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2003 (China) more
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1 win & 2 nominations more
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great action, weird film-making more (7 total)

Cast

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Vanness Wu ... Bond Cheung (as Ng Kin Ho)
Andy On ... Tank Wong
Hyun-joo Kim ... Mei Chung (as Gum Yin Ju)
Roy Chow
You-Nam Wong ... Lau
Shaun Tam ... Chris Young
Chia Hui Liu ... Coach Lau
Kar Lok Chin ... Ho
Lung Ti ... Brother Lung (Wing Chun teacher)
David Chiang ... Bond's grandfather
Billy Chow

Ricardo Mamood-Vega ... Coach Rudy (as Ricardo Mamood)

Jude Poyer ... British Fighter
George Gomes ... African Fighter

Brandon Rhea ... Bar Bully
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Star Runner (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title)
The Kumite (Canada: English title) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of martial arts action violence.
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Prior to shooting, stars Vanness Wu, Andy On, and Shaun Tam went to study muay thai and kickboxing under Kar Lok Chin and Billy Chow. more
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Follows A Fu (2000) more

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1 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
great action, weird film-making, 21 December 2005
5/10
Author: makatang_elepante from manila, philippines

if i wasn't totally ravished by mr. wu and his charming korean counterpart, i would have never have forgiven daniel lee for this careless, unbelievable spectacle of love and action mishmash. this film had so much potential, they were lucky to get very endearing actors, but something went terribly wrong during production. either they were not reviewing the takes that the cameraman made (blairwitch project was much more steady compared to this), and the scriptwriter seemed to have written this overnight, after he has partied and drank enough alcohol. so many elements are thrown in, there is even a comatosed grandfather involved. flashbacks of his lovelife as a soldier with a nurse keep on coming, as if it is a reference to the romance Bond has made with this korean teacher...i needed to consult a psychologist to actually understand what went on with these two. the fight scenes were unbelievable and i commend wu for his outstanding performance...but i couldn't help feeling sorry for all those months that he dedicated to train and to learn the skill -- it was all captured in a rather weird type of film. the filmmakers can't decide if it was an action-drama film, an artistic film, a pop film or a docu-reality type. truly, i would love it if this film would be remade and given enough love to make it rise to its full potential. my love still goes out to wu for such an endearing performance.

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