Kung Fu Hustle
(2005)
Kung fu
So many gangsters...so little time.
Stars: Stephen Chow, Xiaogang Feng, Wah Yuen, Zhi Hua Dong, Kwok-Kwan Chan
Director: Stephen Chow
Writer: Stephen Chow, Xin Huo, Kan-Cheung Tsang, Man Keung Chan
Language: English
Studio: Sony Pictures
Duration: 95
Rated: R
DVD Release: August 2005
Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. Sing's actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung-fu battle. Only one side will win and only one hero will emerge as the greatest kung-fu master of all.
| Stephen Chow | Sing |
| Xiaogang Feng | Crocodile Gang Boss |
| Wah Yuen | Landlord |
| Qui Yuen | Landlady |
| Zhi Hua Dong | Donut |
| Kwok Kuen Chan | Brother Sum |
| Kwok-Kwan Chan | Brother Sum |
| Siu Lung Leung | The Beast |
| Chi Chung Lam | Bone (Sing's Sidekick) |
| Dong Zhi Hua | Donut |
| Siu-Lung Leung | The Beast |
| Chiu Chi Ling | Tailor |
| Qiu Yuen | Landlady |
| Xing Yu | Coolie |
| Kai Man Tin | Axe Gang Advisor |
| Kang Xi Jia | Harpist #1 |
| Hark-On Fung | Harpist #2 |
| Shengyi Huang | Fong |
| Hak On Fung | Harpist No. 2 |
| Suet Lam | Axe Gang Vice General |
| Cheung-Yan Yuen | Beggar |
| Chi Ling Chiu | Tailor |
| Ying-Wah Wong | Composer |
| Hsiao Liang | Axe Gang Leader |
| Hang Yi | Composer |
| Bill Borden | Executive Producer |
| Yibai Zhang | Inspector Chan (as Zhang Yi Bai) |
| Xian Luo Zong | Composer |
| David Hung | Executive Producer |
| Si Lu Ren | Suzie |
| Hang-Sang Poon | Cinematographer |
| Zhonglei Wang | Executive Producer |
| Xiao Lung Ding | Mr. Gold |
| Angie Lam | Editor |
| Hai Cheng Zhao | Executive Producer |
| Ming Ming Zhang | Mr. Silver |
| Kai Shi Chen | Rabbit-Tooth Jane |
| Raymond Wong | Composer |
| Wellson Chin | Neighbour A |
| Steve Burgess | Sound Designer |
| Wen Hui He | Jiang Bao |
| Billy Ma | Axe Gang Member |
| Chris Goodes | Sound Editor |
| Hao Tian Yuan | Little Sing |
| Vic Kaspar | Sound Editor |
| Min Hun Fung | Four Eye Clerk |
| Chi-tat Leung | sound |
| Nang Yang | Neighbour B |
| Rob MacKenzie | Sound Editor |
| Chao Xia Liu | Neighbour C |
| Jo Mion | Sound Editor |
| Andrew Neil | Sound Editor |
| Paul Pirola | Sound Designer |
| Steven Ticknor | Sound Designer |
| Oliver Wong | Production Designer |
| Second Chan | Art Director |
| Jessica Gee | Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited) |
| Shirley Chan | Custome Designer |
| Sai Hua Cai | assistant makeup artist |
| Man Chuen Chow | Makeup Artist |
| Maggie Choy | Makeup Artist |
| Changming Gao | assistant hair stylist (as Chang Ming Gao) |
| Cong Lan Ji | assistant hair stylist |
| Jia Lu | assistant hair stylist |
| Yuan Tian | assistant makeup artist |
| Mike Tse | hair stylist |
| Ronald Yeung | hair stylist |
| Qian Zhang | assistant makeup artist |
| Ying Xia Zhao | assistant hair stylist |
| Paul Au | Production Manager |
| Ng Kam Chiu | Unit Production Manager |
| Sylvia Liu | first assistant director |
| Eddy Yeung | first assistant director |
| Shi Bin | assistant art director |
| Kim Wai Chung | property master |
| Yao Jun | assistant art director |
| Crystal Lau | assistant art director |
| Gei-Man Lee | props assistant |
| Zhao Nuo Li | assistant art director |
| Robert MacKenzie | sound effects editor (as Rob Mackenzie) / sound re-recording mixer (as Rob Mackenzie) |
| Mario Vaccaro | foley artist |
| Cecil Man Ching Cheng | effects cameraman / visual effects producer |
| Chin-Wing Cheng | colorist |
| Frankie Chung | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| John Galvin | colorist |
| Jack Ho | visual effects designer: pre-production |
| Harry Ching Wei Hung | lighting and texture supervisor: Centro Digital Pictures |
| Roger Ip | digital compositor |
| Eric Lo | visual effects artist |
| Kith Ng | CG supervisor |
| Wilson Tang | digital restoration |
| Tommy Tom | visual effects producer |
| Don Wong | effects artist |
| Manfred Yip | colorist |
| Phil Green | calibration (uncredited) |
| Chun-Kun Chen | car stunts |
| Allen Hai-Han Lan | assistant stunt coordinator |
| Jun He | Stunts |
| Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | additional action choreographer (as Sammo Hung) |
| Hin Chiu Kuk | assistant stunt coordinator |
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Media: DVD
Sound: DTS
IMDb: 0373074
