The Treasure Hunter
| The Treasure Hunter | |
|---|---|
 Official poster for The Treasure Hunter | |
| Directed by | Chu Yin-Ping |
| Produced by |
Han Sanping Han Xiaoli Jiang Tai Raymond Lee Pei Gin-yam Du Yang Ding Li Dong Zhengrong Han Xiao |
| Written by |
Charcoal Tan Yip Wan-chiu Lam Chiu-wing Lam Ching-yan Shao Huiting |
| Starring |
Jay Chou Lin Chi-ling Eric Tsang Chen Daoming Baron Chen Will Liu Miao Pu |
| Music by | Ricky Ho |
| Cinematography | Zhao Xiaoding |
| Edited by | Chen Bowen |
Production company |
Chang Hong Channel Film & Video Co. |
| Distributed by | Chang Hong Channel Film & Video Co. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language |
Mandarin Cantonese |
| Budget | NT$500 million[1] |
| Box office | NT$363 million[1] |
The Treasure Hunter (Chinese: 刺陵; pinyin: Cì líng) is a 2009 Taiwanese action film directed by Chu Yin-Ping and starring Jay Chou and Lin Chi-ling, with Ching Siu-tung served as action director.
Synopsis
In the northwest desert where countless prosperous dynasties have flourished and fallen, there is a rumor that buried amongst the sand exists a tomb containing countless riches. A group of mysterious guardians have been guarding the map to the location of the treasure until a fierce rivalry erupts. A notorious international crime group, The Company, manage to hunt down the map keeper but not before he manages to pass the map to a young chivalrous man, Qiao Fei (Jay Chou).
Qiao Fei is forced to give up the map to save the life of his mentor's daughter Lan Ting (Lin Chi-ling). Teaming up with Hua Ding-bang (Chen Daoming), who is a famous archeologist, and Lan Ting they embark on a dangerous journey to recover the map and fight to protect the ancient treasure.[2]
Cast
| Cast [3] | Role |
|---|---|
| Jay Chou | Qiao Fei 喬飛 |
| Lin Chi-ling | Lan Ting 藍婷 (Guan Xiaotong as young Lan Ting) |
| Eric Tsang | Pork Rib 排骨 |
| Chen Daoming | Master Hua Ding-bang 華爺（華定邦） |
| Baron Chen | Desert Eagle 大漠飛鷹 |
| Will Liu | Friday 星期五 |
| Miao Pu | Swords Thirteen 刀刀（刀十三郎） |
Critical response
The film was generally panned by critics.
According to Perry Lam of Muse Magazine, 'Chou plays his role with a mix of nonchalance and self-righteousness which is simply irritating. He fits perfectly into a movie that, though trying hard to be escapist entertainment, often approaches its material with utmost solemnity; anything resembling a laugh, let alone fun, is taken out.'[4]
References
- 1 2 "電影刺陵慘賠1.36億 吳敦積欠土銀7千多萬".
- ↑ "Treasure Hunter Cast and Synopsis". JayChouSecret.com. 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- ↑ Cast and Synopsis
- ↑ Lam, Perry (January 2010). "'Bad monkeys'". Muse Magazine (36): 104.
External links
- The Treasure Hunter at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Hong Kong Cinemagic: Treasure Hunter
- Ci Ling at the Internet Movie Database