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Throw down = Rou dao long hu bang / Zhongguo xing ji tuan rong yu fa xing ; yin du ji gou you xian gong si, yi bai nian dian ying you xian gong si lian he chu pin ; yin he ying xiang (Xianggang) you xian gong si zhi zuo ; jian zhi du qi feng, lin bing kun ; bian ju you nai hai, ye tian cheng, ou jian er ; dao yan du qi feng.
柔道龍虎榜 = Throw down / 中國星集團榮譽發行 ; 銀都機構有限公司, 一百年電影有限公司聯合出品 ; 銀河映像(香港)有限公司製作 ; 監製杜琪峯, 林炳坤 ; 編劇游乃海, 葉天成, 歐健兒 ; 導演杜琪峯.
"One of the most personal films by the prolific Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To is a thrilling love letter to both the cinema of Akira Kurosawa and the art and philosophy of judo. Amid the neon-drenched nightclubs and gambling dens of Hong Kong's nocturnal underworld, the fates of three wandering souls--a former judo champion (Louis Koo) now barely scraping by as an alcoholic bar owner, a young fighter (Aaron Kwok) intent on challenging him, and a singer (Cherrie Ying) chasing dreams of stardom--collide in an operatic explosion of human pain, ambition, perseverance, and redemption. Paying offbeat homage to Kurosawa's debut feature, Sanshiro Sugata, To scrambles wild comedy, flights of lyrical surrealism, and rousing martial-arts action into what is ultimately a disarmingly touching ode to the healing power of friendship"--Container.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781681438764
- ISBN: 1681438763
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 x 70 cm, folded to 12 x 19 cm)
- Edition: DVD special edition.
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2021]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Wide screen (2.35:1). Special features: 4K digital restoration; Interview from 2004 with Johnnie To; new interviews with coscreenwriter Yau Nai-hoi, composer Peter Kam, and film scholars David Bordwell and Caroline Guo; ; short making-of documentary from 2004 featuring To and actors Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying and Tony Leung Ka-fai; trailer; new English subtitle translation; an essay by film critic Sean Gilman. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Cheng Siu-keung ; editor, David Richardson ; original music, Peter Kam. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying, Tony Leung Ka-fai. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (2.35:1 aspect ratio); Dolby audio 5.1 Surround. |
| Language Note: | Cantonese dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
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| Subject: | Martial arts > Drama. Judo > Drama. Judo. Martial arts. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | DVD THR (Text) | 000102810 | Video | Available | - |
Summary:
"One of the most personal films by the prolific Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To is a thrilling love letter to both the cinema of Akira Kurosawa and the art and philosophy of judo. Amid the neon-drenched nightclubs and gambling dens of Hong Kong's nocturnal underworld, the fates of three wandering souls--a former judo champion (Louis Koo) now barely scraping by as an alcoholic bar owner, a young fighter (Aaron Kwok) intent on challenging him, and a singer (Cherrie Ying) chasing dreams of stardom--collide in an operatic explosion of human pain, ambition, perseverance, and redemption. Paying offbeat homage to Kurosawa's debut feature, Sanshiro Sugata, To scrambles wild comedy, flights of lyrical surrealism, and rousing martial-arts action into what is ultimately a disarmingly touching ode to the healing power of friendship"--Container.