In Shanghai in the '30s, times are dangerous and gangs rule the streets. The most notorious of these, the Axes, strike fear into the hearts of honest citizens and inspire admiration in one young wannabe. One day, in a slum on the outskirts of town, he wreaks havoc when he recklessly poses as an Axe member and causes a veritable riot between the real gang members and the denizens of a housing project who just so happen to be strangely well versed in the art of kung fu.
Production Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia; Beijing Film Studio [cn]; China Film Group [cn]; Huayi Brothers [cn]; Star Overseas [hk];
Cast Names Stephen Chow; Xiaogang Feng; Wah Yuen; Zhi Hua Dong; Kwok-Kwan Chan; Chi Chung Lam; Siu-Lung Leung; Qiu Yuen; Kai Man Tin; Kang Xi Jia; Hak On Fung; Shengyi Huang; Suet Lam; Cheung-Yan Yuen; Chi Ling Chiu; Yu Xing; Yibai Zhang; Si Lu Ren; Xiao Lung Ding; Ming Ming Zhang; Oliver Wong; Kai Shi Chen; Wellson Chin; Wen Hui He; David Hung; Billy Ma; Hao Tian Yuan; Min Hun Fung; Lun Yeung; Chao Xia Liu;
Box Office USD 17,104,669
Release Date 2005-01-01 * (Sundance Film Festival) 2005-04-08 (Los Angeles, California) 2005-04-08 (New York City, New York) 2005-04-22
Genres Action; Comedy; Crime; Fantasy;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for sequences of strong stylized action and violence.