---
title: 'Chasing the Dragon (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wong Jing'
released: '2017-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/chasing-the-dragon-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6015328/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Chasing the Dragon (2017)

2017 · 112 min · Drama · Hong Kong

Original title: 跛豪

## Synopsis

Chasing the Dragon, previously known as King of Drug Dealers, is a 2017 Hong Kong action crime drama film directed by Wong Jing and Jason Kwan. The film stars Donnie Yen as Crippled Ho, based on real life gangster Ng Sik-ho and Andy Lau reprising his role as Lee Rock from the film series of the same name. The film is about an illegal immigrant from China who sneaks into British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963 and transforms himself into a ruthless and emerging drug lord.
 The film is a remake of the 1991 film To Be Number One.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wong Jing](https://cinepixo.com/people/wong-jing), [Jason Kwan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-kwan)
- **Screenplay:** [Wong Jing](https://cinepixo.com/people/wong-jing)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jason Kwan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-kwan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Chan Kwong-wing](https://cinepixo.com/people/chan-kwong-wing)
- **Editor:** [Li Ka Wing](https://cinepixo.com/people/li-ka-wing)

## Cast

- [Donnie Yen](https://cinepixo.com/people/donnie-yen)
- [Andy Lau](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-lau)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/chasing-the-dragon-2017
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