City Hunter (1993) Sing si lip yan (original title)

Director:

Jing Wong

Writers:

Tsukasa Hôjô (comic)
Jing Wong (writer)

Release Date:

16 January 1993 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Extremely silly comedy about a self-indulgent private investigator who winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.

Plot Keywords:

Cruise | Shootout | Karate Kick | Action Hero | Martial Arts Master

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Ryu Saeba
Joey Wang	...	Kaori Makimura / Carrie
Chingmy Yau	...	Saeko Nogami / Anna
Richard Norton	...	Col. MacDonald
Michael Wong	...	Hideyuki Makimura
Gary Daniels	...	MacDonald's Main Henchman
Kumiko Goto	...	Shizuko Imamura / Kyoko
Leon Lai	...	Kôtetsu / Gundam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Abbott	...	Mike
Cordelia Choy	...	Miss. Choi
Jim James	...	Cruise Passenger
Eric Kot	...	DJ Soft
Vincent La Porte	...	Vincent
Bei-Dak Lai	...	Creep in White Suit
Jan Lamb	...	DJ Hard (as Jan Lam)
Lynne Langdon	...	Casino Waitress (as Lynne Frances)
Mike Leeder	...	Casino patron
Ken Lo	...	Chen Ta-Wen (as Wai-kwong Lo)
Hoi Mang	...	Henchman ("Room service")
Michael Miller	...	Partygoer
Kenzo Ogiwara	...	Koji Imamura
Louis Roth
Lap-Man Sin	...	Rocky
Chan Sai Teng
William Tuen	...	Cruise Passenger
Carol Wan	...	Saeko's Friend
Ming-Sing Wong	...	Cruise Member
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	...	Fighter on Film #2 in Ship's Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bruce Lee	...	Billy Lo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Jing Wong

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tsukasa Hôjô		comic
Jing Wong		writer

Produced by
Hei-man Chan	....	supervising producer
Lam Chua	....	producer
Wing-Cheung Ho	....	supervising producer
Eric Huen	....	supervising producer
Wai Sum Shia	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
Romeo Díaz
James Wong

Costume Design by
Shirley Chan

Production Management
Lloyd Chao	....	post-production supervisor (international version)
Siu-Lai Hung	....	production manager
Fanny Leung	....	production manager
Shui-Hin Wong	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aman Chang	....	assistant director
Thomas Chow	....	assistant director
Rosanna Ng	....	first assistant director
Wai Man Yip	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Shao Lung Chou	....	sound mixer
Shao Lung Chou	....	sound recordist
Yu Ting	....	dialogue editor
Kuo-hua Wu	....	sound effects editor

Stunts
Siu-Tung Ching	....	action coordinator
Ming-Sing Wong	....	action choreographer (as Sam Wong)
Jackie Chan	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Wai Lin Chan	....	lighting technician
Hokman Cheung	....	assistant camera
Sung Fai Choi	....	assistant camera
Yuen Man Fung	....	assistant camera
Fook-Shing Kam	....	assistant lighting
Wing-Tak Mak	....	lighting technician
Chi Kuen Wong	....	still photographer
Kee Wing Yau	....	lighting technician

Other crew
Siu-Tung Ching	....	action director
Jonathan Chow	....	planner
Raymond Chow	....	presenter
Leonard Ho	....	presenter

Production Companies

• Golden Harvest Company
• Golden Way Films Ltd.
• Paragon Films Ltd.

Distributors

• Golden Harvest Company (1993) (worldwide) (all media)
• Fortune Star Entertainment (1995) (worldwide) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
• Hong Kong Legends (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• Media Asia Distribution (1993) (worldwide) (video)
• Selecta Vision (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2004) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• AV Promotion  thanks
• Airborne Squadron  thanks
• Capcom Company  thanks
• Cine Art Laboratory  film processing
• Fitness Concept  thanks
• Gay Giano  thanks
• Hoi Chou Trading  thanks
• Hollywood Films Services  firearms
• Hong Kong Park  thanks
• Hong Kong Sports Institute  thanks
• J C Motor  thanks
• Jackie Chan Stunt Team  stunts
• Japan Airlines  thanks
• Jardine Richemonde  thanks
• Joe's Paradise  firearms
• Joe's Paradise  thanks
• Pacific Club Kowloon  thanks
• Police Public Relations Branch  thanks
• Salon Films  camera and lighting equipment supplied by
• Shatin District Lands Office  thanks
• Sonopress Pan Asia  thanks
• Spotlight Recreation Club  thanks
• Swire Properties Management  thanks
• Urban Service Department  thanks
• Winniana's Corner  thanks
• Yaohan Group  thanks

Also Known As:

"Sing si lip yan" - Hong Kong (original title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and some sexual content

Runtime:

105 min | Hong Kong:95 min | Spain:94 min (DVD edition)

Country:

Hong Kong | Japan

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:18 | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Germany:12 (re-rating) | Germany:18 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

Keith Vitali was considered for the role of Richard Norton's main henchman but the role eventually went to Gary Daniels.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the person with the cards is standing in a corridor at one point in the movie, his sleeve is torn and bloody for one shot. But then, for one shot, his sleeve is not torn, and there is no blood. A few seconds later, it is torn and bloody again.

Quotes:

Shizuko Imamura:I'll do anything you say.
Ryô Saeba:[exhausted] Really?
Shizuko Imamura:[nods her head] Yes.
Ryô Saeba:GET ME A BOWL OF NOODLES!
[faints]

Movie Connections:

References The Game of Death (1978)

Two thumbs up, and hunting you down in the city, like a City Hunter

I like this film. I was already familiar with the City Hunter animé, which to be honest is even more risqué than this Wong Jing offering.

Jackie Chan is hilarious, but in a slightly different way to his usual comedy persona. You have to remember when you watch this film, that you're watching a live action cartoon. This will allow you to take this film with a pinch of salt, and in so-doing you will not take it too seriously.

There is plenty of action in this film, kung-fu included, mostly because Jackie Chan plays Ryu Saeba. The fighting is terrific, and once again hilarious, as you see big, mean baddies reduced to comical fighting roles, rather than the more serious bleeding, and sweating, then dying roles.

Chingmy Yau is in this film, looking gorgeous, as usual. She is given more license than most women in Wong Jing films to be independent, and not to be a hot idiot, but essentially, she remains a hot idiot.

I particularly enjoyed the nod to Bruce Lee in this film, when Chan is forced to fight two massive bad guys in a cinema.

Overall, this is a fun film. Chan fans will enjoy it. City Hunter fans will enjoy it. Wong Jing fans will enjoy it. Non-fans of the aforementioned may not enjoy it, and women's lib chicks will find it insulting and degrading to women, but to be honest, they need to get a life and get into the goddamn kitchen to make me something to eat!