Kung Fu Jungle

Kung Fu Jungle
Film poster
Traditional Chinese一個人的武林
Simplified Chinese一个人的武林
Hanyu PinyinYī Gè Rén De Wǔ Lín
JyutpingYat1 Go3 Yan4 Dik1 Mou5 Lam4
Directed byTeddy Chan
Screenplay byLau Ho-leung
Mak Tin-sau
Story byTeddy Chan
Lau Ho-leung
Produced byAlbert Lee
StarringDonnie Yen
Wang Baoqiang
Charlie Yeung
Michelle Bai
Edited byCheung Ka-fai
Derek Hui
Music byPeter Kam
Production
companies
Emperor Motion Pictures
Sun Entertainment Culture
Beijing Silver Moon Productions
Heart & Soul Production
Distributed byEmperor Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • 12 October 2014 (2014-10-12) (BFI London Film Festival)
  • 30 October 2014 (2014-10-30) (Hong Kong)
  • 31 October 2014 (2014-10-31) (China)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
China
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
BudgetHK$200 million[1]
(US$25,800,000)
Box officeUS$23,295,638[2]

Kung Fu Jungle,[3] also known as Kung Fu Killer and Last of the Best, is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese action thriller film directed by Teddy Chan and starring Donnie Yen, Wang Baoqiang, Charlie Yeung and Michelle Bai. The film premiered at the 58th BFI London Film Festival on 12 October 2014[4] and was later released theatrically on 30 October 2014 in Hong Kong[5] and 31 October 2014 in China.[6]

It is being released as Kung Fu Killer in the United Kingdom and United States. Being a critical success, it was nominated for numerous Hong Kong Film awards. On 19 April 2015, Kung Fu Jungle won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography, representing the 4th time Donnie Yen has won this coveted award.[7]

  1. ^ "'Kung Fu Jungle' sets date for premiere". Sina English. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ "YAT KU CHAN DIK MOU LAM (KUNG FU JUNGLE)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Donnie Yen's "Kung Fu Killer" Retitled to "Kung Fu Jungle"".
  4. ^ "'Kung Fu Jungle' Premieres in London". Eyes In. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Full Trailer For Donnie Yen's KUNG FU JUNGLE Combines Intense Drama With Hard-hitting Action". Twitch Film. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  6. ^ 华谊六部新片定档 甄子丹10月献《武林》. southcn.com (in Chinese). 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  7. ^ "34th Hong Kong Film Awards - Nomination and Winner list". HKFAA. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.