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Shamo
Directed bySoi Cheang
Written bySzeto Kam-Yuen
Izo Hashimoto
Produced bySam Leong
Shin Yoneyama
Izo Hashimoto
Toji Kato
Hirofumi Ogoshi
StarringShawn Yue
Annie Liu
Francis Ng
Masato
Bruce Leung
CinematographyEdmund Fung
Edited byKong Chi-leung
Music byPatrick Lo
Production
companies
Same Way Production
Art Port
Pony Canyon
Distributed byGala Film Distribution
Release dates
  • 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival)
  • 6 March 2008 (2008-03-06)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Shamo is a 2007 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Soi Cheang, based on the Japanese manga of the same name. The film stars Shawn Yue as a student who murders his parents, and, while in prison, is trained to become a violent, professional fighter by a fellow inmate played by Francis Ng.

Cast

Accolades

Accolades
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome
44th Golden Horse Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Szeto Kam-Yuen, Izo Hashimoto Nominated
Best Action Choreography Jack Wong Nominated
Best Cinematography Edmund Fung Nominated