Kung Fu Man (film)

Kung Fu Man also known as Kung Fu Hero is a 2012 Chinese–American Kung Fu film. This film was directed by Yuen Cheung-yan and Ning Ying and produced by Keanu Reeves,^[1][2] and starring Tiger Chen, Jiang Mengjie, Arman Darbo, Chyna Mccoy and Vanessa Branch.^[3][4][5]

Kung Fu Man
Traditional Chinese	功夫俠
Simplified Chinese	功夫侠
Hanyu Pinyin	Gōngfū Xiá
Directed by	Yuen Cheung-yan Ning Ying
Screenplay by	Tiger Chen Wang Qian Zhang Daxing
Produced by	Han Sanping Li Shaohong Jimmy Lui Li Xiaowan Zhang Daxing
Starring	Tiger Chen Jiang Mengjie Arman Darbo Chyna Mccoy Vanessa Branch
Cinematography	Sean O'Dea
Edited by	Li Tung-Chuen Zhou Ying
Production companies	Beijing Rongxinda Film and Television art co., LTD China Film Group Corporation
Distributed by	Inlook Media China Film Group Corp Beijing Film Studio
Release dates	June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01) (United States) July 19, 2013 (2013-07-19) (China)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	China United States
Languages	Mandarin English

Plot

It tells the story of the Chinese Kung Fu Man Chen Ping who protects a young boy named "Christophe" from his kidnappers.

Cast

• Tiger Chen as Chen Ping, the Kung Fu Man.
• Jiang Mengjie as Liu Jie, an English teacher in a local school.
• Arman Darbo as Christophe, the boy who was kidnapped.
• Yuen Cheung-yan as Wu San
• Vanessa Branch as the main members of the kidnapping group.
• Igor Darbo as the main members of the kidnapping group.
• Andre McCoy as the main members of the kidnapping group.
• Lin Shen as Liu Jie's boyfriend.

Production

The film was shot in Dali City, Yunnan Province, China.^[6][7]

The film fared poorly at the box office.^[8][9]

References

1. "Tiger Chen Is A Chinese Superhero In KUNG FU MAN Trailer". Archived from the original on 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
2. 陈虎亮相"功夫侠"首映 坦言：下次还跟基努合作 (in Chinese). 163.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
3. 《功夫侠》上演"小鬼当家"（图） (in Chinese). 163.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
4. 《功夫侠》公映 演绎中国版"小鬼当家" (in Chinese). Sina. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
5. "'Matrix' Stuntman Faces Camera in 'Kung Fu Man'". Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
6. 《功夫侠》大理热拍 80后投资人何刚片场乌龙 (in Chinese). Sina. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
7. 《功夫侠》将赴大理取景 李维斯出钱奈特莉出演 (in Chinese). Sina. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
8. 陈虎：《太极侠》失利我没招 (in Chinese). Beijing News. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
9. 《功夫侠》首映 陈虎不在意《太极侠》票房失利 (in Chinese). 163.com. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-25.

External links

• Kung Fu Man at IMDb