Enter the Fat Dragon is a 2020 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Kenji Tanigaki and Aman Chang from a screenplay by and co-starring Wong Jing, who also acted producer with Connie Wong and lead actor Donnie Yen. The film co-stars Teresa Mo and Niki Chow. The film was a Chinese New Year streaming release on OTT platforms in China, and achieved strong streaming numbers across IQiyi, Tencent and Youku. It is also the highest grossing film in Malaysia and one of the top 10 highest grossing film in Singapore in 2020. [4]
| Enter the Fat Dragon | |
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| 肥龍過江 | |
| Directed by | Kenji Tanigaki Aman Chang |
| Screenplay by | Wong Jing Philip Lui Ronald Chan |
| Produced by | Donnie Yen Wong Jing Connie Wong |
| Starring | Donnie Yen Teresa Mo Wong Jing Niki Chow |
| Cinematography | Takuro Ishizaka Edmond Fung Jimmy Kwok Ng King-man Ko Chiu-lam |
| Edited by | Li Ka-wing |
| Music by | Chan Kwong-wing Kay Chan |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Mega-Vision Pictures (MVP) |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | Hong Kong Japan |
| Languages | Cantonese Japanese |
| Box office | $5,356,000[1][2][3] |
Plot
editA fit police officer becomes overweight after being posted to evidence room and also as a consequence of emotional issues. He is sent to Japan on a mission with a promise of transfer. He fails his mission because of the unsupportive police force. He is forced to be a crimebuster in Japan using his martial arts prowess and with the aid of his Japanese translator.
Cast
edit- Donnie Yen as Fallon Zhu / Zhu Fu Long, the protagonist and an overweight police officer at HKPD. He's Chloe's fiancé, with whom he has a turbulent relationship full of ups and downs, but who saves her when she gets into trouble with yakuza.
- Teresa Mo as Charisma / Christina, a Hong Kong restaurant owner in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan and the former lover of Thor. She fled Hong Kong to Japan due to gambling debt.
- Wong Jing as Thor, a former inspector of HKPD, and the former lover of Charisma.
- Niki Chow as Chloe Song / Chloe Zhu, a famous actress and the fiancée of Fallon Zhu, from whom she takes a break, due to ups and downs in the relationship.
- Naoto Takenaka as Mr. Endo / Inspector Endo (Nihongo: 遠藤さん, Endō-san / 遠藤警部, Endō Keibu), a corrupt chief inspector of Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
- Tetsu Watanabe as Grandfather (Nihongo: 祖父, Sofu), the oyabun of Higazhino Group and boss of Shimakura.
- Hiro Hayama as Yuji (Nihongo: ゆうじ, Yūji), an adult video director and police informant from Japan who is murdered by Shimakura, a yakuza boss because of drug smuggling committed by the Higazhino Group (the yakuza clan headed by Shimakura).
- Louis Cheung as Commander Huang, Fallon Zhu's commanding officer in HKPD.
- Chaney Lin (Lin Qiu Nan) as Little Tiger, the delivery boy and employee at Charisma's restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
- Joey Tee as Shimakura (Nihongo: 島倉, Shimakura), a yakuza boss, leader of Higazhino Group (a yakuza family from Tokyo) and the main antagonist of the movie. He murdered Yuji (the Japanese informant) because of drug smuggling committed by the Higazhino Group.
- Wong Cho-lam as Traffic cop
- Lawrence Chou as Police officer
- Jerry Lamb as Police officer
- Masanori Mimoto as Benny, the underboss of Shimakura at Higazhino Group.
- Jim Chim as Bank manager Zhan
- Chan Friend as Robber
- Bob Lam as Reporter
- Tyson Chak as Reporter
- Jessica Jann as Maggie, the English-speaking police officer and the bubble-headed interpreter to Mr. Endo.
- Philip Ng as Jack, the main villain from 2005 film SPL: Sha Po Lang (Cameo).
- Note: Jack was originally played by Wu Jing in the 2005 film.
- Anthony Chan as Chief commissioner, the boss of Fallon Zhu and Commander Huang.
- Kentaro Shimazu as Goofy, the underboss of Grandfather at Higazhino Group.
Production
editSpeaking about the film in an interview, lead actor Donnie Yen said that the film is not "necessarily" a remake. Director Wong Jing also stated that it just happens to share the same title.[5] Yen previously played a fat character in a TV commercial in 2015.[6]
Release
editMega-Vision Pictures co-produced and distributed the film in Hong Kong and other territories. The film was released on 23 January 2020 in Hong Kong and selected countries. It was also planned to be released on streaming platforms in China on 1 February 2020.[citation needed]
Reception
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 64% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ name=Lianhe Zaobao>"Singapore Box Office For 1st Half 2020 - Asian films - Enter the "Fat Dragon" beats Parasite". 联合早报. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Joker (2019)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Malaysian Box Office falls by 85% in 2020". Sinchew.com.my. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "DONNIE YEN To Star In The Remake Of ENTER THE FAT DRAGON Directed By KENJI TANIGAKI. UPDATE: Latest Poster". 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Donnie Yen - 2015 Funny Commercial - SinoMax and SuperHeroFilms". YouTube. 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Enter the Fat Dragon". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 25 October 2022.