Gong Shou Dao (Chinese: 功守道), also known as On That Night... While We Dream is a 2017 Chinese kung fu short film directed by Wen Zhang and produced by Jet Li. The film stars Jack Ma, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Wu Jing, Tony Jaa, Jacky Heung, Asashōryū Akinori, Zou Shiming, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo. The film was released on November 11, 2017, during the Double 11 Shopping Carnival.[1]

On That Night... While We Dream
Traditional Chinese功守道
Simplified Chinese功守道
Hanyu PinyinGōng Shǒu Dào
Directed byWen Zhang
Written byWen Zhang
Produced byJet Li
StarringJack Ma
Jet Li
Donnie Yen
Wu Jing
Tony Jaa
Jacky Heung
Asashōryū Akinori
Zou Shiming
Natasha Liu Bordizzo
CinematographyYang Jun
Edited byAngie Lam
Music byAn Wei
Production
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Distributed byYouku
Release date
  • 11 November 2017 (2017-11-11) (China)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Plot

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One day, Master Ma is walking down the street, when suddenly he sees the words "Huashan Sect" (华山派) on a sign. He closes his eyes and imagines himself duelling different martial arts masters.

Cast

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Production

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Wen Zhang was hired as the director.[2] Yuen Woo-ping, Sammo Hung and Tony Ching were hired as choreographers. The film is Chinese e-commerce tycoon Jack Ma's debut.[3]

Music

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The theme song Feng Qing Yang (《风清扬》) is sung by singer Faye Wong and Jack Ma. The song's title Feng Qing Yang is the name of a top martial artist in another one of Louis Cha's wuxia novels, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

Release

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On October 28, 2017, Jack Ma released a poster in his Sina Weibo.[4] The movie was released in China on November 11, 2017, and was watched 170 million times online in a couple months, according to Alibaba.[5]

References

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  1. ^ 马云主演《功守道》:只有20分钟 双十一晚会放精华版. ifeng (in Chinese). 2017-11-01.
  2. ^ DRAGON LIN (2017-11-04). "10 facts about Jack Ma and Jet Li's 'GSD'". asianmoviepulse.
  3. ^ "Alibaba's Jack Ma to star in short kung fu film". Chinadaily. 2017-11-01.
  4. ^ 《功守道》武术指导三人组:地球最高水平. ifeng (in Chinese). 2017-10-29.
  5. ^ "Alibaba's Jack Ma to star in his own martial arts movie". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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