Dong jing gong lüe (2000)

Is anyone who he says he is in this caper that moves from Hong Kong and Las Vegas to Tokyo? Ken doesn't show up in Vegas for his wedding; his disconsolate bride, Macy, heads home for Hong ... See full summary »

Director:

Jingle Ma

Writers:

Susan Chan, Felix Chong

Stars:

Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ekin Cheng, Kelly Chen

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tony Leung Chiu Wai	...	Lin
Ekin Cheng	...	Yung
Kelly Chen	...	Macy
Cecilia Cheung	...	Saori
Tôru Nakamura	...	Takahashi
Hiroshi Abe	...	Takeshi Ito
Kumiko Endô	...	Naomi
Maju Ozawa	...	Yukiko
Yûko Moriyama	...	Miyuki
Minami Shirakawa	...	Sayuri
Pauline Yam
Takeshi Yamato	...	Akakawa
Kô Shibasaki	...	Yumi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Reila Aphrodite
Meiken Itô

Storyline

Is anyone who he says he is in this caper that moves from Hong Kong and Las Vegas to Tokyo? Ken doesn't show up in Vegas for his wedding; his disconsolate bride, Macy, heads home for Hong Kong and finds John, an interior decorator, waiving a check of Ken's that has bounced. She leaves immediately for Tokyo to find her businessman boyfriend, and John tags along. Ken's flat is teeming with members of the Ito gang, who are also looking for Ken. John and Macy escape, with the help of a crew of look-alike cuties who work for Lin, who claims to be a private investigator. He too is looking for Ken. Where is Ken, why has he disappeared, and who will find him first?

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Plot Keywords:

hong kong | japanese | gas station | katana sword | apology | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for martial arts action/violence

Details

Official Sites:

Golden Harvest [hk]

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese Japanese English

Release Date:

28 January 2000 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Tokyo Raiders

Box Office

Gross:

SGD 132,000 (Singapore) (28 January 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company, Golden Harvest Pictures (China), Red on Red Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point, Yung ( Ekin Cheng) asks Saori ( Cecilia Cheung) if she's really Japanese. This is a little in-joke with the filmmakers, since Saori is played by a Chinese actress.

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Connections

Followed by Han cheng gong lüe (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Magic"
Sung by Ekin Cheng

User Reviews

An action film without the charms!

Jingle Ma has once again failed to deliver the enticement action/thriller fans crave for. With tactics and themes similar to the exquisite works of John Woo and Ang Lee, Ma's latest (and derivative) project is just another bland action film waiting to be criticised. Like his previous flops, "Fly Me To Polaris", "Drunken Fist 2" and "Rumble in the Bronx", Tokyo Raiders has no real plot which will catch the attention of the audience. Bride waits at altar, groom fails to show up, bride finds help to find the groom, bride becomes tangled in a web of deceit and violence, etc, etc. Very boring, very un-original. However, the failure of the film does not rest entirely on Jingle Ma himself, most of the cast are near terrible themselves. Hong Kong showpony, Kelly Chen tries her best to make an impression to the audience; to portray herself as a distressed bride who only wants her fiancee back.....and to earn the sympathy of them. Personally, I feel more sorry for the groom, Takehashi, for being engaged to someone as dull as Macy (Chen). The Japanese cast were just as terrible, with Nakamura Toru and Abe Hiroshi showing bland and un-convincing acting skills. In my own opinion, only the excellence of Tony Leung Chiu Wai saved the film from further canning.

This film is best avoided......at all costs.