Born to Be King

"When the Triads Arrive, Fear Arrives."

2000 1h 58m CN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 44

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Synopsis

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Triad member Chicken is designated by Taiwan's San Luen Gang to marry Nanako, the daughter of the fifth generation leader of the Yamada Gang in Japan. Later, the leader of the triad group gets murdered. Actually, all the San Luen Gang members suspect Chicken attacked their leader Liu, in order to make a chance for him to rule the Gang and thus have adopted an extremely hostile attitude towards him.

“When the Triads Arrive, Fear Arrives.”

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Cast

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin
Chan Ho Nam
Jordan Chan Siu-Chun
Chicken / Saan Gai
Shu Qi
Mei Ling
Gigi Lai Chi
Tuan Mu Rong Yu
Sonny Chiba
Ichiro Kusakari
Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
Akira Kusakari
Anya
Nanako Kusakari
Chin Ka-Lok
Big Head

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Writers: Chau Ting, Manfred Wong Man-Chun
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Young and Dangerous 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 Jacky Tang Hon-Pong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

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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6 / 8

CAST

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Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin and Jordan Chan Siu-Chun and Shu Qi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When the Triads Arrive, Fear Arrives.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0265739 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung directs. Jacky Tang Hon-Pong behind the camera. Danny Pang cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

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Things worth knowing

126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3Part of the "Young and Dangerous Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, shot by Jacky Tang Hon-Pong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Danny Pang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin and Jordan Chan Siu-Chun and Shu Qi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "When the Triads Arrive, Fear Arrives.".
8IMDB entry: tt0265739 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.