Tokyo Raiders
Tokyo Raiders | |
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Directed by | Jingle Ma |
Screenplay by | Susan Chan Felix Chong |
Produced by | Raymond Chow |
Starring | Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Ekin Cheng Kelly Chen Toru Nakamura Hiroshi Abe Kumiko Endoh |
Cinematography | Jingle Ma Chan Chi-ying |
Edited by | Kwong Chi-leung |
Music by | Peter Kam |
Distributed by | Golden Harvest Pictures (China) Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Languages | Cantonese Japanese English |
Box office | HK$28 million[1] |
Tokyo Raiders (simplified Chinese: 东京攻略; traditional Chinese: 東京攻略) (pinyin: Dōngjīng Gōnglüè) is a 2000 Hong Kong action film set in Hong Kong and Tokyo, directed by Jingle Ma and starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ekin Cheng and Kelly Chen. The success of the film led to the making of its sequel, Seoul Raiders, in 2005. The film was the last film released on LaserDisc in Japan.[2]
Plot
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Cast
- Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
- Ekin Cheng
- Kelly Chen
- Cecilia Cheung
- Toru Nakamura
- Hiroshi Abe
- Kumiko Endô
- Maju Ozawa
- Yûko Moriyama
- Minami Shirakawa
- Takeshi Yamato
Reception
Derek Elley of Variety wrote that it "makes up in personality and an overall light, jokey tone what it lacks in sheer action smarts."[1] Time Out London wrote, "Made to order for Chinese New Year release, this charmless action-comedy would like to be Charade but hasn't a clue how to handle plot structure, characterisation or secret-identity twists."[3] Keith Phipps of The A.V. Club wrote that it "delivers the mix of humor, action, and style promised, though not delivered, by the big-screen version of Charlie's Angels".[4] Beyond Hollywood wrote, "Aside from an overbearing soundtrack and a hackneyed plot with too many silly twists, Tokyo Raiders is good for a laugh."[5]
References
- ^ a b Elley, Derek (23 October 2000). "Review: 'Tokyo Raiders'". Variety. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Tokyo Raiders on LDDB". Laserdisc Database.
- ^ "Tokyo Raiders". Time Out London. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Phipps, Keith (19 April 2002). "Tokyo Raiders". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Tokyo Raiders (2000) Movie Review". BeyondHollywood.com. 11 May 2002. Retrieved 15 July 2014.