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An adventure that delves into the dark caverns of the underworld and tells the tale of three chivalrous gangsters who attempt to escape the powerful clutch of their gang leader.


An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.

Donnie Yen
Crippled Ho

Andy Lau
Lee Rock

Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Piggy

Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung
Wayne

Felix Wong Yat-Wah
Jan

Philip Keung Ho-Man
Wil

Michelle Hu
Jane

Xu Dongdong
Rose

Philip Ng Wan-Lung
Wai Man

Kent Tong Chun-Yip
Tong
Chasing the Dragon is a action, crime, thriller film released in 2017. Directed by Wong Jing, it stars Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Kent Cheng Jak-Si. An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.
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