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Born to Be King is a Hongkongais film of genre Thriller directed by Andrew Lau with Ekin Cheng
Born to Be King (2000)
Sheng zhe wei wang
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Add to a movie listBorn to Be King (勝者為王, Sheng zhe wei wang) est un film d'action hongkongais réalisé par Andrew Lau et sorti en 2000 à Hong Kong.
C'est le sixième et dernier volet de la série des Young and Dangerous.
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Chicken (Jordan Chan) doit épouser la fille d'un chef yakuza (Sonny Chiba). Mais quand il est piégé, ses vieux amis reviennent pour laver son nom.Actors
Ekin Cheng
(Chan Ho Nam)
Shu Qi
(Mei Ling)
Sonny Chiba
(Ichiro Kusakari)
黎姿 (en anglais : Gigi Lai, lychee, JJ. )
(Rong Yu)
Roy Cheung
(Akira Kusakari)
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There are 167 films with the same actors, 34 films with the same director, 33030 with the same cinematographic genres (including 2368 with exactly the same 3 genres than Born to Be King), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked Born to Be King, you will probably like those similar films :
Born to Be King (2000)
, 1h58Directed by Andrew Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Shu Qi, Sandra Ng, Roy Cheung, Wan Yeung-ming
Rating62%
Chicken (Jordan Chan) is set to marry the daughter of a Japanese yakuza boss (Sonny Chiba). When Chicken is set up, his old pals return to clear his name.
Young and Dangerous (1996)
, 1h37Directed by Andrew Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, 黎姿 (en anglais : Gigi Lai, lychee, JJ. ), Francis Ng, Joe Chen, Jerry Lamb
Rating69%
Beginning in 1985, teenagers Chan Ho Nam (Ekin Cheng), his best friends "Chicken" Chiu (Jordan Chan), Tai Tin Yee (Michael Tse), Pou Pee (Jerry Lam) and older brother Chow Pee (Jason Chu) idolize the local "Hung Hing" Society and one of its leaders, "Uncle Bee" (Ng Chi Hung). When Ho Nam and his friends are beaten by Hung Hing's "Ugly Kwan" (Francis Ng) and his men following a misunderstanding, they decide to join the society, following Bee.
Young and Dangerous 3 (1996)
, 1h38Directed by Andrew Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, 黎姿 (en anglais : Gigi Lai, lychee, JJ. ), Karen Mok, Jerry Lamb, Simon Yam
Rating65%
Weeks after Chan Ho Nam (Ekin Cheng) is elected branch leader of Causeway Bay of the "Hung Hing" Society, "Chicken" Chiu (Jordan Chan), after joining the Taiwanese "San Luen" triad, is reinstated into Hung Hing by Chairman Chiang Tin Sung (Simon Yam). At the same time, rival triad "Tung Sing", led by "Camel" Lok (Chan Wai Man) begins to make a name for itself, establishing bars and clubs alongside Hung Hing's areas of operations. Things become heated when Tung Sing member "Crow" (Roy Cheung) fuels a deep-seated rivalry between him and Ho Nam, with the threat of open war between the two societies. Meanwhile, Ho Nam's stuttering girlfriend Smartie (Gigi Lai), who was critically injured in a vehicular accident and slipped into a coma, reawakens but with no prior memories to her meeting with Ho Nam for the first time. Regardless, Ho Nam assures her he and his friends will protect her. To add in a stick of comedy, Father "Lethal Weapon" Lam (Spencer Lam) introduces his daughter Shuk Fan (Karen Mok) to Chicken, having been good friends and a source of advice for him.
Young and Dangerous 4 (1997)
, 1h46Directed by Andrew Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Roy Cheung, Jerry Lamb, Lee Siu-kei, Karen Mok
Rating63%
The film opens in 1996. It begins with the wedding of Dai Tin Yee and his girlfriend. At the wedding, Chan Ho Nam agrees to travel to Thailand with the other branch leaders of Hung Hing in order to try and recruit Chiang Tin Yeung to lead the Hung Hing triad. While 6 of the 12 branch leaders are in Thailand, Dinosaur, back in Hong Kong, who leads Tuen Muen area for Hung Hing is assassinated by being thrown over a building by Tiger of rival gang Tung Sing society. The following day, Chan Ho Nam and his fellow leaders in Thailand learn of Dinosaur's demise and agree to elect a new branch leader for the Tuen Muen area. The two nominees are Barbarian (Dinosaur's right-hand man) and Chicken San Gai (Chan Ho Nam's right-hand man). Chan Ho Nam warns Chicken of the dangers of running for branch leader but Chicken chooses to run anyway, causing a feud among their friendship. Meanwhile, Chiang Tin Yeung agrees to head back to Hong Kong to lead the Hung Hing society. He declares that Barbarian and Chicken are given a time period to prove themselves worthy of leading Tuen Muen for Hung Hing.
Young and Dangerous 2 (1996)
, 1h41Directed by Andrew Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, 黎姿 (en anglais : Gigi Lai, lychee, JJ. ), Sandra Ng, Simon Yam, Chingmy Yau
Rating66%
The re-informed with the events of the previous film. In a flashback to Young and Dangerous, "Chicken" Chiu (Jordan Chan) heads into exile and decides to go to Taiwan, after a failed hit. The first part of the movie details the events leading up to his return to Hong Kong, following the death of his boss "Uncle Bee" (Frankie Ng). In Taiwan, Chicken's cousin introduces him to the "San Luen" Triad, headed by an influential Taiwanese senator. Although the atmosphere in the city is quite different than Hong Kong, Chicken gains the senator's favor by assassinating his rival. Pleased with the youth's initiative, he promotes Chicken to branch leader and does not even mind Chicken having been smitten with his beautiful mistress. Upon hearing news of Bee's death, Chicken returns to Hong Kong and helps best friend Chan Ho Nam (Ekin Cheng) to get rid of corrupt "Hung Hing" Chairman "Ugly Kwan" (Francis Ng).
Young and Dangerous 5 (1998)
, 1h54Directed by Andrew Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Shu Qi, Mark Cheng, Danny Lee, Carlo Chin
Rating60%
Chicken did not return for this film and Chan Ho Nam is on his own. He finds a beautiful new love interest's (Shu Qi) and has to deal with some young "Tung Sing" triad members trying to make something of themselves. Young and Dangerous 5 happens during the transfer of Hong Kong sovereignty to China. We see a transition of the "boys" becoming "men" as they develop maturity and go into more business-like dealings.
, 1h40Directed by Andrew Lau, Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai, 黎姿 (en anglais : Gigi Lai, lychee, JJ. ), Roy Cheung, Shing Fui On, Xiong Xin-xin
Rating64%
Crazy Lik and his friend Pong are two undercover cops who are sent to infiltrate triad leader Coffin Sing. Later as Sing is killed, the gang is split into two. Lik follows Hung Tai's side and Pong goes to the other. Lik becomes down as he is separated from his best friend and feeling responsible for Sing's death. This leads to a time where Lik gets drunk at his girlfriend Moon's mother's birthday party and making a fool of himself and Moon feels disgusted and leaves him. One time in a bar, Lik meets triad member Milky Fai, who helps Lik out to get good with Hung Tai and his sister Po. Milky Fai is actually a former undercover cop who has his own problems. Later on, Lik must decide whether or not to betray his triad brothers that he have grown very close to complete the case for his superior whom he really hates and is hitting on his girlfriend.
A Man Called Hero (1999)
, 1h56Directed by Andrew Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors Ekin Cheng, Shu Qi, Yuen Biao, Jerry Lamb, Dion Lam, Nicholas Tse
Rating57%
The story begins in early Republican China. Hero Hua (Ekin Cheng) is given his family heirloom, the Red Sword, and is accepted by Pride (Anthony Wong), a martial arts master, as a student after passing a test. When he returns home, he is horrified to see that his family have been murdered by Westerners for opposing the opium trade. That night, Hero breaks up the Westerners' party and kills them in revenge. He spends the rest of the night with his lover, Jade (Kristy Yang). The next morning, he flees from China and sails to America.
The Storm Riders (1998)
, 2h8Directed by Andrew Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Science fiction, Martial arts, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors Aaron Kwok, Ekin Cheng, Sonny Chiba, Wayne Lai, Lawrence Cheng, Yu Rongguang
Rating63%
The evil Lord Conqueror, head of Conqueror's Clan, is given a prophecy by Mud Buddha when quizzed about his delayed duel with Sword Saint. The prophecy translates that if Conqueror finds two young children by the name of Wind and Cloud he will have good fortune. Mud Buddha provides the birth charts of these two and gives him a puzzle box stating that finding Wind and Cloud is but one half of his destiny, the box will provide him with the latter half once he unlocks it. Conqueror issues an order that every boy with a birth chart matching Wind's or Cloud's must become a disciple of the Conqueror's Clan. Whispering Wind is discovered as the son of long time rival Whispering Prince, who Conqueror had beating 2 years previously and stole Prince's wife. As they fight again for Prince's Blizzard Blade he reveals he only took his wife to anger him into battle to possess the blade. At the climax of the duel Prince's wife kills herself and Prince is captured and killed by the fire beast in the nearby cave. Conqueror finds Whispering Wind has fainted and claims him. Striding Cloud's father, a blacksmith named Striding Sky, is forging the Ultimate Sword and completes the blade just before Conqueror's forces raze his village. As he is killed he reveals that the sword can only be used by a true hero and Cloud is taken by the invading forces.
, 1h57Directed by Andrew Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Nicholas Tse, Francis Ng, Shu Qi, Sam Lee, Daniel Wu, Sandra Ng
Rating60%
L'histoire de Chan Ho-nam (Nicholas Tse), Chiu le poulet (Sam Lee) et leurs amis qui sont recrutés par Oncle Bee (Ng Chi-hung) et entrent dans la triade Hung Hing.