Kung Fu Monster
Kung Fu Monster, 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 and wrapped up on 8 June of the same year in Beijing, and was released in December 2018.
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.
More details
author | Lin Ting Philip Lui Ronald Chan Rong Chao |
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contentLocation | Ming dynasty |
director | Andrew Lau |
editor | Azrael Chung Sun Chi-man |
genre | action fantasy historical horror |
keywords | corrupt official eastern depot female warrior jianghu wanli emperor want |
musicBy | Chan Kwong-wing |
producer | Andrew Lau Derek Yee |
productionCompany | Bona Film Group Media Asia Entertainment Group |
publisher | Media Asia Entertainment Group |
theme | martial arts monster movie wuxia |