Treasure Hunt (1994 film)
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Screenplay Jeffrey Lau | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Action, Fantasy, Romance Music director Danny Chung Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language CantoneseMandarinEnglishJapanese Release date 29 January 1994 (1994-01-29) Cast Chow Yun-Fat (Chang Ching), (Mei), (Michael), Gordon Liu Chia-Hui (Abbot Hung Chi), (Yakuza Boss), Chien-Lien Wu (Mei)Similar movies Mission: Impossible II , Django Unchained , The Interview , Mission: Impossible , Spy , Blade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treasure Hunt is a 1994 Hong Kong action comedy and romantic fantasy film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Chow Yun-fat and Jacklyn Wu.
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A C.I.A. agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden "treasure," which turns out to be a woman who has supernatural powers, and is the National Treasure of China.
Plot
Chinese American CIA operative Jeffrey Cheung Ching (Chow Yun-fat) was ordered to escort a Chinese national treasure to the United States. Cheung goes from America to Beijing where he stays at the Shaolin temple. There, he encounters conflicts due to culture barriers and different life habits. However, he become friends with Abbot Hung Chi (Gordon Liu) and a seven-year-old monk Grasshopper (Choi Yue). Cheung is later surprised to find out that the so-called national treasure is a para psychological girl named Siu-ching (Jacklyn Wu). During the process of exposing the evil sinister, Cheung and Ching develop a romance.
Cast
Box office
The film grossed HK$37,033,685 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 29 January to 16 March 1994 in Hong Kong.
Similar Movies
Chow Yun-Fat appears in Treasure Hunt and Tragic Hero. Chow Yun-Fat appears in Treasure Hunt and Rich and Famous. Chow Yun-Fat appears in Treasure Hunt and Once a Thief. Chow Yun-Fat and Chien-lien Wu appear in Treasure Hunt and God of Gamblers Returns. Long Arm of the Law (1984).
Award nominations
References
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