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Chasing the Dragon
Chasing the Dragon
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2017
2h 8m
7.0(138 votes)
Action
Crime
Thriller

Overview

An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.

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Production Companies

Bona Film Group

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

甄子丹

Crippled Ho

甄子丹
Acting

劉德華

Lee Rock

劉德華
Acting

鄭則仕

Piggy

鄭則仕
Acting

姜皓文

Wil

姜皓文
Acting

劉浩龍

Wayne

劉浩龍
Acting

喻亢

Chad

喻亢
Acting

湯鎮業

Tong

湯鎮業
Acting

胡然

Jane

胡然
Acting

徐冬冬

Rose

徐冬冬
Acting

黃日華

Jan

黃日華
Acting

吳毅將

Chubby

吳毅將
Acting

Bryan Larkin

Hunter

Bryan Larkin
Acting

周勵淇

Ho's ex-wife - May

周勵淇
Acting

伍允龍

Wai Man

伍允龍
Acting

李日昇

Peter

李日昇
Acting

周俊偉

Willy

周俊偉
Acting

Wang Qian-Yu

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

曾江

Sir Chow

曾江
Acting

陳惠敏

Master Dane

陳惠敏
Acting

王俊棠

Grizzly Bear

王俊棠
Acting

Qing Xia

Grizzly Bear's Wife

No Image
Acting

韩昕怡

Snake Dancer

No Image
Acting

尹子維

Tong's Brother

尹子維
Acting

Jason Wong

Comic

Jason Wong
Acting

秦煌

Uncle Niu

秦煌
Acting

Zhang Hongyi

Tong's Wife

No Image
Acting

何浩文

Man Ng

何浩文
Acting

Julian Gaertner

Translator

Julian Gaertner
Acting

Philippe Joly

Chief Commissioner of Police

Philippe Joly
Acting

Jai Day

Unknown Role

Jai Day
Acting

Michael Szuc

Peter Godber

No Image
Acting

Chloe Chan

Alva

No Image
Sound

Anders Nelsson

Mr Glen

Anders Nelsson
Acting

Jiraphat Intrasthit

Drug Dealer in Thailand

No Image
Acting

Bianca Stam

Commissioner of ICAC

No Image
Acting

黃偉亮

Unknown Role

黃偉亮
Acting

王志文

Unknown Role

王志文
Acting

严华

Unknown Role

严华

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