Shamo (film)

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Shamo
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Traditional Chinese 軍雞
Simplified Chinese 军鸡
Hanyu Pinyin Jūnjī
Jyutping Gwan1 Gai1
Directed by Soi Cheang
Written by Szeto Kam-Yuen
Izo Hashimoto
Based on Shamo
by Izo Hashimoto and Aikio Tanaka
Produced bySam Leong
Shin Yoneyama
Izo Hashimoto
Toji Kato
Hirofumi Ogoshi
Starring Shawn 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.

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Cast

Accolades

Accolades
CeremonyCategoryRecipientOutcome
44th Golden Horse Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Szeto Kam-Yuen, Izo Hashimoto Nominated
Best Action Choreography Jack WongNominated
Best Cinematography Edmund FungNominated

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