''Switch'' is a 2013 Chinese-Hong Kong
action film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...
written and directed by Jay Sun and starring
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 ...
,
Tong Dawei
Tong Dawei (, born 3 February 1979) is a Chinese actor and singer. Tong is best known for starring in the television series ''Jade Goddess of Mercy'' (2003), '' Struggle'' (2007), and '' Tiger Mom'' (2015); as well as the films '' Lost in Beijin ...
,
Zhang Jingchu
Zhang Jingchu (, born 2 February 1980) is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is best known for winning the China Film Media Award Best Actress award for the 2005 film ''Peacock'', which was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Early l ...
and
Lin Chi-ling
Lin Chi-ling (born 29 November 1974) is a Taiwanese model, actress, singer and television host.
Early life
Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin's father, Lin Fan-nan (), and her mother, Wu Tzu-mei (), are both from ...
.
Synopsis
A famous Chinese Yuan Dynasty painting known as "
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" was stolen and being sold on the black market, led by a mysterious business magnate (
Tong Dawei
Tong Dawei (, born 3 February 1979) is a Chinese actor and singer. Tong is best known for starring in the television series ''Jade Goddess of Mercy'' (2003), '' Struggle'' (2007), and '' Tiger Mom'' (2015); as well as the films '' Lost in Beijin ...
). Special agent Jinhan (
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 ...
) is tasked to recover the painting.
Meanwhile, Jinhan and his wife (
Zhang Jingchu
Zhang Jingchu (, born 2 February 1980) is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is best known for winning the China Film Media Award Best Actress award for the 2005 film ''Peacock'', which was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Early l ...
) have drifted apart, due to the secret nature of his work, unaware that his wife also works as a special agent tasked with protecting the painting.
Cast
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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 ...
as Special Agent Xiao Jinhan
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Tong Dawei
Tong Dawei (, born 3 February 1979) is a Chinese actor and singer. Tong is best known for starring in the television series ''Jade Goddess of Mercy'' (2003), '' Struggle'' (2007), and '' Tiger Mom'' (2015); as well as the films '' Lost in Beijin ...
as Yamamoto Toshio
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Zhang Jingchu
Zhang Jingchu (, born 2 February 1980) is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is best known for winning the China Film Media Award Best Actress award for the 2005 film ''Peacock'', which was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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as Lin Yuyan
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Lin Chi-ling
Lin Chi-ling (born 29 November 1974) is a Taiwanese model, actress, singer and television host.
Early life
Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin's father, Lin Fan-nan (), and her mother, Wu Tzu-mei (), are both from ...
as Lisa
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Siqin Gaowa as The Empress
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Ariel Aisin-Gioro
Ariel Aisin-Gioro (; born 23 December 1983) is a Chinese actress of Manchu ethnicity, remotely related to the ruling clan of the former Qing imperial dynasty, the Aisin-Gioro clan.
She is noted for her roles as Gesang Meiduo and Jin Xiaohui in ...
as The Princess
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Guan Xiaotong
Guan Xiaotong (; born 17 September 1997) is a Chinese actress and singer of Manchu descent. She is known for her roles in films '' The Left Ear'' and ''Shadow''; and the television series '' To Be a Better Man''. From an early age, her family e ...
as Xiao Yueyue
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Siqin Gaowa as Old Dowager Empress
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Tan Songyun
Tan Songyun (born 31 May 1990), also known as Seven, is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles in television series ''The Whirlwind Girl'' (2015), ''With You'' (2016), ''The Fox's Summer'' (2017), '' Under The Power'' (2019), '' Go A ...
as Pisces Demon
Release
''Switch'' was originally set to be released in 2012, but was delayed partially due to the decision to convert the film to
3-D.
The film was released in China on 9 June 2013
and in Hong Kong on 12 June, where its running time was trimmed by 9 minutes with several scenes cut out.
In China, the film grossed RMB 49 million (US$8 million) in its opening day.
References
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Chinese 3D films
Films set in 2011
2013 films
2013 3D films
2013 action films
Hong Kong 3D films
Hong Kong action films
Chinese action films
Media Asia films
Funimation
Films set in Hong Kong
Films set in Hangzhou
Films set in Dubai
Films shot in Dubai
2013 directorial debut films
2010s Mandarin-language films
2010s Hong Kong films
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