''Chasing the Dragon'' (), previously known as ''King of Drug Dealers'', is a Hong Kong-Chinese

action Action may refer to: * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game Film * Action film, a genre of film * ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * ''Action'' (1980 fil ...

crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

film directed by

Wong Jing Wong Jing ( born 3 May 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, actor, presenter, and screenwriter. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, Wong Jing played a prominent role in Hong Kong cinema duri ...

and Jason Kwan. The film stars

Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Chi-tan (; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Yen is one of Hong Kong's top action stars. Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into the mainstream Asian cinema by cho ...

as Crippled Ho, based on real life gangster Ng Sik-ho and

Andy Lau Andy Lau Tak-wah (; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maint ...

reprising his role as Lee Rock from the film series of the same name. The film is about an illegal immigrant from Hong Kong who sneaks into British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963 and transforms himself into a ruthless and emerging drug lord. The film is a remake of the 1991 film '' To Be Number One''. '' Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch'', a sequel-in-name-only featuring new characters and a new storyline was released in June 2019.

Cast

as Crippled Ho (跛豪; based on Ng Sik-ho) *

(special appearance) as

Lee Rock ''Lee Rock'' () is a 1991 Hong Kong crime film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon, and starring Andy Lau as the title character. The film chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of. The film was followed b ...

(雷洛; based on

Lui Lok Lui Lok (; born Lui Mo Lok (); 16 May 1920 – 13 May 2010) dubbed as 'The Five-Hundred-Million-Dollar Inspector', was a former Hong Kong Detective Staff Sergeant I. He became notorious for his acts of corruption during the 1960s to 1970s dur ...

) *

Bryan Larkin Bryan Larkin (born 7 August 1973) is a Scottish actor, writer, producer andhttp://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/bryan-rising-star-hollywood-2421851/ Daily Record Article 15 October 2013 self-taught filmmaker. He was awarded the Trailblaz ...

as Ernest Hunter, a corrupt British policeman and the main antagonist of the film *

Kent Cheng Kent Cheng Jak-si (born 22 May 1951) is a Hong Kong film and television actor. He is a two time recipient of the best actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Biography Cheng was born in a poor family in Hong Kong.Interview of Be my Guest, TVB, ...

as Piggy *

Philip Keung Philip Keung Ho-man (; born 26 October 1966) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. Keung began his acting career as a television actor in 1985 for Asia Television (ATV), and also began appearing in films from 1988. He eventually left ATV in 201 ...

as Wil *

Wilfred Lau Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He is also known as "師兄" (C-Hing, Senpai) in the entertainment industry because he was the winner of the 16th annual New Talent Singing Awards International Finals in 1997, despite not bei ...

as Wayne * Yu Kang as Chad *

Kent Tong Kent Tong (; born 29 September 1958) is a Hong Kong actor. He was a popular TVB actor during the 1980s, nicknamed "Prince" and one of the "Five Tiger Generals" of TVB. Early life Kent Tong was born to and grew up in a poor family in Hong Kong. His ...

as Tong * Michelle Hu as Jane * Raquel Xu as Rose *

Felix Wong Felix Wong Yat-wah (born September 4, 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and singer best known for his performances in many ''wuxia'' television series produced by Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB, such as ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983 TV seri ...

as Jan * Ben Ng as Chubby * Julian Gaertner as Translator Geoff, the right hand of Ernest Hunter *

Niki Chow Niki Chow (周勵淇, previously 周麗淇; born August 30, 1979) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. Early life Chow was born and raised in Hong Kong. She is fluent in Mandarin. However, netizens have pointed that her Cantonese pronunciation ...

as May, Ho's deceased wife *

Philip Ng Philip Ng Wan-lung (; born September 16, 1977) is a Hong Kong-born American actor, martial artist and action choreographer. He is currently based in Hong Kong. Early life Born in Hong Kong on September 16, 1977. Ng's father is Sam Ng. Ng's mother ...

as Wai Man * Jonathan Lee as Peter *

Lawrence Chou Lawrence Chou () is a Hong Kong-Canadian singer and actor. Profile Music Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, Chou developed a strong passion for music since he was a little kid. With his exceptional vocal talent, Chou won numerous singin ...

as Willy * Wang Qianyu as Cheryl *

Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang Kong (; 5 October 1934 – 27 April 2022) was a Hong Kong actor. Tsang's career spanned 50 years and included a variety of acting roles. Tsang won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2015. Early ...

as Sir Chow * Michael Chan as Master Dane * Ricky Wong as Grizzly Bear * Xia Qing as Grizzly Bear's wife * Han Xinyi as Snake Dancer *

Terence Yin Terence Yin Chi-wai (, born 19 May 1975) is a Hong Kong film actor, singer, producer, and media relations specialist. Yin has starred in over 30 movies, released one solo album and resides in Hong Kong. Early life May 19, 1975, Yin was born ...

as Tong's brother * Jason Wong as Comic

Production and release

Director

personally flew to Canada in 2016 to persuade Yen to star in his film Chasing the Dragon, while Yen was filming '' XXX: Return of Xander Cage'' at that time. Yen was convinced by Wong's sincerity, playing a non-traditional role of a villain with limited fighting scenes and the opportunity to work alongside Andy Lau. Yen flew back to Asia to take part in the film after filming ''Return of Xander Cage'' in 2016. In September 2017, ''Chasing the Dragon'' was released to mixed reviews from critics. It was a huge hit with audiences in most Mandarin-speaking parts of Asia (including China and Singapore), beating Hollywood blockbuster ''

Blade Runner 2049 ''Blade Runner 2049'' is a 2017 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. A sequel to the 1982 film ''Blade Runner'', the film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, w ...

'' and Jackie Chan's '' The Foreigner'', despite being marketed less heavily. In Hong Kong, ''Chasing the Dragon'' earned more than 10 times the box office gross of ''The Foreigner''. In China, it earned . ''Chasing the Dragon'' was released as a digital, Blu-ray and DVD combo pack on January 23, 2018.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * * * * * {{Wong Jing 2017 films 2017 crime drama films Hong Kong crime action films Hong Kong action films Remakes of Hong Kong films Chinese crime drama films Remakes of Chinese films 2017 crime action films 2017 action drama films Police detective films Triad films 2010s Cantonese-language films Films produced by Andy Lau Films about the illegal drug trade Films directed by Wong Jing Films set in the 1960s Films set in the 1970s Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong 2010s police films 2017 directorial debut films 2010s Hong Kong films