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The Raid (Cantonese: 財叔之橫掃千軍 Coi Suk Zi Waang Sou Cin Gwan = 'Uncle's Sweeping Thousands') is a 1991 Hong Kong action film directed by Tsui Hark and Ching Siu-tung and based on the Hong Kongmanhua, Uncle Choi, published by Michael Hui from 1958 to the mid-1970s.^{[citation needed]} The film stars Dean Shek, who also served as the film's presenter, as the titular protagonist, while also co-starring Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung, Joyce Godenzi, Fennie Yuen, Paul Chu and Corey Yuen. The Raid is also Shek's final acting role before retiring from the film industry.^{[citation needed]}

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During the early years of the Republic of China, Qing emperor Puyi was controlled by the Japanese and he established the Manchurian government in the north, with Japanese Commander Mesa and Yoshiko Kawashima.

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Uncle Choi was once a soldier. Having studied medicine, he was entrusted one day by indigenous jungle people to save someone. On the thrilling road, he finds a group of soldiers who are victims of poison gas. Uncle Choi tries hard to save the colonel, but he dies. In the colonel's dying breath, he gives the task of resisting the enemy to Lieutenant Mang Tai-hoi. Uncle Choi had wanted to serve the country wholeheartedly, but was refused.

Later, Uncle Choi sneaks into the palace, posing as the cook, and re-meets Mang. Their mission is to find the 'Cheung-kong #1' Tina. There, they raid the poison gas base map, but their actions were discovered by Mesa and Kawashima, so Uncle Choi, Tina and other people flee, and on the way Uncle Choi rescues his adopted daughter Nancy.

Uncle Choi and the gang prepare a large-scale attack on the poison gas base, after numerous fierce battles, they conquer in the end.

Cast[edit]

• Dean Shek as Uncle Choi
• Jacky Cheung as Bobo Bear
• Tony Leung Ka-fai as Commander Mesa
• Joyce Godenzi as Kam Pik-fai / Yoshiko Kawashima
• Fennie Yuen as Tina
• Paul Chu as Lieutenant Mang Tai-hoi
• Corey Yuen as Brother Big Nose

Production[edit]

The Raid is based on the historical events of the 1930s, when Japanese occupied Manchuria have set up the last Chinese emperor, Puyi, as their puppet leader.^[1]

Release[edit]

The Raid was released on March 28, 1991 in Hong Kong.^[1] It was the 86th highest-grossing film in Hong Kong of the year, where it grossed a total of $3,694,660.^[2]

Reception[edit]

In her book The Cinema of Tsui Hark, Lisa Morton stated that 'despite an innovative use of comic book-style artwork and storytelling techniques, The Raid is the weakest of the Ching Siu-Tung/Tsui Hark collaborations.'^[1]

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References[edit]

• Morton, Lisa (2001). The Cinema of Tsui Hark. McFarland. ISBN0786451521.

External links[edit]

• The Raid at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• The Raid at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• The Raid on IMDb
• The Raid film review at LoveHKFilm.com

Poker King (simplified Chinese: 扑克王; traditional Chinese: 撲克王) is a 2009 Hong Kongcomedy film co-written and directed by Chan Hing-Kai and Janet Chun and starring Louis Koo and Sean Lau.

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People say one’s fate has been pre-determined from the start like the cards in a Texas Hold’em game. Uno (Lau Ching Wan), a small-time crook turned casino magnate, and Jack, the scion of a powerful gaming clan lead very different lives until fate brought them together in a poker duel of a lifetime.

The setting is Macau, Las Vegas of the Orient, where the buzz in town is that Uno has snared the operations of the venerable Sun Casinos from its deceased owner. In a bid to clear his name, he has the sole heir Jack (Louis Koo) brought back from Canada where he spent the last few years in hiding. Jack, an inept businessman and a socially awkward young man, spent his days playing online poker. When it became clear that he has neither the instinct nor the skills to take over, Uno invokes the owner’s will and takes charge of Jack's family business.

Disillusioned and depressed, Jack runs into Smiley (Stephy Tang), a simple girl with a seemingly unstoppable good fortune. Together the pair conquers the poker rooms in Macau. Jack played in Uno's arch rival Ms. Fong's (Josie Ho) casino and met her. He requested to represent her casino in the ultimate Poker King tournament to beat Uno. As Jack issues a personal challenge to Uno, it becomes clear that it isn't only bragging rights at stake, but also the throne to the gambling empire that Jack’s father had built.

In the Poker King Tournament, Jack and Uno reached the final round along with Uno's henchmen. To build up Uno's playing chips, all the henchmen purposely lost to Uno leaving Jack to face Uno as the last two players. In the last game, Jack and Uno had the same set of cards but of different suits. The last card dealt out gave Jack the victory and he also reclaimed back his father's casino. It was revealed via several flashbacks, Uno built up the casino with Jack's father and the casino was to be passed down to Jack. However, if Jack is incapable, Uno will inherit the casino. However, Uno added a condition that he will only inherit the casino if Jack remains a good-for-nothing. Jack also revealed that he was also a competent poker player all along under the tutelage of a master poker player but feigned weakness to assess Uno's competence at managing the casino. With renewed respect for each other, they became friends and Uno was eventually rehired by Jack as the casino group's CEO while Jack will travel around the world with his teacher and participate in various poker tournament.

Cast[edit]

• Louis Koo as Jack Cheung
• Sean Lau as Uno
• Josie Ho as Ms. Fong
• Stephy Tang as Smiley
• Cherrie Ying as Season
• Kama Lo as Lucky
• Jo Kuk as Joan
• Wong You-Nam as Ho
• Lam Suet as Annoying gambler
• Jacky Heung as David Lin
• Cheung Siu-Fai as Fei
• Joe Cheung as Fernado

Professional players[edit]

Some notable professional poker players including David Rheem, Nam Le, Liz Lieu, James Sudworth, Michael Marvanek, Christer Andersson, Winfred Yu and Johnny Chan appeared in the film.

Release[edit]

Poker King was released in Hong Kong on 22 October 2009. The film was released on DVD and VCD on 18 December 2009 ^[1] and Blu-ray Disc on 5 January 2010.^[2] Releases include a Blu-ray edition with bonus DVD containing making of and interviews with poker champions Winfred Yu and Johnny Chan; DVD + Playing Cards edition; and a Special Edition DVD with a lenticular cover instead of the regular DVD case, a deck of playing cards, and a notebook.^[3]

References[edit]

1. ^'Poker King (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)'. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
2. ^'Poker King (Blu-ray+DVD) (Hong Kong Version)'. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
3. ^'Poker King (DVD) (Limited Edition) (Hong Kong Version)'. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

External links[edit]

• Pou hark wong on IMDb
• Poker King at the Hong Kong Movie Database
• Poker King at the Hong Kong Cinemagic