Chinese Zodiac

"Twelve heads. Five continents. One man."

2012 2h 3m CN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 928

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Synopsis

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Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student and a Parisian woman, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.

“Twelve heads. Five continents. One man.”

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Cast

Jackie Chan
Jackie / Asian Hawk
Yao Xingtong
Coco
Kwon Sang-woo
Simon
Zhang Lanxin
Bonnie
Liao Fan
David Liao
Laura Weissbecker
Catherine de Sichel
Rosario Amedeo
Pierre Marceau
Vincent Sze Cho-Lam
Michael Morgan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jackie Chan
Writers: Jackie Chan, Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, Edward Tang
Languages: Mandarin, English, French, Spanish, Russian
Countries: China, Hong Kong

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.6× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Mandarin, English, French, Spanish, Russian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Armour of God Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jackie Chan, shot by Ng Man-Ching. 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 Gary Chase. 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 Yau Chi-Wai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jackie Chan directs. Ng Man-Ching behind the camera. Gary Chase scores. Yau Chi-Wai cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China, Hong Kong. Dialogue in Mandarin, English, French, Spanish, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 6.6× over at the box office.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Mandarin, English, French, Spanish, Russian.
4International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.
5Part of the "Armour of God Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Jackie Chan, shot by Ng Man-Ching. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Gary Chase. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Yau Chi-Wai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Jackie Chan and Yao Xingtong and Kwon Sang-woo carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Twelve heads. Five continents. One man.".
11IMDB entry: tt1424310 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Released under 18 different titles around the world.