Kung Fu Monster (Chinese: 武林怪兽), 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[3] and wrapped up on 8 June of the same year in Beijing,[4][5] and was released in December 2018.[6]

Kung Fu Monster
Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese武林怪獸
Simplified Chinese武林怪兽
Hanyu PinyinWǔ Lín Guài Shòu
JyutpingMou2 Lam4 Gwaai3 Sau3
Directed byAndrew Lau
Screenplay byRong Chao
Lin Ting
Philip Lui
Ronald Chan
Produced byDerek Yee
Mandy Law
Peggy Lee
Rong Chao
Andrew Lau
StarringLouis Koo
Cheney Chen
Bao Bei'er
Bea Hayden
Wang Taili
Alex Fong
Zhou Dongyu
CinematographyAndrew Lau
Cho Man-keung
Edited bySun Chi-man
Azrael Chung
Music byChan Kwong-wing
Wan Pin Chu
Production
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Distributed byMedia Asia Entertainment Group
Release date
  • 21 December 2018 (2018-12-21)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
CountriesHong Kong
China
LanguageMandarin
Box office$11.5 million[2]

Plot

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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.

Cast

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Main starring

Also starring

  • Wu Yue as Constable Wang
  • Pan Binlong as Saucy
  • Kong Lianshun as Dash
  • Liang Dawei as Crane's underling #1
  • Liu Hao as Crane's underling #2

Guest appearances

Soundtracks

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Name Artist Type
凡人英雄歌 Tengger Theme song
招财进宝 (Lucky Fortune) Yang Chaoyue Holiday Theme song

References

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  1. ^ "KUNG FU MONSTER - Cinando".
  2. ^ "Kung Fu Monster - IMDb". IMDb. [unreliable source?]
  3. ^ "刘伟强新片《武林怪兽》宣布开机 郭碧婷陈学冬古装造型亮相 古天乐周冬雨主演". Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. ^ "《武林怪兽》杀青 周冬雨俏皮郭碧婷美艳". 12 June 2017.
  5. ^ "古天樂新片做「舞林至尊」惡鬥周冬雨". 13 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Wu lin guai shou". IMDb.
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