''Tokyo Raiders'' is a 2000 Hong Kong
action film
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set in
Hong Kong
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and
Tokyo
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, directed by
Jingle Ma
Jingle Ma Cho Shing (; born 1957) is a Hong Kong-based writer and director, best known for his action films such as ''Tokyo Raiders'' and ''Seoul Raiders''.
Filmography
References
External links
*Jingle MaaLoveHKFilm.comHK cinemagic entry and starring
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
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Ekin Cheng
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and
Kelly Chen
Kelly Chen Wai-lam (born Vivian Chen Wai-man on 13 September 1972) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. She has been referred to as a "Diva of Asia" (). Chen has great success in the East Asian entertainment industry with nearly 20 mi ...
. The success of the film led to the making of its sequel, ''
Seoul Raiders
''Seoul Raiders'' is a 2005 Hong Kong action film co-written and directed by Jingle Ma and starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Richie Jen and Shu Qi. The film is a sequel to the 2000 film ''Tokyo Raiders''.
Plot
Agent Lam teams up with JJ to track a ...
'', in 2005. Notably, the film was the last film to ever be released on
LaserDisc
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, being released in September 2001.
Plot
Cast
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai
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as Detective Lam Kwai-yan
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Ekin Cheng
Ekin Cheng is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Early in his career, he used the name Dior as a first name (because that was what it sounded like when his younger sister tried to call him 二哥 in Cantonese). He has also been referred to as Noodl ...
as Pat Tai-yung
*
Kelly Chen
Kelly Chen Wai-lam (born Vivian Chen Wai-man on 13 September 1972) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. She has been referred to as a "Diva of Asia" (). Chen has great success in the East Asian entertainment industry with nearly 20 mi ...
as Macy
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Cecilia Cheung
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as Saori
*
Toru Nakamura as Takashashi Yuji
*
Hiroshi Abe as Ito Takeshi
* Kumiko Endô as Naomi
* Maju Ozawa as Yukiko
* Yûko Moriyama as Miyuku
* Minami Shirakawa as Sayuri
* Takeshi Yamato as Akagawa
*
Ko Shibasaki
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Biography Acting career
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as Yumi
Reception
Derek Elley
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of ''
Variety
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'' wrote that it "makes up in personality and an overall light, jokey tone what it lacks in sheer action smarts."
[ '']Time Out London
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In 2012, the London edition becam ...
'' 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." Keith Phipps of ''The A.V. Club
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'' wrote that it "delivers the mix of humor, action, and style promised, though not delivered, by the big-screen version of ''Charlie's Angels''". ''Beyond Hollywood'' wrote, "Aside from an overbearing soundtrack and a hackneyed plot with too many silly twists, ''Tokyo Raiders'' is good for a laugh."
References
External links
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''Tokyo Raiders''
a
LoveHKFilm.com
2000s Cantonese-language films
2000 films
2000s action comedy films
2000 martial arts films
Hong Kong action comedy films
Hong Kong detective films
Police detective films
2000s spy films
Hong Kong martial arts films
Golden Harvest films
Films directed by Jingle Ma
Films set in Tokyo
Films shot in Tokyo
Films with screenplays by Susan Chan
2000s Hong Kong films
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