DragonBlade (2005)

When a town is being attacked by a deadly creature Lang becomes the one to have to deal with it. But, only one thing can stop this menace is the Dragon Blade. Now the one person who knows ... See full summary »

Director:

Antony Szeto

Writers:

Trevor Morris (English translation), Trevor Morris (screenplay),

Stars:

Karen Mok, Daniel Wu, Stephen Fung

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Karen Mok	...	Yingying (voice)
Daniel Wu	...	Hung Lang (voice)
Stephen Fung	...	Hung Lang (Cantonese Voice)
Sandra Ng Kwan Yue	...	Bali-Ba (Cantonese Voice)
Sui-man Chim	...	Master Wu (Cantonese Voice) (as Jim Chim)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Doug Baker	...	Lord Ko (voice)
Sam Bobertz	...	Short Youngster (voice)
Stephen Bolton	...	Mr. Hung / Guardian Spirit (character movement)
Simon Broad	...	Sifu (voice)
Anna May Chan	...	(voice)
Anson Chan	...	(voice)
Victor Chan	...	Masu (character movements)
Matthew Cheung	...	Ari (character movement)
Amy Chum	...	Mrs. Hung (character movement)
David Collier	...	Lord Ko (character movement)

Storyline

When a town is being attacked by a deadly creature Lang becomes the one to have to deal with it. But, only one thing can stop this menace is the Dragon Blade. Now the one person who knows where the blade is won't tell Lang, and even if he did, untold peril will fall on anyone who dares to find this legendary weapon.

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Plot Keywords:

magic | love | trap | martial arts | wooden dummy | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

English Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

6 January 2005 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Dragon Blade: The Beginning

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$20,767 (Hong Kong) (7 January 2005)

Gross:

$1,966,342 (Hong Kong) (22 July 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DCDC, China Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The idea of using "outtakes" (better known as "NG"s in Hong Kong) was used by the director as a homage to Jackie Chan as his films always features out takes during the end credits.

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Crazy Credits

As with many animated features, the end credits feature "outtakes".

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Connections

References Seven Samurai (1954)

User Reviews

China's first computer generated kung fu movie...

Hong Kong's first fully-fledged computer-animated movie is, for the most part, a treat. Distinctly Chinese in its orchestration, the fantasy elements are played up for the kids, the humour a little too cagey to really laugh at, while the martial arts spectacles are really quite astonishing. The story concerns local hero Hung Lang, a kung fu supremo, who befriends a talking bird (of course) and is sent on a dangerous adventure to retain the sacred Dragon Blade from the mystically cavernous underworld known as Asteria, facing insurmountable peril along the way, in order to slain the Boar King, a giant pig-looking tyrant causing havoc in the town. The characters are a little wet, particularly our soulless hero, yet Karen Mok's engaging sidekick Ying Ying is a worthy substitute, and the delirious spurts of action make the whole experience quite compelling.