Kung Fu Hustle

Feb 10, 2004

1h 39m

★ 7.5

So many gangsters… so little time.

Overview

It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Crime

Fantasy

Production Companies

Huayi Brothers & Taihe Film Investment

Star Overseas

Beijing Film Studio

CP Film Production Asia

China Film Group Corporation 中国电影集团 (CFGC)

Kung Fu Hustle Trailers

Cast

Sing

Stephen Chow

Landlady

Yuen Qiu

Landlord

Yuen Wah

Sing's Sidekick

Lam Tze-Chung

The Beast

Bruce Leung Siu-Lung

Fong

Eva Huang Shengyi

Brother Sum

Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan

Tailor

Chiu Chi-Ling

Coolie

Xing Yu

Donut

Zhihua Dong

Axe Gang Advisor

Tenky Tin Kai-Man

Axe Gang Vice General

Lam Suet

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