Kung Fu Jungle, also known as Kung Fu Killer and Last of the Best, is a 2014 action thriller film directed by Teddy Chan and starring Donnie Yen, Wang Baoqiang, Charlie Yeung and Michelle Bai. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film premiered at the 58th BFI London Film Festival on 12 October 2014 and was later released theatrically on 30 October 2014 in Hong Kong and 31 October 2014 in China.
It was released as Kung Fu Killer in the United Kingdom and United States. Being a critical success, it was nominated for numerous Hong Kong Film awards. On 19 April 2015, Kung Fu Jungle won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography, representing the 4th time Donnie Yen has won this coveted award.
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Plot
Hahou Mo is a martial arts expert and police self-defense instructor, who is incarcerated for involuntary manslaughter during a fight with an opponent. Three years later, Fung Yu-Sau is a martial artist who challenges retired martial arts master Mak Wing-Yan in a fight and soon kills him. Hahou learns about Wing-Yan's death and tells Inspector Luk Yuen-Sum that he offers to aid her in capturing the killer with his martial arts skills in exchange for his freedom. After agreeing his terms, Luk temporarily releases Hahou.
Hahou and Luk deduces that another two masters Tam King-yiu and Wong-Chit will killed by Yu-Sau, which is proven correct. After reuniting with his wife Sinn Ying, Hahou, along with Luk soon learns about Yu-sau's identity. They also finds that Yu-Sau is actually obsessed of defeating great martial artists in order to become a martial arts master and also forget his wife's death. Thinking that Yu-sau's next target is Chan Pak-Kwong, Hahou, Luk and his team spies on Pak-Kwong at his restaurant, but later finds that Yu-sau's target is actually Pak-Kwong's student and actor Hung Yip.
Hahou, Sinn, Luk and his team learns about Yu-sau's location and waits for him to arrive. It is revealed that Yu-sau's target is actually Sinn where Hahou prevents him from killing Sinn. Yu-sau escapes again, but Hahou tracks him at the highway and the two intensively battle each other. After the fight, Yu-sau gets shot by Luk while Hahou is taken to the hospital. In the aftermath, Hahou gets permanently released from prison, where he is later appointed again as the police self-defense instructor and also forms his own martial arts school.
Cast
Donnie Yen as Hahou Mo
Wang Baoqiang as Fung Yu-Sau
Charlie Yeung as Luk Yuen-Sum
Michelle Bai as Sinn Ying
Alex Fong as Chief Inspector Lam
Louis Fan as Hung Yip
Xing Yu as Tam King-Yiu
David Chiang as Master Chan Pak-Kwong
Yu Kang as Wong Chit
Christie Chen as Shum Suet
Deep Ng as Tai Yue
Ji Huanbo as Big Guy
Jessica Wong as Siu Man
German Cheung as Fai
Guest appearances
Steve Chan as Duty Officer A
Wong Wai-fai as Duty Officer B
Bey Logan as K1 Kickboxer
Teddy Chan as T.S.T. District Officer
Chow Suk-wai as Identification Bureau Officer
Andrew Lau as Y.M.T. District Officer
Peter Kam as Superintendent
Kirk Wong as Inmate
Sharon Yeung as Landlady
Mang Hoi as Hunan Gangs Leader
Alex Cheung as News Announcer
Tony Leung Siu-hung as Correctional Officer A
Lee Tat-chiu as Correctional Officer B
Cheang Pou-soi as Prison Governor
Yuen Cheung-yan as Lui Ching-yuen
Raymond Chow as Food Stalls Diners
Joe Cheung as Film Director
Dion Lam as Coroner
Kinson Tsang as Deputy Commissioner OPS
Susan Chan as Reporter A
Roy Szeto as Reporter B
Derek Kwok as Chan Sir
Yuen Bun as Siu Hok-nin
Release
The first teaser trailer was released on 20 July 2014. The final trailer was released on 4 September 2014, displaying its Hong Kong release date on 30 October 2014.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 71% score based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10.