Han cheng gong lüe (2005)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Jingle Ma

Writers:

Jingle Ma (written by) &
Brian Chung (written by) ...
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Release Date:

3 February 2005 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy | Action

Plot:

In this sequel to "Tokyo Raiders", wisecracking, kung-fu-fighting spy/private eye Lam jets off to Seoul...

Plot Keywords:

Thief | Chase | Sequel | Spy | Double Cross

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu Wai	...	Lam
Richie Ren	...	Owen Lee (as Richie Jen)
Qi Shu	...	J.J. (as Shu Qi)
James Kim	...	Black Bear
Jeong-jin Lee	...	Jeon (as Jung Jin)
Meme Tian	...	Kim
Saki Seto	...	Saya
Yeo-jin Choi	...	Choi Sun Ah (as Choi Yei Jin)
Su-Hyun Jo	...	Lee Youn Mi (as Jo Su Hyun)
Ji-hyoung Lee	...	Police Captain (as Lee Ji Hyoung)
Joyce Cheung	...	Lady in U.S. Embassy
Mathew Tang	...	Police Commissioner Yam
Sasha Hou	...	Policewoman
Hilary Yeung Sum Yee	...	Policewoman
Seung-wan Do	...	Model (as Do Seung Wan)
Eun-ae Goo	...	Model (as Goo Eun Ae)
Ji-Young Woo	...	Model (as Woo Ji Young)
Kim Mi Hye	...	Model
Ji-Na Han	...	Dancer (as Han Ji Na)
Sang Yong Kim	...	Punk (as Kim Sang Yong)
Moon-Hwan Choi	...	Punk (as Choi Moon Hwan)
Ji-suk Kim	...	Black Bear's Bouncer (as Kim Ji Suk)
Seung-kyo Jung	...	Black Bear's Bouncer (as Jung Seung Kyo)
Bong-il Kim	...	Black Bear's Bouncer (as Kim Bong Il)
Jin-tae Jeon	...	Black Bear's Bouncer (as Jeon Jin Tae)
Tae-Hwan Kim	...	Black Bear's Bouncer (as Kim Tae Hwan)
Young-min Joo	...	Black Bear's Bouncer (as Joo Young Min)
Yong-woon Kim	...	Black Bear's Bouncer (as Kim Yong Woon)
Si-eun Lee	...	Black Bear's Bouncer (as Lee Si Eun)
Myung-Seok Seo	...	Black Bear's Bouncer (as Seo Myung Seok)
Yong Dae	...	Black Bear's Bouncer (as Dae Yong)
In-Hwan Jeon	...	Counterfeit Plate Expert (as Jeon In Hwan)
Chris Ng	...	Ka Keung
Hyung-soon Park	...	Polar Bear (as Park Hyung Soon)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ji-Yeon Park	...	(uncredited)
Pete Spurrier	...	US marine (uncredited)

Directed by
Jingle Ma

Writing credits
Jingle Ma		(written by) &
Brian Chung		(written by) (as Chung Wai Hung) &
Eric Lin		(written by)
Jiaqiang Wu		writer
Weixiong Zhong		writer

Produced by
Zhuang Chen	....	co-producer
John Chong	....	executive producer
John Chong	....	producer
Shoufang Dou	....	executive producer (as Dou Shou Fang)
Lorraine Ho	....	associate producer
Stephen Lam	....	line producer
Sung-Hoon Park	....	line producer (as Park Sung Hoon)
Wai Sum Shia	....	line producer (as Sum Shia Wai)

Original Music by
Tommy Wai

Cinematography by
Kwok Hung Chan		(director of photography) (as Chan Kwok Hung)
Jingle Ma		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Chi-Leung Kwong		(as Kong Chi Leung)
Zheng Zhiliang

Art Direction by
Ying-Wah Cheung		(as Cheung Ying Wa)
Ahn Sung Hyun

Set Decoration by
Jin-tae Kim

Costume Design by
Dora Ng

Makeup Department
Fung-yin Cheng	....	makeup artist (as Cheng Fung Yin)
Min-sun Choi	....	hair stylist: Korea (as Choi Min Sun)
Min-sun Choi	....	makeup artist: Korea (as Choi Min Sun)
Sun-hee Kim	....	assistant hair stylist: Korea (as Kim Sun Hee)
Sun-hee Kim	....	assistant makeup artist: Korea (as Kim Sun Hee)
Wing-Shun Kwok	....	hair stylist (as Kwok Wing Shun)

