The Storm Riders

"When The Wind and Cloud combine, the Fish with the golden scales becomes a dragon."

1998 2h 8m ZH

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★6.5TMDB · 111

ActionAdventureFantasy

Synopsis

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Heeding a prophecy, a warlord trains two orphans after killing their parents. But the skills he teaches could lead to his downfall.

“When The Wind and Cloud combine, the Fish with the golden scales becomes a dragon.”

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Cast

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing
Striding Cloud
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin
Whispering Wind
Sonny Chiba
Lord Conqueror
Kristy Yang Gongru
Charity
Shu Qi
Chu Chu
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Sword Saint
Alex Fong Chung-Sun
Whispering Prince
Michael Tse Tin-Wah
Frost

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Writers: Manfred Wong Man-Chun, Ma Wing-Shing
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Storm Riders Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, shot by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Comfort Chan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Danny Pang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing and Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin and Sonny Chiba carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "When The Wind and Cloud combine, the Fish with the golden scales becomes a dragon.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0165499 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung directs. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung behind the camera. Comfort Chan scores. Danny Pang cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "The Storm Riders Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, shot by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Comfort Chan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Danny Pang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing and Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin and Sonny Chiba carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "When The Wind and Cloud combine, the Fish with the golden scales becomes a dragon.".
8IMDB entry: tt0165499 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Original score: Comfort Chan
Editing: Danny Pang
Costume design: Emi Wada
VFX supervisor: Frankie Chung Chi-Hang
Runtime: 128 min · 2h 8m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: ZH
IMDB: The Storm Riders (1998)

Part of

The Storm Riders Collection

The evil Lord Conqueror, head of Conqueror's Clan, is given a prophecy by Mud Buddha. It is said that if Conqueror finds two young children by the name of Wind and Cloud he will have good fortune. Mud Buddha tells Conqueror to look for him 10 years later so that he can tell the rest of Conqueror's fortune.