Kung Fu Monster

{{Infobox film

| name = Kung Fu Monster

| image = KungFuMonster.jpeg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none

| t = 武林怪獸

| s = 武林怪兽

| p = Wǔ Lín Guài Shòu

| j = Mou2 Lam4 Gwaai3 Sau3}}

| director = Andrew Lau

| producer = Derek Yee
Mandy Law
Peggy Lee
Rong Chao
Andrew Lau

| writer =

| screenplay = Rong Chao
Lin Ting
Philip Lui
Ronald Chan

| story =

| based_on =

| starring = Louis Koo
Cheney Chen
Bao Bei'er
Bea Hayden
Wang Taili
Alex Fong
Zhou Dongyu

| narrator =

| music = Chan Kwong-wing
Wan Pin Chu

| cinematography = Andrew Lau
Cho Man-keung

| editing = Sun Chi-man
Azrael Chung

| studio = Media Asia Films
Bona Film Group
Film Unlimited

| distributor = Media Asia Entertainment Group

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|12|21}}

| runtime = 100 minutes{{cite web|url=https://cinando.com/en/Film/kung_fu_monster_283981/Detail|title=KUNG FU MONSTER - Cinando}}

| country = Hong Kong
China

| language = Mandarin

| budget =

| gross = $11.5 million{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9378850/|title=Kung Fu Monster - IMDb|website=IMDb }} {{unreliable?|date=October 2022}}

}}

Kung Fu Monster ({{zh|s=武林怪兽}}), previously translated as When Robbers Meet the ChessBoards, is a 2018 wuxia fantasy film co-produced and directed by Andrew Lau and starring Louis Koo, Cheney Chen, Bao Bei'er, Wang Taili, Bea Hayden, with Alex Fong and Zhou Dongyu. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film began production on 13 April 2017{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2017/04/13/1568234.html|title=刘伟强新片《武林怪兽》宣布开机郭碧婷陈学冬古装造型亮相古天乐周冬雨主演|access-date=28 July 2018|archive-date=28 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728131501/http://news.mtime.com/2017/04/13/1568234.html|url-status=dead}} and wrapped up on 8 June of the same year in Beijing,{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2017-06-12/doc-ifyfzfyz3295378.shtml|title=《武林怪兽》杀青周冬雨俏皮郭碧婷美艳|date=12 June 2017 }}{{cite web|url=http://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/entertainment/20170613/bkn-20170613160652370-0613_00862_001.html|title=古天樂新片做「舞林至尊」惡鬥周冬雨|date=13 June 2017 }} and was released in December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9378850/|website=IMDb |title=Wu lin guai shou }}

Plot

During the Wanli Emperor's reign (reigned 1572 to 1620) in the Ming dynasty, Crane Sun, a cruel supervisor of the Eastern Depot, was ordered to capture monsters that have escaped from the royal palace. At the same time, militia warrior Blade colludes with his martial arts junior Bella and female warrior Frigid gather a group of forest fighters to rob the silver from corrupt officials. However, silver was missing, while wanted criminal Ocean Feng appears along with Jianghu wanderer Cypress. As a bigger crisis comes, monsters are looking through it nearby.

Cast

Main starring

Louis Koo as Ocean Feng
Cheney Chen as Blade
Bao Bei'er as Cypress
Wang Taili as Mount
Bea Hayden as Frigid
Alex Fong as Crane Sun
Zhou Dongyu as Bella

Also starring

Wu Yue as Constable Wang
Pan Binlong as Saucy
Kong Lianshun as Dash
Liang Dawei as Crane's underling #1
Liu Hao as Crane's underling #2

Guest appearances

Soundtracks

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凡人英雄歌	Tengger	Theme song
招财进宝 (Lucky Fortune)	Yang Chaoyue	Holiday Theme song