Kung Fu League (Chinese: 功夫联盟) is a 2018 Chinese action martial arts fantasy comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau and written by Huang Jianhong. Featuring the cast included Ashin Shu, Vincent Zhao, Andy On, Danny Chan, Dennis To and Madina Memet,[2] the film tells a story of a struggling comic book artist who called four legendary masters to help him get his love interest.
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Directed by | Jeffrey Lau |
Written by | Huang Jianhong |
Produced by | Jian Chuanrong |
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Narrated by | Ashin Shu |
Cinematography | Andy Kwong |
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Music by | Roc Chen |
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Distributed by | Jia Huan Pictures |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | China |
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Box office | $2.5 million[1] |
Kung Fu League was released in China on 26 October 2018 and in Hong Kong on 13 October 2018.[3] It received largely mixed to negative reviews from audience and critics.
Plot
editFei Yingxiong is an indigent comic book artist who romantically interested in Bao'er. However, Fei found out that Zhang Peng, the boss of a technology company, have also fell in love with her, due to Zhang is Bao'er's cousin. To prevent Zhang getting his lover, Fei summons four legendary Kung Fu masters – included Wong Fei-hung, Huo Yuanjia, Chen Zhen and Ip Man – in order to help him learn the martial arts and win her heart.
Cast
editMain cast
- Ashin Shu as Fei Yingxiong
- Vincent Zhao as Wong Fei-hung
- Andy On as Huo Yuanjia
- Danny Chan as Chen Zhen
- Dennis To as Ip Man
- Madina Memet as Bao'er
Supporting cast
- He Yunwei as Shi Gandang
- Steven Zhang as Manager Zhang Peng
- Zhang Yao as 13th aunt
- Zhou Zhinuo as Maid Chun Hua
- Zhang Mingming as Brother Tao
- Wu Chenchen as cashier
Special and cameo appearance
- Bruce Leung as Qiao Shanhu
- Leung Kar-yan as Director Zhang
- Kingdom Yuen as Aunt Ying
- Hung Yan-yan as Clubfoot Kai
- Lam Tze-chung as Butcher Wing
- Timmy Hung as Bucktooth Su
- Ken Lo as Villain Kin
- Cheung Wing-fat as A Niu
References
edit- ^ "Kung Fu League". Box Office Mojo. December 1, 2022.
- ^ "赵文卓再演黄飞鸿 《功夫联盟》超燃集结". 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ "电影《功夫联盟》曝角色海报 正式定档10月26日". 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
External links
edit- Kung Fu League on Weibo (in Chinese)
- Kung Fu League at IMDb
- Kung Fu League at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase