Kung Fu Chefs
{{Short description|2009 Hong Kong film by Ken Yip}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kung Fu Chefs
| image = Kung Fu Chefs poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = Ken Yip
| producer = Jeremy Cheung
| writer = Wang Bo
Simon Lu
Cyrus Cheng
Chu Jun-yue
Yuan Li-jiang
| starring = Sammo Hung
Vanness Wu
Cherrie Ying
Ai Kago
Timmy Hung
Lam Chi-chung
Louis Fan
Leung Siu-lung
Ku Feng
Lee Hoi-sang
| music = Victor Lau
Terry Tye
| cinematography = Kwan Chi-kan
| editing = Tang Man-to
| studio = Brilliant Emperor Production Ltd.
| distributor = My Way Film Company Limited
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|2|19|China|2009|6|12|Hong Kong}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = Hong Kong
| language = Cantonese
| gross = HK $183,338.25
}}
Kung Fu Chefs ({{zh|first=t |t=功夫廚神 |s=功夫厨神 |p=GōngFū ChǔShén |j=Gung1 Fu1 Cu4 San4}}) is a 2009 Hong Kong action film directed by Ken Yip, starring Sammo Hung, Louis Fan, Vanness Wu, Sammo Hung's real life son Timmy Hung, Ku Feng and Lee Hoi-sang. This was Lee Hoi-Sang's final film appearance. This film was shot with a low budget.
Plot
Wong Kai Joe (Louis Fan) has had hatred of his uncle Wong Ping Yee (Sammo Hung) in his heart for a very long time and does what he can to oust his uncle from the village and to claim rights to the Dragon Head Cleaver, a symbol of power to the clan. During a function, he used Yee's nephew to put poison in the form of salt. The guest become sick and Wong Ping Yee is forced out of the village. The story then shifts to Ken'chi who is the first to graduate from his school after being the first amongst his batch to place the emblem in the flag. He is advised by his principal to go and meet Master Sum who, he feels, will be able to teach him cooking. Meanwhile, Yee encounters Shum Ching (Cherrie Ying) and her sister (Ai Kago) by chance, and is determined to help them during troubled times at their restaurant "Four Seas". He trains a young chef, Ken'ichi Lung Kin Yat (Vanness Wu) to compete against Chef Tin (Lam Chi-chung), the head chef at "Imperial Palace", for the title of "Top Chef". After the tournament, he meets his brother who is alive and to the angst of Joe who watches helplessly on TV.
Cast
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|style="width:25%"|Cast | style="width:25%"|Role | Description |
| Sammo Hung | Wong Ping Yee 黃秉義 | Village head Ken'ichi's master Wing Ping Kei's younger brother Wong Kai Joe's uncle Briefly "Four Seas Restaurant" chef |
| Vanness Wu | Ken'ichi Lung Kin Yat 龍建一 | Wong Ping Yee's disciple Shum Ying's lover "Four Seas Restaurant" chef |
| Cherrie Ying | Shum Ching 沈青 | "Four Seas Restaurant" owner Shum Ying's older sister |
| Ai Kago | Shum Ying 沈瑩 | Shum Ching's younger sister "Four Seas Restaurant" employee Ken'ichi's lover |
| Timmy Hung | Leung 良 | Village member Wong Kai Joe's henchman |
| Lam Chi-chung | Tin Chow-to 田秋刀 | Famous champion chef King of Cantonese Restaurant head chef |
| Louis Fan | Wong Kai Joe 黃繼祖 | Wong Ping Kei's son Wong Ping Yee's nephew |
| Leung Siu-lung | Wong Ping Kei 黃秉基 | Wong Ping Yee's older brother Wong Kai Joe's father Two time champion chef |
| Xing Yu | Choi 財 | Wong Kai Joe's henchman |
| Ku Feng | 2nd Granduncle 二叔公 | 2nd elder of village |
| Hoi Sang Lee | Great Grandfather 圍村太公 | 1st elder of village |
| Ho Kwai Lam | Shum Fong Kwan 沈方鈞 | Former "For Seas Restaurant" chef "King of Cantonese Restaurant" chef |
| Mok Mei Lam | Principal Fong 方校長 | Ken'ichi's principal |
| Chun Wong | Yue Poon Cheung 于本昌 | Judge at competition |
See also
External links
- {{Official website|http://kungfuchef.mysinablog.com/}}
- [http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=13592&display_set=eng Kung Fu Chefs] at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- {{IMDb title|1372692|Gong fu chu shen}}
- [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=10471 Hong Kong Cinemagic - Kung Fu Chefs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211081828/http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=10471 |date=11 December 2021 }}
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