| When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown with the local godfather. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 20, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Jiang Wen |
| Writer: | Li Bukong, Guo Junli, Jiang Wen, Zhu Sujin, Wei Xiao, Shu Ping |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action |
| Keywords | china, satire, bandit, bandit gang |
| Production Companies | JCE Movies, China Film Group Corporation, Beijing Bu Yi Le Hu Film Company, Emei Film Studio |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $104,731,450
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Oct 07, 2025 Entered: Oct 07, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jiang Wen | Pocky Zhang |
| Chow Yun-Fat | Huang Silang |
| Ge You | Old Tang |
| Carina Lau | Magistrate's wife |
| Shao Bing | The Second |
| Liao Fan | The Third |
| Du Yiheng | The Four |
| Li Jing | The Five |
| Zhang Mo | The Six |
| Wei Xiao | The Seven |
| Zhou Yun | Sister Hua |
| Chen Kun | Huwan |
| Jiang Wu | Master Wu |
| Feng Xiaogang | Master Tang |
| Hu Jun | Fake Zhang Mazi |
| Yao Lu | Hu Qian |
| Miao Pu | Mabond's ex-wife |
| Michelle Bai | Daiyu Qingwenzi |
| Yang Qiyu | Hu Bai |
| Yue Hong | |
| Xuan Xiaoming |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Li Bukong | Screenplay |
| Nan Shu | Original Music Composer |
| Yi Guang Gao | Production Design |
| Guo Junli | Screenplay |
| Jiang Wen | Editor, Director, Screenplay |
| Zhu Sujin | Screenplay |
| Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
| William Chang | Costume Design |
| Wang Gang | Sound Designer |
| Wei Xiao | Screenplay |
| Wei Jie Cao | Editor |
| Qing Hua Yu | Production Design |
| Shu Ping | Screenplay |
| Zhao Fei | Director of Photography |
| Eddie Wong | Production Design |
| Liu Yuting | Foley Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jiang Wen | Producer |
| Zhao Haicheng | Producer |
| Homber Yin | Producer |
| Barbie Tung Wan-Si | Producer |
| Albert Yeung | Executive Producer |
| Albert Lee | Producer |
| Ma Ke | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 12 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 622 | 741 |
This movie might actually be my first Chinese spaghetti western. It's very funny and highly satirical, typical of Jiang Wen. At first, I thought it was going to be a lot like Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles", and in some respects it is. But really, it's a good deal more sophisticated than that. The ... plot is almost like a chess game between two brilliant strategists. I understand, from one Chinese reviewer, that the film has a lot of double entendres and puns in Chinese that we are missing without it being our first language. This is an incredible movie, even with half of it lost in translation. I can only imagine that it's absolutely brilliant in Chinese. Warning: The pacing is super fast and the plot is extremely complicated. Be prepared to pause the film and back up.