar	....	office secretary: India (as Padmaja S. Karmalkar)
Weimin Lao	....	horse trainer: Lanzhou unit
Weimin Liu	....	horse trainer
Trevor Morris	....	subtitle translator
Meenakshi Pande	....	production secretary: India (as Meenakshi Pandey)
Sandeep Soparrkar	....	choreographer: India (as Sandip Soparrkar)
Graham Ware Jr.	....	horse trainer (as Grahame Ware)
Irene Wong	....	production secretary
Jiang Yingjie	....	catering coordinator: Shanghai

Production Companies

• China Film Group
• JCE Entertainment Ltd.
• Jackie Chan Emperor Movies
• Media Asia Films
• Wonder World Corporation

Distributors

• Barking Cow Distribution
• Beijing Poly-bona Film Publishing Company (2005) (China) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Emperor Motion Pictures (2005) (Hong Kong) (video)
• Paradise Group (2005) (Russia) (all media)
• Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Viva Films (2005) (Philippines) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• DCDC

Other Companies

• Kodak (Hong Kong) Ltd.  film supplied by
• Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd.  titles
• Media Business Service Limited  dubbing
• O.K. Post Production Co.  dubbing: Cantonese
• Oriental Post Co. Ltd.  digital intermediate
• Salon Films  camera equipment provided by
• Salon Films  grip and lighting equipment
• Soundfirm Beijing Co. Ltd.  dubbing

Also Known As:

Shen hua (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
The Myth (International: English title)
Time Breaker (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)
Titanium Rain (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some sensuality. (edited version; previously rated R for some violence)

Runtime:

Hong Kong:122 min | Philippines:117 min | Canada:118 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

China | Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin | Hindi | Korean | Cantonese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 | South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG (theatrical) | Germany:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:U | Indonesia:Dewasa

Filming Locations:

Anjanadri Hill, Hampi, Karnataka, India

Company:

China Film Group

Trivia:

'Jackie Chan (I)' fell off a horse and couldn't move his legs for the rest have the day. After a few days he was reported doing fine again.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the first sword fight, Jackie's character accidentally impales his opponent, at an angle upward through his back. Upon the camera moving away and then back, the sword is suddenly through his opponent's stomach, completely level.

Mixture

This is a wonderful movie with a mixture of many cultures in it. Just try and admire this movie and you will notice how they merge everything together. The language used in this movie is of course Cantonese as it is a movie from Hong Kong. Then there's Mandarin and Korean language and also at some parts they spoke Indian (I have no idea it's Hindi or Tamil language). They also communicated in English because they wanted to potray the modern world as English is known as the international language. The actors also come from a variety of races. Though the things that occurred in this movie might seem quite far-fetched, the title "The Myth" explains it all. Whether it's comedy, love, friendship, past, present, technology or wonders, this movie got it all! By the way, the soundtracks match very well with the movie, I just can't stop listening to the theme song "Endless Love" sung by Jackie and Kim.