| Dragon Tiger Gate | |||||||||||
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 The Hong Kong poster | |||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龍虎門 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙虎门 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Wilson Yip | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Edmond Wong | ||||||||||
| Based on | Oriental Heroes by Wong Yuk-long | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Nansun Shi Raymond Wong Yu Dong Xu Pengle | ||||||||||
| Starring | Donnie Yen Nicholas Tse Shawn Yue Dong Jie Li Xiaoran Yu Kang Chen Kuan-tai Yuen Wah | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Ko Chiu-lam | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Cheung Ka-fai | ||||||||||
| Music by | Kenji Kawai | ||||||||||
Production companies | |||||||||||
| Distributed by | Mandarin Films | ||||||||||
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes | ||||||||||
| Countries | Hong Kong China | ||||||||||
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK $12,108,465 | ||||||||||
Dragon Tiger Gate is a 2005 Hong Kong martial arts fantasy film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue, Dong Jie, Li Xiaoran, Yu Kang, Chen Kuan-tai, and Yuen Wah. The film is based on the manhua Oriental Heroes,[1] which bears the same Chinese title as the film. The film's release in all English-speaking territories is handled by The Weinstein Company.[2]
A punching bag constructed for the film, measuring about 8 feet (2.4 m) high, 5 feet (1.5 m) wide and weighing about 400 pounds, was certified as the world's largest by Guinness World Records.[3]
- ^ Lee, Wing-sze (10 March 2006). "Role opens kung fu gate for Yue". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Weinstein Watch: Dragon Tiger Gate Archived 13 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Twitchfilm.net, 11 April 2006 (Retrieved 26 July 2006).
- ^ Dragon Tiger Gate Enters Guinness World Records Archived 15 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine, CRIENGLISH.com, 9 July 2006 (Retrieved 26 July 2006).