A monk turned body-builder, with the gift to see into people's lives, befriends a female cop, and uses his gift to change the force of Karma and her destiny.
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Title: Running on Karma (2003)
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| Andy Lau | ... | Big | |
| Cecilia Cheung | ... | Inspector Lee Fung Yee | |
| Eddie Cheung | ... | Inspector Chung (as Cheung Siu Fai) | |
| Wong Chun | ... | Yee's Superior Officer (as Chun Wong) | |
| Karen Tong | ... | Woman | |
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Wen Zhong Yu | ... | Master Wu (as Yu Wen Zhong) |
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Lian Sheng Hou | ... | Master Wen (as Hou Lian Sheng) |
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Sheng Wei He | ... | (as He Sheng Wei) |
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Meng Zhang | ... | Jade (as Zhang Meng) |
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| Tin-Bo Tam | |||
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Exotic dancer Dai Jet Lo (brawny man) has a gift to see through "cause and consequence". He meets a female cop and uses his gift to help her capture an extremely dangerous murderer. The female cop learns that Dai Jet Lo was once a monk who, due to the murder of a friend, left the monastery to find the killer. The female cop also has a inevitable "karma" that dooms her to die an unnatural death. The duo decide to oppose "cause and consequence" and change what cannot be changed. Written by Anon
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Music by Keith Leung
Lyrics by Xi Lin
Performed by Anthony Yiu-Ming Wong
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27 September 2003 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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$3,367,646Company Credits
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China Star Entertainment, One Hundred Years of Film Company, Milky Way Image Company See more »
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