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Chinese Zodiac

Chinese Zodiac

Twelve heads. Five continents. One man.

20126.22h 3mPG-13

Overview

Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student and a Parisian woman, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.

Directed by Jackie Chan
Written by Jackie Chan, Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, Edward Tang
Produced by Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai, Barbie Tung Wan-Si
Box OfficeBudget: $26.0MRevenue: $171.3M

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Top Cast

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Jackie / Asian Hawk

Yao Xingtong

Yao Xingtong

Coco

Kwon Sang-woo

Kwon Sang-woo

Simon

Zhang Lanxin

Zhang Lanxin

Bonnie

Liao Fan

Liao Fan

David Liao

L

Laura Weissbecker

Catherine de Sichel

Rosario Amedeo

Rosario Amedeo

Pierre Marceau

Vincent Sze Cho-Lam

Vincent Sze Cho-Lam

Michael Morgan

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Lawrence Morgan

Aventurina King

Aventurina King

Student Protester

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Themes & Keywords

artifactdangerous missionchinese zodiac signsmythical artifact

About Chinese Zodiac

Chinese Zodiac is a action, adventure film released in 2012 exploring themes of artifact, dangerous mission, chinese zodiac signs, mythical artifact. Directed by Jackie Chan, it stars Jackie Chan, Yao Xingtong, Kwon Sang-woo. Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student and a Parisian woman, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.

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