Hidden Man (2018)

A young swordsman in 1930's China returns home to try and solve a five-year-old murder case. Described as the third installment of the gangster trilogy that includes "Let The Bullets Fly" and "Gone With The Bullets."

Director:

Wen Jiang

Writers:

Beihai Zhang (novel), Wen Jiang (screenplay)

Stars:

Eddie Peng, Fan Liao, Yun Zhou

7 wins & 29 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Eddie Peng	...	Li Tianran
Fan Liao	...	Zhu Qianlong
Yun Zhou	...	Guan Qiaohong
Qing Xu	...	Tang Fengyi
Kenya Sawada	...	Nemoto Ichiro
Andy Friend	...	Wallace Hendler
Wen Jiang	...	Lan Qingfeng
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jiali Ding	...	Master's wife
Junichi Kajioka	...	Tank captain
Meng Li	...	Lan Lan
Xiaoning Liu	...	Master
Paul Morris	...	Dr. Morris
Chen Mu	...	Dean of Union Hospital
Steven Schwankert	...	Agent's boss
Hang Shi	...	Pan Yueran

Storyline

A young swordsman in 1930's China returns home to try and solve a five-year-old murder case. Described as the third installment of the gangster trilogy that includes "Let The Bullets Fly" and "Gone With The Bullets."

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Plot Keywords:

murder | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | History

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The American superior of Lan Qingfeng was played by Kevin Spacey. That storyline of spies was deleted due to the censorship problems, then the scene of this character giving Tianran order in the beginning was re-shot with another actor replacing Spacey. For the same reason, almost all the scenes of Lan Lan, played by Meng Li, were deleted.

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Connections

Featured in CTV News at 11:30 Toronto: Episode dated 14 September 2018 (2018)

User Reviews

fast paced, funny, creative, playful & romantic

A real man never boasts, but speaks from the heart. 100 years ago a young man, Li, who follows this advice, narrowly escapes being shot, a burning home and certain death. Unfortunately his relations are not so lucky. Adopted by an American father and raised to be a fighter and spy, Li relishes the chance to return to China and avenge the murders. It is the 1930s and the situation is made more complicated by the Japanese occupation. While Li speaks from his heart and is a good man, it is not certain - even to him - where his loyalty lies; to mission, vendetta or, upon meeting beautiful women, love.

Hidden Man is fast paced, funny, creative, playful, romantic and sexy in addition to being an martial arts action film. The stunts and twists in the plot are varied and unexpected. The creative, refreshing and ingenious film makers employ decoys, historical touchstones, competing interests, biking on rooftops, prominent roles for women, grenades and other surprise weapons, medical references, throwbacks to classic action films and more. Despite showing marks of censorship (hardly showing any skin, for example) and proceeding too fast at times, Hidden Man is thrilling and fun to watch. It is the final film of a trilogy. Seen at the Toronto international film festival.

Details

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin English Japanese French

Release Date:

13 July 2018 (China)

Also Known As:

Hidden Man

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$85,170,581

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gravity Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1