Preparing for the hand-to-hand battle of his life and the title of Champion Star Runner, a headstrong fighter creates a deadly hybrid mix of Thai kickboxing and Chinese kung fu. Get ready for the ultimate Pan-Asian mixed martial arts competition, where anything goes and lives are bought and sold.
Stunts
Actual martial artists throwing actual hits — no shaky cam cop-outs.
Costume
Early 2000s streetwear time capsule, frosted tips included.
Director
Daniel Lee
Vanness Wu
Bond Cheung
Kim Hyun-joo
Mei Chung
Shaun Tam Chun-Yin
Chris Young
Andy On Chi-Kit
Tank Wong
Wong Yau-Nam
Lau
Max Mok Siu-Chung
Bullshit Bill
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
Coach Lau
Chin Ka-Lok
Jude Poyer
British Fighter
David Chiang Da-Wei
Bond's grandfather
Ti Lung
Brother Lung
Ken Lo Wai-Kwong
Ricardo Mamood-Vega
Coach Rudy
Billy Chow Bei-Lei
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vanness Wu was riding his Meteor Garden fame and reportedly trained eight hours daily for six months, despite having zero martial arts background.
The film's 'Pan-Asian' marketing was controversial — Hong Kong critics called it exploitative regional tourism, while Korean audiences were baffled by Kim Hyun-joo's damsel role.
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