Production Management
Helen Li	....	production manager
Pui-Ki Lun	....	assistant production manager (as Lun Pui Ki)
Sung-ho Park	....	unit manager: Korea (as Park Sung Ho)
Kim Jae Yong	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Po Chun Chan	....	second assistant director (as Chan Po Chun)
Lanbo Cheuk	....	first assistant director
Bong-seok Choi	....	third assistant director: Korea (as Choi Bong Seok)
In-Hwan Jeon	....	first assistant director: Korea (as Jeon In Hwan)
Ki-young Kim	....	second assistant director: Korea (as Kim Ki Young)

Art Department
Little B.	....	storyboard artist (as Little B)
Kam-Wai Dung	....	propsman (as Dung Kam Wai)
Kin Wah Ko	....	propsman (as Ko Kin Wah)
Kwok On Lau	....	propsman (as Lau Kwok On)
Kyu-ho Lee	....	art team: Korea (as Lee Kyu Ho)
Chung Wai Ng	....	props master (as Ng Chun Wai)
Hyun-sun Seo	....	art team: Korea (as Seo Hyun Sun)

Sound Department
Chun Wang Au	....	foley artist (as Au Chun Wan)
Man-Ho Chau	....	sound effects editor (as Chau Man Ho)
Ngai Cheung	....	dialogue: Mandarin (as Cheung Ngai)
Choi Dae-Sung	....	location sound: Korea
Wing Hong Fung	....	foley artist (as Fung Wing Hong)
Kyung-ho Kim	....	boom operator: Korea (as Kim Kyung Ho)
Wai Hung Kwong	....	foley artist (as Kwong Wai Hung)
Hon Chiu Lam	....	foley artist (as Lam Hon Chiu)
Pui-Sze Soo	....	dialogue editor (as Soo Pui Sze)
Pui-Sze Soo	....	dialogue recordist (as Soo Pui Sze)
Burnard To	....	foley recordist (as To Burnard)
Kinson Tsang	....	re-recording mixer
Kinson Tsang	....	sound designer
Tse Kin Wong	....	foley recordist (as Wong Tsz Kin)
Henry Yam	....	foley artist
Chun Hin Yiu	....	sound effects editor (as Yiu Chun Hin)
George Lee Yiu-Keung	....	re-recording mixer (as Lee Yiu Keung)
Chi Man Yu	....	foley artist (as Yu Che Man)
Ting Yip Yuen	....	dialogue editor (as Yuen Ting Yip)
Ting Yip Yuen	....	dialogue recordist (as Yuen Ting Yip)
Tomy Yu	....	foley artist (as Tommy Yu)

Special Effects by
Byung-ki Kim	....	special effects: Korea (as Kim Byung Ki)
Ji-dong Kim	....	special effects: Korea (as Kim Ji Dong)
Jung-hyuck Kim	....	special effects: Korea (as Kim Jung Hyuck)
Mahn-sung Kim	....	special effects: Korea (as Kim Mahn Sung)
Tae-Yong Kim	....	special effects: Korea (as Kim Tae Yong)
Joo-hwan Lee	....	special effects: Korea (as Lee Joo Hwan)
Min-woo Lee	....	special effects: Korea (as Lee Min Woo)

Visual Effects by
Miranda Chan	....	computer animator
Nicco Chan	....	senior computer animator (as Nicco Chen)
Huang Fei	....	senior computer animator (as Fei Huang)
Francis Fung	....	visual effects editor
Johnny He	....	senior computer animator
Kim He	....	computer animator
Brian Ho	....	digital effects supervisor
Jean Hou	....	visual effects coordinator
Kelvin Hou	....	technical director: modeler
Garrett Lam	....	technical director/compositor
Sunny Li	....	computer animator
Yuen Chi Liu	....	computer animator (as Liu Yuen Chi)
Sengs Sheng	....	senior computer animator
Sam Sun	....	computer animator
Randy Tse	....	technical director: lighting and texture
Raymond Wong	....	senior computer animator
Victor Wong	....	visual effects supervisor
Daniel Wu	....	computer animator
Joyce Wu	....	visual effects coordinator
Juno Wu	....	senior computer animator
May Xiong	....	computer animator
Coco Xu	....	senior computer animator
Ye	....	computer animator
Yan Yuan	....	senior computer animator (as Yan Yuan)
Jack Zhang	....	computer animator
Jim Zhang	....	computer animator

