Tokyo Raiders

Tokyo Raiders
Film poster
Directed by	Jingle Ma
Screenplay by	Susan Chan Felix Chong
Produced by	Raymond Chow
Starring	Tony Leung Chiu-wai Ekin Cheng Kelly Chen Cecilia Cheung Toru Nakamura Hiroshi Abe Kumiko Endoh
Cinematography	Jingle Ma Chan Chi-ying
Edited by	Kwong Chi-leung
Music by	Peter Kam
Distributed by	Golden Harvest Pictures (China) Ltd.
Release date	January 28, 2000 (2000-01-28)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese Japanese English
Box office	HK$28 million

Tokyo Raiders is a 2000 Hong Kong action film set in Hong Kong and Tokyo, directed by Jingle Ma and starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ekin Cheng and Kelly Chen. The success of the film led to the making of its sequel, Seoul Raiders, in 2005. The film was the last film released on LaserDisc in Japan.

Cast

• Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Detective Lam Kwai-yan
• Ekin Cheng as Pat Tai-yung
• Kelly Chen as Macy
• Cecilia Cheung as Saori
• Toru Nakamura as Takashashi Yuji
• Hiroshi Abe as Ito Takeshi
• Kumiko Endô as Naomi
• Maju Ozawa as Yukiko
• Yûko Moriyama as Miyuku
• Minami Shirakawa as Sayuri
• Takeshi Yamato as Akagawa

Reception

Derek Elley of Variety wrote that it "makes up in personality and an overall light, jokey tone what it lacks in sheer action smarts." Time Out London wrote, "Made to order for Chinese New Year release, this charmless action-comedy would like to be Charade but hasn't a clue how to handle plot structure, characterisation or secret-identity twists." Keith Phipps of The A.V. Club wrote that it "delivers the mix of humor, action, and style promised, though not delivered, by the big-screen version of Charlie's Angels". Beyond Hollywood wrote, "Aside from an overbearing soundtrack and a hackneyed plot with too many silly twists, Tokyo Raiders is good for a laugh."

External links

• Tokyo Raiders at IMDb
• Tokyo Raiders at AllMovie
• Tokyo Raiders at LoveHKFilm.com