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The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel

2013 · 108 min

It is a chaotic and fast-moving adventure filled with unlikely alliances amidst wartime absurdity.

Directed by
Guan Hu
Genres
Comedy, Action
Overview
World War II: a cholera epidemic ravages the streets of Beijing. A crack team of Chinese intelligence agents kidnap a Japanese general and biochemist who may hold the antidote.
How it feels
Light and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
War, crime, survival, politics
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
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Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism5
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, action
Directed by
Guan Hu
Written by
Guan Hu, Run Nian Dong
Starring
Liu Ye, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Bo, Liang Jing, Wang Xun, Chie Tanaka, Ryu Kohata, Minowa Yasufumi
Runtime
108 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin, Japanese

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