Underplayed Gems

Kung Fu Monster (2018)

Kung Fu Monster poster
Original title
武林怪獸
Directed by
Andrew Lau
Genre
martial arts film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of martial artists in ancient China get tangled up with a mysterious and playful monster. They try to outsmart each other and a corrupt official while dealing with the creature's antics.

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What happens

Kung Fu Monster (Chinese: 武林怪兽), previously translated as When Robbers Meet the Chessboards, is a 2018 wuxia fantasy film co-produced and directed by Andrew Lau and starring Louis Koo, Cheney Chen, Bao Bei'er, Wang Taili, Bea Hayden, with Alex Fong and Zhou Dongyu. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film began production on 13 April 2017 and wrapped up on 8 June of the same year in Beijing, and was released in December 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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