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Casino Raiders

1989 · 125 min

A high-stakes, emotionally charged ride through friendship and betrayal, with tense gambling showdowns and sudden violence.

Overview
Law and Chan are gamblers and friends. Forced into a battle with the Yakuza, How far will friendship go? A high stakes card game will settle it all.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • loyalty
  • greed
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism5
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, drama, thriller
Directed by
Jimmy Heung Wah-Sing, Wong Jing
Written by
Wong Jing, Jimmy Heung Wah-Sing
Starring
Alan Tam, Andy Lau Tak-wah, Idy Chan Yuk-Lin, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Lung Fong, Charles Heung, Kenzō Ogiwara, Kirk Wong Chi-Keung
Music
Romeo Díaz, James Wong Jim
Cinematography
Henry Chan
Runtime
125 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Japanese

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