---
title: 'The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel (2013)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Guan Hu'
released: '2013-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-chef-the-actor-the-scoundrel-2013'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2645044/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel (2013)

2013 · 108 min · Drama · People's Republic of China


## Synopsis

The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel is a 2013 Chinese comedy film directed by Guan Hu, starring Liu Ye, Zhang Hanyu and Huang Bo. The film is meant to be "mass entertainment", in the words of Guan, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The film is set in 1942, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Much of the plot revolves around the fates of two Japanese scientists who are captured in Beiping (Beijing) by the three title characters, who have trouble deciding what to do with them.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Guan Hu](https://cinepixo.com/people/guan-hu)
- **Screenplay:** [Guan Hu](https://cinepixo.com/people/guan-hu)

## Cast

- [Zhang Hanyu](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-hanyu)
- [Wang Xun](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-xun)
- [Chie Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/chie-tanaka)
- [Liu Ye](https://cinepixo.com/people/liu-ye)
- [Liang Jing](https://cinepixo.com/people/liang-jing)
- [Edward Zhang](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-zhang)
- [Huang Bo](https://cinepixo.com/people/huang-bo)

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