---
title: 'Shaolin Soccer (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen Chow'
released: '2001-07-05'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shaolin-soccer-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286112/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shaolin Soccer (2001)

2001 · 112 min · Action · Hong Kong


## Synopsis

Shaolin Soccer is a 2001 Hong Kong sports comedy film directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the lead role. The film revolves around a former Shaolin monk who reunites his five brothers, years after their master's death, to apply their superhuman martial arts skills to play soccer and bring Shaolin kung fu to the masses. Over the years the film has grown as a cult film. A standalone sequel, Kung Fu Soccer, was released in 2026.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stephen Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-chow)
- **Screenplay:** [Stephen Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-chow), [Fung Chih-Chiang](https://cinepixo.com/people/fung-chih-chiang), [Kan-Cheung Tsang](https://cinepixo.com/people/kan-cheung-tsang), [Steven Fung](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-fung)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lowell Lo](https://cinepixo.com/people/lowell-lo), [Raymond Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-wong)
- **Producer:** [Stephen Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-chow)
- **Director of Photography:** [Andy Kwong Ting-Wo](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-kwong-ting-wo), [Apple Kwan Pak-Suen](https://cinepixo.com/people/apple-kwan-pak-suen)
- **Editor:** [Hai Kit-Wai](https://cinepixo.com/people/hai-kit-wai)

## Cast

- [Bai Ling](https://cinepixo.com/people/bai-ling)
- [Patrick Tse](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-tse)
- [Wong Yat-fei](https://cinepixo.com/people/wong-yat-fei)
- [Charlene Choi](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlene-choi)
- [Stephen Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-chow)
- [Tin Kai-man](https://cinepixo.com/people/tin-kai-man)
- [Danny Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-chan-2)
- [Cecilia Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecilia-cheung)
- [Lam Chi-chung](https://cinepixo.com/people/lam-chi-chung)
- [Alex Lam](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-lam)
- [Ng Man-tat](https://cinepixo.com/people/ng-man-tat)
- [Zhao Wei](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhao-wei)
- [Karen Mok](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-mok)
- [Lee Kin-yan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-kin-yan)
- [Wenhui He](https://cinepixo.com/people/wenhui-he)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/shaolin-soccer-2001
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