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Director:
Writer:
Jing Wong (writer)
Release Date:
14 December 1989 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Plot:
A master gambler loses his memory, and is befriended by a street hustler who discovers his supernatural gambling abilities. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
great movie! more (14 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Yun-Fat Chow ... Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' (as Chow Yun Fat)
Andy Lau ... Michael Chan / Little Knife / Dagger
Joey Wang ... Jane
Fong Lung ... Ko Yee (as Lung Fong)
Fui-On Shing ... Kau
Charles Heung ... Lung Wu / 'Dragon'
Sharla Cheung ... Janet (as Man Cheung)
Man Tat Ng ... Brother Shing
Hon Lam Bau ... Chan Kam-Shing
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis Chan ... Doctor
Lap Ban Chan ... Knife's grandmother

Michael Chow Man-Kin ... Casino Manager
Ching-Ho Law ... Skinny
Michiko Nishiwaki ... Ko Chun's female Yakuza opponent
Maggie Blue O'Hara ... Betty (voice: English version)
Yasuyoshi Shikamura
Jing Wong ... John in Bordello
Ronald Wong ... Crawl
Sen Wong ... Jane's Father
Tse Lin Yang ... Nam (as Chak Lam Yeung)
Shangguang Yu ... Jane's Mother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dao san (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
God of Gamblers (Hong Kong: English title)
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Runtime:
126 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The God of Gambler's "card changing" technique is a form of handmucking. The technique used in the film consisted of switching cards from the same deck. However, not all of the steps are shown. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Yee and Ko Chun are in the hospital, Ko Chun has a large, circular blood stain on his head bandage. But when Knife breaks in, the blood stain is smaller and changes shape. more
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Soundtrack:
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head more

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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
great movie!, 16 May 2003
10/10
Author: Streetwolf

Okay so I didn't understand a word of the movie, but thank god for subtitles!

Summary: Ko Chun is the master, the god of gambling, no one can beat him at card games and dices. He is hired by a guy to take his place on a high-stake gambling circuit only Ko Chun ends up having an accident by a couple who had set up a trap for somebody else. They take him in and take care of him, but when he wakes up he has no memory of who he is except that he has a fondness for chocolate and starts behaving like a little child! Great movie, brilliant performance by Chow Yun-Fat as Ko Chun, I rate this movie 10/10!

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