Kung Fu Monster
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| Directed by | Andrew Lau |
| Produced by | Derek Yee Mandy Law Peggy Lee Rong Chao Andrew Lau |
| Screenplay by | Rong Chao Lin Ting Philip Lui Ronald Chan |
| Starring | Louis Koo Cheney Chen Bao Bei'er Bea Hayden Wang Taili Alex Fong Zhou Dongyu |
| Music by | Chan Kwong-wing Wan Pin Chu |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lau Cho Man-keung |
| Edited by | Sun Chi-man Azrael Chung |
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| Distributed by | Media Asia Entertainment Group |
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100 minutes[1] |
| Country | Hong Kong China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | $11.5 million[2] |
Kung Fu Monster (Chinese: 武林怪兽), previously translated as When Robbers Meet the Monster, is a 2018 Hong Kong-Chinese wuxia fantasy film co-produced and directed by Andrew Lau and starring Louis Koo, Cheney Chen, Bao Bei'er, Wang Taili, Bea Hayden, with Alex Fong and Zhou Dongyu. Production for the film began on 13 April 2017[3] and wrapped up on 8 June of the same year in Beijing,[4][5] and was released in December 2018.[6]
Plot
During the Wanli Emperor's reign (reigned 1572 to 1620) in the Ming dynasty, Crane Sun, a cruel supervisor of the Eastern Depot, was ordered to capture monsters that have escaped from the royal palace. At the same time, militia warrior Blade colludes with his martial arts junior Bella and female warrior Frigid gather a group of forest fighters to rob the silver from corrupt officials. However, silver was missing, while wanted criminal Ocean Feng appears along with Jianghu wanderer Cypress. As a bigger crisis comes, monsters are looking through it nearby.
Cast
Main starring
- Louis Koo as Ocean Feng
- Cheney Chen as Blade
- Bao Bei'er as Cypress
- Wang Taili as Mount
- Bea Hayden as Frigid
- Alex Fong as Crane Sun
- Zhou Dongyu as Bella
Also starring
- Wu Yue as Constable Wang
- Pan Binlong as Saucy
- Kong Lianshun as Dash
- Liang Dawei as Crane's underling #1
- Liu Hao as Crane's underling #2
Guest appearances
Soundtracks
| Name | Artist | Type |
| 凡人英雄歌 | Tengger | Theme song |
| 招财进宝 (Lucky Fortune) | Yang Chaoyue | Holiday Theme song |
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