Saat po long (2005)

Director:

Wilson Yip

Writers:

Wilson Yip (written by) &
Kam-Yuen Szeto (written by) ...
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Release Date:

18 November 2005 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po...

Plot Keywords:

Retirement | Mob Boss | Witness Protection | Gangster | Neo Noir

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Donnie Yen	...	Insp. Ma Kwun
Simon Yam	...	Det. Chan Kwok Chung
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Wong Po (as Sammo Hung)
Jacky Wu	...	Jack (as Jing Wu)
Kai Chi Liu	...	Det. Lok Kwun Wah (as Liu Kai Chi)
Danny Summer	...	Det. Kwok Tsz Sum
Ken Chang	...	Det. Lee Wai Lok
Austin Wai	...	Det. Cheung Chun Fei
Timmy Hung	...	Drug Trafficker
Tat Chi Chan	...	Policeman (as Chan Tat Chee)
Jing-kei Liang	...	Wong Po's Wife (as Liang Jing Kei)
Vincent Sze	...	Chan Wai
Kenji Tanigaki	...	Wong Po's Bodyguard
Ching-Lam Lau	...	Hoi Yee (as Lau Ching Lam)
Maggie Poon	...	Sum's Daughter (as Maggie Poon Mei Ki)
Yuen Kin Leung	...	Lagoon Monster
Kin Leung Yuen	...	Lagoon Monster (as Yuen Kin Leung)
Chris Tsui	...	Wong Po's bodyguard
So Tung	...	Wong Po's bodyguard

Directed by
Wilson Yip		(as Yip Wai Shun)

Writing credits
Wilson Yip		(written by) (as Yip Wai Shun) &
Kam-Yuen Szeto		(written by) (as Szeto Kam Yuen) &
Wai Lun Ng		(written by) (as Ng Wai Lun)

Produced by
Carl Chang	....	producer

Original Music by
Ken Chan
Kwong Wing Chan		(as Chan Kwong Wing)

Cinematography by
Wah-Chuen Lam		(director of photography) (as Lam Yah Chuen)

Film Editing by
Ka-Fai Cheung		(as Cheung Ka Fai)

Production Design by
Kenneth Mak

Art Direction by
Che Kiu Lam		(as Lam Che Kiu)
Tze Fung Li		(as Li Tsz Fung)

Costume Design by
Steven Tsang

Makeup Department
Kakusei Fujiwara	....	special makeup effects artist
Siu-Yee Fung	....	hair stylist (as Fong Sio I.)
Heidy Chun Sau Ha	....	makeup artist (as Chan Sau Han)

Production Management
Shing Hung Chan	....	unit manager (as Andy Chan Shing Hung)
Wai Wah Chan	....	acting production manager (as Chan Wai Wah)
Yuk-Lam Pang	....	production manager (as Pang Yuk Lam)
Tsz Kin Tsang	....	acting production manager (as Tsang Tsz Kin)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kam Man Hui	....	assistant director (as Hui Kam Man)
Cheong Leung Tim	....	assistant director

Art Department
Kung Chan	....	props (as Chan Kung)
Wai Ming Lam	....	property master (as Lam Wai Ming)
Yu Chung Wong	....	props (as Wong Yu Chung)

Sound Department
Ngai Cheung	....	dubbing: Mandarin (as Cheung Ngai)
Chung-hau Leung	....	assistant sound recordist (as Leung Chung Hau)
Chung Wai Leung	....	sound recordist (as Leung Chung Wai)
Terry Shek	....	dialogue editor (as Terry Shek Chun Kin)
Terry Shek	....	dialogue recordist (as Terry Shek Chun Kin)
Kenji Shibazaki	....	sound
Kinson Tsang	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kinson Tsang	....	sound
Fung Yan Wong	....	dubbing: Cantonese (as Wong Fung Yan)
George Lee Yiu-Keung	....	sound (as Yiu Keung George Lee)
Ting Yip Yuen	....	dialogue editor (as Yuen Ting Yip)
Ting Yip Yuen	....	dialogue recordist (as Yuen Ting Yip)

Visual Effects by
Adam Chan	....	CGI artist
Olivia Choi	....	visual effects coordinator
Koan Hui	....	visual effects supervisor
Henri Wong	....	CGI artist
Olivia Yapp	....	CGI artist
K.K. Young	....	CGI artist

Stunts
Junya Iwamoto	....	stunt team (as Iwamoto Junya)
Tung So	....	stunt team (as So Tung)
Kenji Tanigaki	....	assistant action coordinator (as Tanigaki Kenji)
Jack Wong Wai Leung	....	stunt team (as Wong Wai Leung)
Hua Yan	....	assistant action coordinator (as Yan Hua)
Donnie Yen	....	action director

