The Storm Warriors

2009 1h 50m CN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 96

ActionAdventureFantasy

Synopsis

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Wind and Cloud find themselves up against a ruthless Japanese warlord intent on invading China.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing
Cloud
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin
Wind
Charlene Choi Chuek-Yin
Second Dream
Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung
Heart
Tang Yan
Chu Chu
Simon Yam
Lord Godless
Kenny Ho Ka-King
Nameless
Patrick Tam
The Emperor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Oxide Pang
Writers: Ma Wing-Shing, Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Oxide Pang, shot by Decha Srimantra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing and Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin and Charlene Choi Chuek-Yin carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Oxide Pang directs. Decha Srimantra behind the camera. Ronald Ng scores. Curran Pang cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
4Part of the "The Storm Riders Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Oxide Pang, shot by Decha Srimantra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ronald Ng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Curran Pang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing and Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin and Charlene Choi Chuek-Yin carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1186371 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Decha Srimantra
Original score: Ronald Ng
Editing: Curran Pang
Production design: Kenneth Yee
Costume design: Kenneth Yee
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Status: Released
Budget: $500,000
Original language: CN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Storm Warriors (2009)

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.