Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault (Mandarin: 痞子英雄首部曲：全面開戰) is a 2012 Taiwanese action thriller film directed by Tsai Yueh-hsun. It is a prequel to and based on the television series Black & White (2009).
| Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tsai Yueh-hsun |
| Screenplay by | Kelly Chen Tsai Yueh-hsun |
| Based on | Black & White |
| Produced by | Tsai Yueh-Hsun Yu Hsiao-Hui |
| Starring | Mark Chao Huang Bo Angelababy |
| Cinematography | Mark Lee |
| Edited by | Chou Hung-yi |
| Music by | Terdsak Janpan |
Production company | Prajna Works Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | US$11 million |
| Box office | NT$37.6 million (Taipei) ¥89.5 million (Mainland China) |
The film stars Mark Chao as Wu Ying Xiong, reprising his role from the television series, with Huang Bo and Angelababy also starring.
Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault was released on January 13, 2012.[1] A sequel, Black & White: The Dawn of Justice, was released in 2014.[2]
Premise edit
A brave policeman and a paranoid gangster are forced to team up for 36 hours to resolve a major crisis that could destroy their beloved Harbor City.[3]
Cast edit
- Mark Chao as Wu Ying Xiong
- Huang Bo as Xu Da-Fu
- Angelababy as Fan Ning
- Terri Kwan as Tu Hsiao-ching
- Leon Dai as Jabar
- Alex To as SIS Captain Ou
- Jack Kao as Yuan
- Ken Lin as Tung
- Dean Fujioka as Li Che-yong
- Dino Acconci
- Julio Acconci
- Lin Yu-chih as Bao
- Fox Hsu as Er Bao
- Hsiu Chieh-kai
- George Wu as Jack
- Matt Wu
- Hsia Ching-ting
- Jason Tsou
- Chien Te-men
- Janine Chang as Lan Hsi-ying (voice)
Reception edit
The film earned NT$37.6 million at the Taipei box office and ¥89.5 million at the Chinese mainland box office.[2]
On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a grade of 3 out of 10 and said: "Taiwan's first action blockbuster is a fiasco, redeemed only by Mainland comic Huang Bo."[1] Taipei Times complemented its action scenes, but criticized its characters and plot lines.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Derek Elley (June 27, 2012). "Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ a b Kevin Ma (October 7, 2012). "Black & White sequel defeated in Taipei". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ Black and White: The Dawn of Assault (2012), retrieved 2022-05-09
- ^ "Movie review: Black and White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault (痞子英雄首部曲:全面開戰) - Taipei Times". 13 January 2012.
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