Camera and Electrical Department
Man Po Cheung	....	camera operator: second unit (as Cheung Man Po)
Wing Lun Chow	....	gaffer (as Alan Chow Wing Lun)
Lo Lou Fai	....	best boy (as Lo Lau Fai)
Wing Chai Ko	....	best boy (as Ko Wing Chai)
Hoi-man Mak	....	focus puller (as Mak Hoi Man)
Man-Ching Ng	....	gaffer (as Ng Man Ching)
Chun Chung Tsang	....	focus puller (as Tsang Chun Chung)
Hung Fei Wong	....	still photographer (as Billy Wong Hung Fei)
Jupiter Wong	....	still photographer (as Jupiter Wong Kin Man)
Wai Lun Wong	....	still photographer (as Wong Wai Lun)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eva Law	....	assistant costume designer (as Eva La Pui Sho)
Tong Ping	....	wardrobe (as Tong Ping)
Bruce Yu	....	costume consultant

Editorial Department
Sornrop Chankeewong	....	digital intermediate producer (as Sornrob Choiekeewong)
Pawadee Chantanom	....	digital intermediate executive producer
Deborah Huen	....	telecine colorist (as Debora Huen)
Piyanut Kaeomaneo	....	assistant digital output technician
Kritsada Kaewmanee	....	technical supervisor: computer graphics
Ruangdack Kratukrok	....	assistant telecine colorist
Kaewla Notsukhum	....	telecine colorist (as Kaewla Netsukhum)
Supamol Pleumchusak	....	digital colorist
Supamol Pleumchusak	....	digital timer
Pornopol Sakarin	....	technical supervisor: computer graphics
Padtanasak Sangchod	....	digital output technician
Roekcha Shakowatananon	....	digital on-line editor
Nepasnan S.	....	digital intermediate producer (as Napasman S.)
Suwil Tiwakornkul	....	assistant digital on-line editor
Passakorn Yaisiri	....	digital colorist
Passakorn Yaisiri	....	digital timer

Other crew
Tat Chi Chan	....	presenter (as Chan Tat Chee)
Yuen Kan Cheng	....	production coordinator (as Cheng Yuen Kan)
Pisit Lixibunnakorn	....	laboratory consultant
Calmen Lui	....	laboratory consultant (as Calmen Lui Lai Wah)
Pairoj Prempri	....	laboratory consultant
Pison Santawanpas	....	laboratory consultant
Chun Ling Tao	....	production coordinator (as Tao Chun Ling)
Chris Tsui	....	assistant: Donnie Yen (as Chirs Tsui)
Bobbie Wong	....	project supervisor
Paco Wong	....	presenter
Yung Lin Yeung	....	tea lady (as Yeung Yung Lin)

Production Companies

• Abba Movies Co. Ltd.
• Greek Mythology Entertainment Company
• 1618 Action Limited

Distributors

• Media Suits (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Celestial Pictures (2005) (worldwide) (all media) (Asia)
• Deltamac Entertainment (2005) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Dragon Dynasty (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Japan) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Chibi Digital Vision (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Media Business Service Limited  re-recording studio
• Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd.  subtitles
• Fujifilm  film stock
• Shaw Brothers  laboratory
• Oriental Post Co. Ltd.  digital intermediate
• Kantana Animation Co. Ltd.  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

Kill Zone (USA) (DVD box title)
Kill the Broken Wolf (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)
S.P.L. (Hong Kong: English title)
S.P.L.: Kill Zone (USA) (DVD title)
Sha po lang (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Runtime:

Hong Kong:93 min | Hong Kong:93 min (uncut version) | Canada:97 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:97 min

Country:

Macau | Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | Malaysia:18SG | Hong Kong:III | Finland:K-18 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18

Company:

Abba Movies Co. Ltd.

Trivia:

The movie wasn't going to have MA action in the first place, but that changed once Donnie Yen was on-board and asked the producer to put additional funds in order to shoot them accordingly to the story. The result became the now famous alley fight and the last fight with Jacky Wu and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo respectively.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Despite taking place in the late-1990s, there are ads for Apple's 2004 iPod.

Movie Connections:

References The Pink Panther (1963)

Soundtrack:

The Trick

what HK marital arts cinema should be

This movie rocks. Thats it, those are my feelings for this film summed up in a comprehensible sentence.

This is a surprisingly dark film, not all clean-cut heroes and villains story. its not a story about idealistic law enforcement, its about cops living in a very bad world, and doing whatever they need to do to get the job done.

Donnie Yen is in prime form here, its great to see him back in action and in such center-stage role. But Sammo Hung is THE MAN in this film, a perfect villain and total badass. watch it just for him.

The fights are all amazing.Its less artsy kungfu and a little more brutal streetfighting. Donnie Yen's choreography is at its best, everything looks painful and bloody. The battle between Sammo and Donnie has to be one of the best I've seen in a while.

Kill or kidnap whoever you need to see this flick. its worth it.