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Kung Fu Hustle

Kung Fu Hustle

So many gangsters… so little time.

20047.51h 39m

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.

Directed by Stephen Chow
Written by Tsang Kan-Cheong, Stephen Chow, Chan Man-Keung
Produced by Stephen Chow, Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai, Chui Po-Chu
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $102.0M

Top Cast

Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow

Sing

Yuen Qiu

Yuen Qiu

Landlady

Yuen Wah

Yuen Wah

Landlord

Lam Tze-Chung

Lam Tze-Chung

Sing's Sidekick

Bruce Leung Siu-Lung

Bruce Leung Siu-Lung

The Beast

Eva Huang Shengyi

Eva Huang Shengyi

Fong

Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan

Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan

Brother Sum

Chiu Chi-Ling

Chiu Chi-Ling

Tailor

Xing Yu

Xing Yu

Coolie

Zhihua Dong

Zhihua Dong

Donut

Themes & Keywords

martial artschinamagicgangstermafiadefensepolicemanwuxia1940sanarchic comedypretending to be gaycanton

About Kung Fu Hustle

Kung Fu Hustle is a action, comedy, crime, fantasy film released in 2004 exploring themes of martial arts, china, magic, gangster, mafia, defense. Directed by Stephen Chow, it stars Stephen Chow, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah. 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.

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