Seoul Raiders (2005)
"Han cheng gong lüe" (original title)

In this sequel to "Tokyo Raiders", wisecracking, kung-fu-fighting spy/private eye Lam jets off to Seoul, South Korea with a bevy of gorgeous assistants to pursue the thief of a valuable ... See full summary »

Director:

Jingle Ma

Writers:

Jingle Ma, Brian Chung,

Stars:

Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Richie Ren, Qi Shu

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Leung Chiu Wai	...	Lam
Richie Ren	...	Owen Lee (as Richie Jen)
Qi Shu	...	J.J. (as Shu Qi)
James Kim	...	Black Bear
Jeong-jin Lee	...	Jeon (as Jung Jin)
Meme Tian	...	Kim
Saki Seto	...	Saya
Yeo-jin Choi	...	Choi Sun Ah (as Choi Yei Jin)
Su-Hyun Jo	...	Lee Youn Mi (as Jo Su Hyun)
Ji-hyoung Lee	...	Police Captain (as Lee Ji Hyoung)
Joyce Cheung	...	Lady in U.S. Embassy
Matthew Tang	...	Police Commissioner Yam
Sasha Hou	...	Policewoman
Hilary Yeung Sum Yee	...	Policewoman
Seung-wan Do	...	Model (as Do Seung Wan)

Storyline

In this sequel to "Tokyo Raiders", wisecracking, kung-fu-fighting spy/private eye Lam jets off to Seoul, South Korea with a bevy of gorgeous assistants to pursue the thief of a valuable money-counterfeiting plate. Once again, sundry chases, brawls, and double-crosses ensue against a gorgeous jetsetting urban backdrop.

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Plot Keywords:

thief | chase | sequel | spy | double cross | 

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Action

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

South Korea Hong Kong

Language:

English Cantonese Korean Mandarin Japanese

Release Date:

3 February 2005 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Tokyo Raiders 2

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Box Office

Budget:

HKD 40,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media Asia Films, Sil-Metropole Organisation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Tokyo Raiders (2000)

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Soundtracks

"HOT PLACE"
Performed by Park Young Ho
Composed by Tommy Wai
Lyrics by Park Young Ho

User Reviews

Hong Kong action in Seoul...

"Seoul Raiders" is a great sequel to the "Tokyo Raiders" movie. Why? Well because it has what you need in a Hong Kong movie; action, comedy, martial arts, and of course a good story.

The story starts out in Hong Kong where Lam (played by Tony Leung) meets JJ (played by Shu Qi) during a robbery for some plates to make money. US government agent Owen (played by Richie Ren) is to take the plates into custody, but someone gets tricked. The trail leads to Seoul, Korea, and the chase is on. But who tricks who, and who can you trust?

The action scenes in "Seoul Raiders" were nicely choreographed and with just enough comedy to make it great - and by that I mean it is not Jackie Chan action comedy (eventhough that is awesome, by the way). But "Seoul Raiders" manages to mix in comedy in the action, and it works out well enough. And the dialogue is full of funny remarks as well, which helps it along. However, it is sort of odd that there are very little use of guns in this movie. You would assume that Korean mobsters or criminals would be carrying and using guns. But no, it was all handled by hand and foot here, in displays of good martial arts. Don't expect the martial arts scenes to be in the scales of Jackie Chan or Donnie Yen, then you will just be disappointed. But still, the martial arts was great and nicely choreographed.

However, the movie was carried by two of the bigger stars of Hong Kong cinema, that being Tony Leung and Shu Qi. It should be said that Richie Ren did a great job as well, but to know who he is, you must really be into Hong Kong cinema, as he is not as established outside Asia as Tony Leung and Shu Qi are. The Korean recruited cast also did great jobs with their roles.

"Seoul Raiders" is good entertainment both story-wise, action-wise and comedy-wise, as it merges all three genres quite well.