Directed by:
Sammo HungCast:
Sammo Hung, Andy Lau, Chao Deng, Biao Yuen, Hark Tsui, Karl Maka, Dean Shek, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen, Po Yuen, Xuebing Wang, Tian Liang, Jun Hu, William Feng, Eddie Peng (more)Plots(1)
Hong Kong action legend Sammo Hung directs and stars as Ding, a retired Central Security Bureau officer now living a quiet life in a small town near the Russian and North Korean borders. Suffering from the early stages of dementia, he keeps to himself—his former professional life quite literally fading away. Into his life comes a young neighbor girl, Cherry, who reminds him of his own lost granddaughter. Together the pair strike up an unlikely friendship, fishing and playing board games. However, Cherry's father, Li (Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau) suffers from a gambling problem, endangering himself as well as his daughter by stealing a bag of jewels from the Russian mob to repay his debt to local gangster Choi. When both father and daughter disappear, Ding must call upon his long-buried skills to save his young friend's life and maybe in the process redeem his own tragic past. Featuring tantalizing cameo performances from Tsui Hark, Yuen Wah, and Hu Jun among other Hong Kong action-cinema mainstays, The Bodyguard culminates in a frenetic climax of nail-biting intensity. (Seattle International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Sammo Hung
China
Best movies:
The Victim (1980)
The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979)
Warriors Two (1978)
Andy Lau
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Drunken Master II (1994)
Boat People (1982)
Infernal Affairs (2002)
Chao Deng
China
Best movies:
Duckweed (2017)
Assembly (2007)
The Founding of a Party (2011)
Biao Yuen
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Victim (1980)
Warriors Two (1978)
The Invincible Armour (1977)
Hark Tsui
Vietnam
Best movies:
Dangerous Encounters: 1st Kind (1980)
Aces Go Places II (1983)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Karl Maka
China
Best movies:
The Victim (1980)
Odd Couple (1979)
His Name is Nobody (1979)
Dean Shek
China
Best movies:
Warriors Two (1978)
Drunken Master (1978)
Odd Couple (1979)
Wah Yuen
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Tournament (1974)
Clans of Intrigue (1977)
Death Duel (1977)
Qiu Yuen
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Dreadnaught (1981)
Dragon's Claws (1979)
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
Xuebing Wang
China
Best movies:
The Founding of a Party (2011)
Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014)
Just Another Pandora's Box (2010)
Tian Liang
China
Best movies:
The Bodyguard (2016)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Badges of Fury (2013)
Jun Hu
China
Best movies:
Red Cliff (2008)
Getting Home (2007)
Red Cliff (2009)
William Feng
China
Best movies:
Wolf Totem (2015)
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012)
The Monkey King 2 (2016)
Eddie Peng
Taiwan
Best movies:
Hear Me (2009)
Unbeatable (2013)
Duckweed (2017)
Jia Song
China
Best movies:
Red Cliff (2008)
Red Cliff (2009)
Cold Steel (2011)
Ailei Yu
China
Best movies:
Mountain Cry (2015)
One Second (2020)
The Eight Hundred (2020)
Jiayi Feng
China
Best movies:
Rise of the Legend (2014)
Peace Breaker (2017)
The Bodyguard (2016)
Lily Ji
China
Best movies:
The Bodyguard (2016)
Skiptrace (2016)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Jacqueline Pui-yin Chan
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The White Storm (2013)
Firestorm (2013)
The Bodyguard (2016)