Some of the arcade games moves are recreatedįeaturing a cameo from Michael Wong as Jackie’s former partner, the film kicks off with a quirky, comical piece of exposition that explains how Hideyuki Makimura’s sister Kaori ends up in City Hunter’s care. When terrorists hijack the ship, Ryo must put his romantic feelings aside and swing into action to dispatch the bad guys and save the day.Įveryone looks like they had fun on the filmĪ muscular Gary Daniels has an impressive intro Much to the annoyance of his exasperated assistant Kaori, Ryo seems more interested in catching Shizuko’s attention than returning her safely to her father. Ryo initially turns the job down…until he sees a picture of the attractive missing woman! Ryo’s investigations lead him to finding Shizuko aboard a luxury cruise ship. The girl-chasing private detective Ryo Saeba, known as City Hunter, is hired to track down Shizuko Imamura, the runaway daughter of a publishing tycoon. Fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, he is best known for his roles in “Beast Cops”, “ In the Line of Duty”, “Legacy of Rage”, “Thunderbolt”, “Knock Off”, “From Vegas to Macau” and “ Skiptrace”. Wong has had a long and varied career in Asian cinema since the eighties, appearing alongside the likes of Jackie Chan, Brandon Lee, Chow Yun Fat, Donnie Yen and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Michael Wong has a cameo as “Hideyuki Makimura”, Ryo’s former partner and brother to Kaori. Jackie uses the entire set and various props A former bodyguard to Jackie Chan, Lo has appeared in dozens of hit Hong Kong action films including “ Drunken Master 2”, “ Fatal Contact”, “ Operation Mekong”, “ Police Story 3: Supercop”, “ Miracles”, “ The Myth”, “ SPL: Paradox“, and many, many more. Veteran Hong Kong action star Ken Lo Wai-kwong appears as “Chen Ta-wen”, a member of the terrorist gang. Daniels is a familiar face to martial arts action fans with roles in movies such as “Fist of the North Star”, “ Bloodmoon”, “ Tekken”, “The Expendables”, and “Vengeance”. British martial artist Gary Daniels features as “Kim/MacDonald’s Henchman”. He has gone on to appear or work as a trainer and Stunt Co-ordinator in blockbuster movies such as “Mad Max: Fury Road”, “ Suicide Squad”, “Stealth”, “The Green Hornet”, “The Amazing Spider-man” and “X-Men: Dark Phoenix”.
Following a role in 1985’s “ Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars”, Norton became a regular martial arts actor in many notable Hong Kong action films including “ Millionaires Express”, “Magic Crystal”, and “ Mr Nice Guy”.
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Having worked as a personal bodyguard for the likes of ABBA, The Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, David Bowie, John Belushi, Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks, Norton made his first movie appearance opposite Chuck Norris in “The Octagon”. Inhabiting the characters of Street FighterĪustralian martial arts legend Richard Norton stars as “Colonel Donald ‘Don Mac’ MacDonald”. He is known as one of the “Four Heavenly Kings”, a Chinese term created in June 1992 by Oriental Daily News to refer to the four biggest male entertainment/arts superstars in Hong Kong at that time, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok and Leon Lai.
Lai has acted in numerous movies including “Infernal Affairs III”, “Bodyguards and Assassins” and “Seven Swords”. She has regularly appeared alongside Hong Kong movie icons such as Jet Li, Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Ekin Cheng, and Jackie Chan.Ĭantopop superstar Leon Lai appears as “Kao Ta the Gambler” (AKA Kao Ta the Wanderer/Gao Da the Wanderer). Chingmy’s most famous role was as the star of “Naked Killer”. One of the leading Hong Kong actresses of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, Chingmy Yau stars as “Seiko Nogami”, an undercover cop. Japanese actress and pop idol Kumiko Goto plays “Shizuko Imamura”, the runaway daughter of the CEO of a prominent Japanese newspaper. Joey is best known for her role in the “ A Chinese Ghost Story” films, as well as featuring in movies such as “ Butterfly and Sword”, “The Banquet” and “Casino Tycoon”. Popular actress Joey Wong stars as “Kaori Makimura/Carrie”, who assists Ryo with his investigations. TrailerĪction superstar Jackie Chan plays private detective “Ryo Saeba”, better known as the City Hunter. Eureka Entertainment present for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, from a brand new 2K restoration, one of Jackie Chan’s wildest action-comedies! Directed by Wong Jing the movie stars Jackie Chan, Joey Wong, Chingmy Yau, Richard Norton, Leon Lai and Gary Daniels.
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