Casino Raiders

1989 2h 5m CN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 29

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Synopsis

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Law and Chan are gamblers and friends. Forced into a battle with the Yakuza, How far will friendship go? A high stakes card game will settle it all.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alan Tam
Sam Law
Andy Lau
Crab Chan
Idy Chan Yuk-Lin
Tong Ko-Yan
Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam
Bo Bo
Lung Fong
Taro
Charles Heung
Lon
Kenzō Ogiwara
Mr. Kung
Kirk Wong Chi-Keung
Ah San

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wong Jing
Writers: Wong Jing, Jimmy Heung Wah-Sing
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Japanese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Japanese.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Casino Raiders Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Wong Jing, shot by Henry Chan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

AWARDS

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Original score by James Wong Jim. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Alan Tam and Andy Lau and Idy Chan Yuk-Lin carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098708 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wong Jing directs. Henry Chan behind the camera. James Wong Jim scores. Robert Choi cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Japanese.
3Part of the "Casino Raiders Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Wong Jing, shot by Henry Chan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by James Wong Jim. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Robert Choi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alan Tam and Andy Lau and Idy Chan Yuk-Lin carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0098708 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.