Hua qi Shao Lin (1994)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Jeffrey Lau

Writer:

Jeffrey Lau (writer)

Release Date:

29 January 1994 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Romance

Plot:

A C.I.A. agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden "treasure," which turns out to be a woman who has supernatural powers, and is the National Treasure of China. |

Plot Keywords:

CIA Agent | National Treasure | Supernatural | Monk | ESP

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Yun-Fat Chow	...	Chang Ching (as Chow Yun Fat)
Chien-lien Wu	...	Mei
Chia Hui Liu	...	Abbot Hung Chi (as Gordon Liu)
Philip Kwok	...	Kung Ching, the Cab Driver
Han Chin	...	Tong Ling
Roy Chiao	...	Uncle Bill
Michael Wong	...	Michael
George Saunders	...	Johnson
Giorgio Pasotti	...	American Monk
Jun Kunimura	...	Yakuza Boss

Also Known As:

American Shaolin (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)
Fa kei siu lam (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
National Treasure (USA)
Treasure Hunt (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin | English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | UK:15 | South Korea:12

Company:

Eastern Renaissance Pictures

Trivia:

The book that Chang Ching (Chow Yun Fatt) gives to Mei (Chien-lien Wu) is "Shanghai Bund", a novel that based on the TV drama series that Chow Yun Fatt found fame in. Chow Yun Fatt played the character of Hui Man Keung which was mention by Mei in this movie.

Movie Connections:

References E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Soundtrack:

Reflections of Passion

Excellent Film - Has everything.

What can you say about a sweet love story with Chow Yun-Fat? It has everything. A great Hong Kong film. Love, flying, action, kung-fu, fire, machine guns and romance. If you love HK films this is a must see.