---
title: 'Kung Fu Hustle (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen Chow'
released: '2004-02-10'
runtime_minutes: 99
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kung-fu-hustle-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373074/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

2004 · R · 99 min · Action · Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Original title: 功夫

## Synopsis

Kung Fu Hustle is a 2004 martial arts action comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the leading role, alongside Huang Shengyi, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Danny Chan Kwok-kwan and Leung Siu-lung in prominent roles. The story revolves around a murderous neighbourhood gang, a poor village with unlikely heroes and an aspiring gangster's fierce journey to find his true self. The martial arts choreography is supervised by Yuen Woo-ping. Film scholar Christina Klein describes Kung Fu Hustle as a transnational Chinese-language film whose mode of production is closely connected to its visual and narrative style.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stephen Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-chow)
- **Screenplay:** [Stephen Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-chow), [Chan Man-Keung](https://cinepixo.com/people/chan-man-keung), [Kan-Cheung Tsang](https://cinepixo.com/people/kan-cheung-tsang), [Lola Huo Xin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lola-huo-xin)
- **Producer:** [Stephen Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-chow)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Raymond Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-wong)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hang Sang Poon](https://cinepixo.com/people/hang-sang-poon)
- **Editor:** [Angie Lam](https://cinepixo.com/people/angie-lam)

## Cast

- [Xing Yu](https://cinepixo.com/people/xing-yu)
- [Danny Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-chan-2)
- [Stephen Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-chow)
- [Lam Suet](https://cinepixo.com/people/lam-suet)
- [Bruce Leung](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-leung)
- [Yuen Wah](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuen-wah)

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