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Director:
Jing Wong
Writer:
Jing Wong (writer)
Release Date:
14 December 1989 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
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:
Playing cards, guns and chocolate more

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
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This movie started a new wave of Chinese gambling movies. 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
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Du xia da zhan Lasi Weijiasi (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Playing cards, guns and chocolate, 13 April 1999
Author: Nick Laury from UK

Do you play the gamble?

While the British release is marred by terrible subtitles, this is still a great film. It isn't John Woo-style action all the way, but has so cool gambling, and John Woo playing a character who isn't just an action hero, but becomes an idiot, obsessed with chocolate.

And, regardless of everything else, the entire film is made near-perfect by the character of Dragon, the bodyguard of the God of Gamblers. He's the man we all would like to be.

If you like gambling, Honk Kong movies, or Chow Yun Fat, give it a try... you may like it...

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