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Rating: 7 stars

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Hong Kong seoul south korea martial arts secret agent interpol counterfeiters chase

All movies seen on 12/02/2021

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Seoul Raiders (2005)

Directed by Jingle Ma

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Overview

Agent Lam (Tony Leung) sets out to track a pair of plates used to make fake American dollars. When he discovers the plates, they are conned out of him by enigmatic US Embassy workers Owen (Richie Ren) and JJ (Shu Qi). With the trail now leading to Korea, Lam sets off in hot pursuit. There, amidst the dangerous and glamorous urban landscape of Seoul, Lam finds himself confronting an underworld crime boss known as the Polar Bear, head of the biggest counterfeiting organisation in Asia.

Length 98 minutes

Actors

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | Richie Ren | Shu Qi | Kim Su-hyeon | Lee Jung-Jin | Meme Tian | Saki Seto | Hanna Cho Han-Na | Choi Yeo-jin | Jo Su-Hyun | Chan Po-Chun | Lee Ji-hyoung | Sasha Hou | Hilary Yeung Sam-Yi | Joyce Cheung | Do Seung-Wan | Goo Eun-Ae | Woo Ji-Young | Kim Mi-Hye | Han Ji-Na | Kim Sang-Yong | Choi Moon-Hwan | Kim Ji-Suk | Seong Hyun-Chang | Jung Seung-Kyo | Kim Bong-Il | Kim Tae-Hwan | Joo Young-Min | Sim Hyo-Jin | Kim Yong-Woon | Lee Si-Eun | Min Sung-Joo | Seo Myeong-Seok | Dae Yong | Jeon In-Hwan | Chris Ng Ka-Keung | Park Hyung-Soon | Yoon Seok-Jin | Park Young-Sik | Jo Joo-Hyun | Jeon Gi-Soo | Yiu Man-Kei | So Tung | Cheung Bing-Chuen | Kam Loi-Kwan | Alex Yip Choi-Naam | Rocky Lai | Victy Wong | Kong Foo-Keung | Joe Chu Cho-Kuen | Matthew Tang

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Love the energy in these Jingle Ma raiders flicks! Perhaps a bold statement but these movies capture the essence of Cowboy Bebop way better than the new Netflix live action series. Hadn’t thought of it previously but on this revisit I was really seeing that style on display here, mix of adventure action and humor. What is also rather amazing is that Tony Leung is supported by statuesque models (intentionally cast) yet they’re never presented in an exploitative manner. Camera doesn’t leer on them and I would argue they are not given enough screentime. Tony genuinely seems to having a grand time in his scenes especially with Shu Qi. I already know she loves making this kind of film.

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