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Director:
Jing Wong
Writer:
Jing Wong (writer)
Release Date:
14 December 1989 (Hong Kong) See more »
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Drama See 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 »
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Awards:
1 nomination See more »
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gambling, intellect, and guns, is anything missing?? See more (15 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

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 Pau ... Chan Kam-Shing
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis Chan ... Doctor
Lap Ban Chan ... Knife's grandmother

Michael Chow Man-Kin ... Casino Manager
Cheung-Tak Hung
Ching-Ho Law ... Skinny
Michiko Nishiwaki ... Ko Chun's female Yakuza opponent
Maggie Blue O'Hara ... Betty (voice: English version)
Yu Shangguan ... Jane's Mother
Yasuyoshi Shikamura
Jing Wong ... John in Bordello
Ronald Wong ... Crawl
Sen Wong ... Jane's Father
Tse Lin Yang ... Nam (as Chak Lam Yeung)
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Directed by
Jing Wong 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jing Wong  writer

Produced by
Jimmy Heung .... producer
Jing Wong .... producer
 
Cinematography by
David Chung 
Peter Pau 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bosco Lam .... first assistant director
 
Other crew
Charles Heung .... presenter
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Du shen" - Hong Kong (original title)
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
126 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | UK:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | USA:R
Company:
Win's Movie Productions Ltd.See more »

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Trivia:
The card marking technique used in the finale is an advanced form of illuminous marking, using certain chemicals not visible to the naked eye. To see the markings, you need a certain pair of glasses or contact lens. However, as you can see in the final showdown, marking cards doesn't always work.See 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.See more »
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Du xia da zhan Lasi Weijiasi (1999)See more »
Soundtrack:
Raindrops Keep Falling On My HeadSee more »

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6 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
gambling, intellect, and guns, is anything missing??, 28 August 2002
Author: ballazrus from United States

No, not much is missing at all. The movie has great actors performing great all around whether it is comedy or action. The action wasn't much emphasized as in rather friendship, but when the action does kick in, it brings you to the same level as John Woo's bullet exchange, and heck, even Dragon (the bodyguard) knows some kick ass moves when he fights.

I did not expect much of this movie at first knowing it wasn't john woo who directed it, but after just the first 5 min i was totally into the movie and had forgotten who directed the movie, because it was equally great, and i couldn't ask for more

get this movie! i can't wait til i get my hands on it's sequels

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