Stunts
Hyung-woo Choi	....	plane stunt helper: Korea (as Choi Hyung Woo)
Ju-lee Cho	....	car stunt team: Korea (as Cho Ju Lee)
Sung-su Cho	....	car stunt team: Korea (as Cho Sun Su)
Won-sik Cho	....	car stunt team: Korea (as Cho Won Sik)
Sun-Baek Hwang	....	car stunt team: Korea (as Hwang Sun Baek)
Gi-soo Jeon	....	stuntman: Korea (as Jeon Gi Soo)
Sang-gu Ji	....	plant stunt supervisor: Korea (as Ji Sang Gu)
Hyuck-joon Jo	....	plane stunt helper: Korea (as Jo Hyuck Joon)
Joo-hyun Jo	....	stuntman: Korea (as Jo Joo Hyun)
Yeon-yi Jung	....	plane stunt helper: Korea (as Jung Yeon Yi)
Yiu Man Kee	....	stuntman (as Yiu Man Kee)
Sung-Bok Kim	....	car stunt coordinator: Korea (as Kim Sung Bok)
Kung-ik Kwon	....	car stunt team: Korea (as Kwon Kung Ik)
Jin-sung Oh	....	plane stunt helper: Korea (as Oh Jin Sung)
Young-sik Park	....	stuntman: Korea (as Park Young Sik)
Ailen Sit	....	stunt director
Tung So	....	stuntman (as So Tung)
Chiu Yau Tang	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Tang Chiu Yau)
Seok-Jin Yoon	....	stuntman: Korea (as Yoon Seok Jin)
Jung Yuen	....	assistant stunt coordinator: Korea (as Won Jin)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kam-Chuen Chan	....	still photographer (as Chan Kam Chuen)
Chi-Chung Cheung	....	grip (as Cheung Chi Chung)
Fu-Sum Chiu	....	grip (as Chiu Fu Sum)
Wong Wai Chuen	....	gaffer (as Wong Wai Chuen)
Il-Seob Hong	....	assistant camera: Korea (as Hong Il Seob)
Pui Lun Ho	....	dolly (as Ho Pui Lun)
In-soo Jang	....	cable man: Korea (as Jang In Soo)
Sae-kyo Jung	....	assistant camera: Korea (as Jung Sae Kyo)
Man-Wai Lee	....	electrician (as Lee Man Wai)
Siuming Lin	....	electrician (as Lin Siu Ming)
Sang-wook Park	....	electrician: Korea (as Park Sang Wook)
Siu-Ho Poon	....	electrician (as Ho Siu Poon)
Ka-Kit Wong	....	grip (as Wong Ka Kit)
Kai Tin Yeung	....	best boy (as Yeung Kai Tim)
Hee-kyu Yoon	....	electrician: Korea (as Yoon Hee Kyu)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hyang-hee Kim	....	wardrobe assistant: Korea (as Kim Hyang Hee)
Hyun-sook Kim	....	wardrobe assistant: Korea (as Kim Hyun Sook)
Yong-geon Seoi	....	special costume designer: Korea (as Seoi Yong Geon)
Kar Yan Yip	....	assistant costume designer (as Karen Yip)
Eun-kyung Yoon	....	wardrobe assistant: Korea (as Yoon Eun Kyung)

Editorial Department
Chi-Kong Wong	....	color timer (as Wong Chi Kong)

Music Department
Supreeti Ansramanda	....	musician: French horn
Stuart Essenhigh	....	musician: trumpet
Jason Kong	....	musician: bass trombone (as Kong Tze Man Jason)
Chun-Wai Liang	....	musician: bass (as Liang Chun Wai)
Ambrose Lui	....	orchestrator
Kitty Ng	....	musician: saxophone
Anders Nyqvist	....	musician: trumpet
Raymond Sin	....	music production assistant
Joey Tang	....	musician: guitar
Chung-Yin Wong	....	musician: guitar (as Wong Chung Yin)
Niitsuma Yuko	....	musician: trombone

