Fighting Fish

Fighting Fish
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jamel Aattache [1]
Written by	Kim Ho Kim Jamel Aattache
Produced by	Herman Slagter Jamel Aattache
Starring	Kim Ho Kim Chantal Janzen Jennifer de Jong Ron Smoorenburg
Cinematography	Peterjan van der Burgh
Edited by	René Wiegmans
Music by	Yorick Goldewijk
Production companies	Three Kings Produkties Riverpark Film
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (through United International Pictures)
Release date	29 January 2004 (2004-01-29)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Languages	Chinese English Dutch
Box office	$50,445 [2]

Fighting Fish is a 2004 Dutch martial arts film directed by Jamel Aattache, starring Kim Ho Kim, Chantal Janzen and Ron Smoorenburg. ^[3] the film follows a former Chinese gang member A-Ken, who travels to Rotterdam seeking revenge after hearing about his brother's death. It was marketed as the first martial arts film to be produced in the Netherlands. ^[4]

The film was released on 29 January 2004, It was a flop, receiving mixed reviews and only grossing over $50,445 at the Dutch box office. ^{[5] [2]}

Cast

• Kim Ho Kim as A-Ken
• Chantal Janzen as Jennifer
• Ron Smoorenburg as Mark
• Jennifer de Jong as Lynn
• Banny Ho as Mr Yam
• Sing Li as Mr Mann

See also

• List of martial arts films

References

1. Dijksterhuis, Edo. "Recensie Fighting fish" [Review: Fighting Fish]. FilmTotaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
2. "Fighting Fish (2004)". Box Office Mojo . IMDb . Retrieved 10 October 2024.
3. van den Graaf, Belinda (11 June 2005). "Fighting Fish". Filmjaarboek 2004. By Hans Beerekamp. International Theatre & Film books. pp. 96–97. ISBN   9789064036712.
4. van der Put, Bart (28 January 2004). "Fighting fish". Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 April 2004.
5. Weissberg, Jay (27 January 2004). "Review: 'Fighting Fish'". Variety . Retrieved 10 October 2024.

External links

• Official website (Wayback Machine) (in Dutch).
• Fighting Fish at IMDb