''Kung Fu Jungle'', also known as ''Kung Fu Killer'' and ''Last of the Best'', is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese action thriller film directed by Teddy Chan and starring

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 ...

, Wang Baoqiang, Charlie Yeung and Michelle Bai. The film premiered at the 58th

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on 12 October 2014 and was later released theatrically on 30 October 2014 in Hong Kong and 31 October 2014 in China. It is being released as ''Kung Fu Killer'' in the

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and

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. Being a critical success, it was nominated for numerous Hong Kong Film awards. On 19 April 2015, Kung Fu Jungle won the

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, representing the 4th time Donnie Yen has won this coveted award.

Plot

Hahou Mo, a martial arts expert and police self-defense instructor (

) is incarcerated for involuntary manslaughter during a fight with an opponent. Three years later, a vicious killer ( Wang Baoqiang) emerges and starts killing retired martial arts masters that Hahou knows. With his own personal agenda, Hahou reveals he knows the killer's next intended victims and offers to aid Inspector Luk Yuen-Sum ( Charlie Young) in capturing the killer with his martial arts skills and knowledge in exchange for his freedom.

Cast

as Hahou Mo * Wang Baoqiang as Fung Yu-Sau * Charlie Yeung as Luk Yuen-Sum * Michelle Bai as Sinn Ying * Alex Fong as Chief Inspector Lam * Louis Fan as Hung Yip *

Xing Yu Xing Yu, also known as Shi Xingyu ( zh, 释行宇) or Shi Yanneng ( zh, 释延能/释彦能) is a Chinese martial artist and actor, who was one of the 32nd generation Shaolin monks. Biography Xing Yu was born on December 27, 1978 as Zhang Shuw ...

as Tam King-Yiu * David Chiang as Master Chan Pak-Kwong *Yu Kang as Wong Chit *Christie Chen as Shum Suet *

Deep Ng Deep Ng is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. He is the winner of the 21st annual New Talent Singing Awards Hong Kong Regional Finals. Deep was well received by the viewers since the New Talent Singing Awards in 2002. His first EP ''Deep' ...

as Tai Yue *Ji Huanbo as Big Guy *Jessica Wong as Siu Man *German Cheung as Fai

Guest appearances

*Steve Chan as Duty Officer A *Wong Wai-fai as Duty Officer B *Bey Logan as K1 Kickboxer * Teddy Chan as T.S.T. District Officer *Chow Suk-wai as Identification Bureau Officer *

Andrew Lau Andrew Lau Wai-keung ( zh, t=劉偉強, born 4 April 1960) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Won ...

as Y.M.T. District Officer * Peter Kam as Superintendent *

Kirk Wong Kirk Wong (黃志強; born March 28, 1949) is a Hong Kong film director and actor. Wong is best known for action films '' Crime Story'' and '' The Big Hit''. Wong's other films like '' Health Warning'', ''Organized Crime & Triad Bureau'', and '' ...

as Inmate * Sharon Yeung as Landlady *Mang Hoi as Hunan Gangs Leader *Alex Cheung as News Announcer *Tony Leung Siu-hung as Correctional Officer A *Lee Tat-chiu as Correctional Officer B *

Cheang Pou-soi Cheang Pou-soi (; born 11 July 1972), also known as his main credited as Soi Cheang or Bob Cheng, is a Hong Kong film director, assistant director, screenwriter, script supervisor, actor and film producer. Filmography As director * ''Mad Fate'' ( ...

as Prison Governor *

Raymond Chow Raymond Chow Man-wai, (; 8 October 1927 – 2 November 2018) was a Hong Kong film producer, and presenter. He was responsible for successfully launching martial arts and the Hong Kong cinema onto the international stage. As the founder of G ...

as Food Stalls Diners *

Joe Cheung Joe Cheung Tung-cho () is a Hong Kong director, producer, scriptwriter and actor. Filmography As director * '' The Incredible Kung Fu Master'' (1979) * '' Killer Wears White'' (1980) * ''Dan bo dan'' (1981) * '' Pom Pom'' (1984) * '' Feng liu z ...

as Film Director * Dion Lam as Coroner *Kinson Tsang as Deputy Commissioner OPS *Susan Chan as Reporter A *Roy Szeto as Reporter B *

Derek Kwok Derek Kwok Chi-kin (, born 10 October 1976) is a Hong Kong film director and screenwriter. He won the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards for Best New Director with his film ''The Moss''. Director *2007 ''The Pye-Dog'' *2008 ''The Moss'' *2010 '' Galla ...

as Chan Sir *Yuen Bun as Siu Hok-nin *Bruce Law as Truck Driver *Billy Chan as Inmate *Yan Hua as Correctional Officer C

Release and reception

The first teaser trailer was released on 20 July 2014. The final trailer was released on 4 September 2014, displaying its Hong Kong release date on 30 October 2014. On

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, the film has a 71% score based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10.

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