Transportation Department
Ki-beom Hong	....	driver: camera truck: Korea (as Hong Ki Beom)
Ki-ho Hong	....	lighting truck driver: Korea (as Hong Ki Ho)
Nan-soo Jeon	....	crew driver: Korea (as Jeon Nan Soo)
Bong-gag Kim	....	crew driver: Korea (as Kim Bong Gag)
Sung-chul Kim	....	art driver: Korea (as Kim Sung Chul)
Jae-hyuck Park	....	driver: camera truck: Korea (as Park Jae Hyuck)
Ki-tae Park	....	art driver: Korea (as Park Ki Tae)
Dae-guen Woo	....	art driver: Korea (as Woo Dae Guen)

Other crew
Petty Cheng	....	production accountant
Yuen Kan Cheng	....	production coordinator (as Cheng Yuen Kan)
Hyae-rin Jo	....	accountant: Korea (as Jo Hyae Rin)
Jung-hyun Joo	....	production coordinator: Korea (as Joo Jung Hyun)
Eun-kyung Jung	....	art interpreter: Korea (as Jung Eun Kyung)
Joo-hee Kim	....	art interpreter: Korea (as Kim Joo Hee)
Sae-jung Kim	....	director's interpreter: Korea (as Kim Sae Jung)
Hyo-jin Kwon	....	production consultant: Korea (as Kwon Hyo Jin)
Maggie Lee	....	translator: English subtitles
Sze-Man Leung	....	continuity (as Leung Sze Man)
Yong-hee Mah	....	production coordinator: Korea (as Mah Yong Hee)
Ji-Young Park	....	interpreter: art team (as Park Ji Young)
Ailen Sit	....	fight choreographer
Han-na Song	....	accountant assistant: Korea (as Song Han Na)
Leo Sze	....	production accountant
Chun Ling Tao	....	production coordinator (as Tao Chun Ling)
Chi-Wah Tse	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Media Asia Films
• Sil-Metropole Organisation

Distributors

• Kam & Ronson Enterprise Co (2005) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Hong Kong Legends (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Media Asia Distribution (2005) (worldwide) (all media) (world sales)
• Mediasoft Films (2006) (South Korea) (all media)
• Mega Star Video Distribution (2005) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Taki Corporation (2006) (Japan) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Future Vision
• Sinus Company
• Menfond Electronic Art & Computer Design Company (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Dong-Seo Hitech Company  set decoration (as Dong-Seo Hitech Co. Ltd.)
• Media Business Service Limited  post-production
• Dream Music Records & Publishing  recording studio
• Metal Jacket  special costume design (as Metal Jacket Co. Ltd.)
• Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance  insurance: Korea
• Salon Films  camera and lighting equipment
• Kodak (Hong Kong) Ltd.  negative supply
• Sebang Film Laboratory  laboratory
• Cine Art Laboratory  laboratory
• China Star Production Services Limited  telecine
• Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd.  subtitles
• TUI Insurance Consultants  insurance
• iFilm Co.  unit production notes
• Black&White Company  lighting truck
• Seoul Metropolitan Government  special thanks

Also Known As:

Hon shing gung leuk
Seoul Raiders (International: English title)
Tokyo Raiders 2 (International: English title)

Runtime:

95 min | Hong Kong:99 min

Country:

South Korea | Hong Kong

Language:

English | Cantonese | Korean | Cantonese | Mandarin | Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Hong Kong:IIA | UK:15 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Media Asia Films

Movie Connections:

Follows Dong jing gong lüe (2000)

Soundtrack:

HOT PLACE

Could this movie suck even more?

I'd give this a lower rating if I could, and that's not because I don't "GET the Asian genre." I love Asian films (being Asian myself), even during times when the story lines become overbearingly sentimental, cute or cloying.

But this one... I could barely get past the first 15 minutes. Each time I saw that smug face of Richie Renn's character I wanted to punch him in the nose. No offense to the actor himself (as I know there are many of his fans probably reading this), but I really hated the character. And his entourage of 3 Korean "babes" -- give me a break! All they did was follow him around and display the worst martial arts skills this side of Kung Pao.

I like Tony Leung, and Qi Shu always makes nice eye candy, but c'mon -- couldn't they have come up with something better than this? It's like they're all sleepwalking through their roles. And the ridiculous subtitles? Who distributed this? I've seen more coherent sentences coming from a 3-year old preschooler.

Movies like this make films like the incredibly bad "Dream of a Warrior" instant classics by comparison. What next? Calcutta Raiders? Mercy, please...