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Kung Fu Hustle

Name: Kung Fu Hustle
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Released: 2004
Duration: 99 min

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2004 · 99 min · Action

In 1940s Shanghai, a small-time wannabe gangster's schemes to impress the fearsome Axe Gang accidentally awaken the hidden kung-fu masters living in a ramshackle tenement. Stephen Chow's gleefully cartoonish martial-arts comedy.

Runtime: 99 min
Genre: Action · Comedy · Crime
Mood: tense · funny · uplifting
Entry: some context
Best for: shorter watch · a lighter route

Content notes: violence or threat Non-exhaustive

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Part of 10 Essential Chinese Films

This film is stop 9 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through China. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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