A Fighter's Blues
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| Directed by | Daniel Lee |
| Produced by | Andy Lau Derek Yee Catherine Hun |
| Screenplay by | Cheung Chi-sing Daniel Lee Lee Hau-shek |
| Story by | Daniel Lee |
| Starring | Andy Lau |
| Music by | Henry Lai |
| Cinematography | Venus Keung Sunny Tsang Thomas Yeung |
| Edited by | Azrael Chung |
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| Distributed by | China Star Entertainment Group |
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105 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese English Thai Japanese |
| Box office | HK$22,002,055 |
A Fighter's Blues (阿虎) is a 2000 Hong Kong drama film directed by Daniel Lee, produced by and starring Andy Lau. On another note, A Fighter's Blues is also Lau's 100th film role.[1]
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Plot
After spending 13 years in jail for killing one of his opponents Chat Chai in the dressing room after breaking up the fight because of a quarrel with his girlfriend Pim, Mong Fu (Andy Lau), a washed up Muay Thai kickboxer returns to Thailand to look for his old love. Upon arrival in Bangkok, he finds out that she died and that he has a 14-year-old daughter. He finds the orphanage and meets his daughter and starts a relationship with sister Mioko who runs the orphanage. To clean his past, he challenges the current and more than 15 years younger champion, who wants to avenge Chai.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Mong Fu
- Takako Tokiwa as Sister Mioko
- Intira Jaroenpura as Pim Nathasiri
- Apichaya Thanatthanapong as Ploy
- Reila Aphrodite
Overview
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The film received mixed critic by reviewers and audiences and has a score of 56 out of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes, but was praised for the beautiful locations in Thailand, use of flashbacks.the acting of the main cast, and the editing of the fight scenes.
Andy Lau trained extensively in Muay Thai for his role as Mong Fu.
Soundtrack
Theme song
- When I Met You (當我遇上你)
- Composer: Jacky Chan
- Lyricist/Singer: Andy Lau
Sub theme
- Smile (微笑)
- Composer: Henry Lai
- Lyricist/Singer: Andy Lau
Awards and nominations
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| 6th Golden Bauhinia Awards | |||
| Best Actor | Andy Lau | Won | |
| Top 10 Chinese-language Films | A Fighter's Blues | Won | |
| 20th Hong Kong Film Awards | |||
| Best Actor | Andy Lau | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Venus Keung | Nominated | |
| Best Film Editing | Azrael Chung | Nominated | |
References
External links
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