Born to Be King (2000)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
When the Triads Arrive, Fear Arrives.
Triad member Chicken is designated by Taiwan's San Luen Gang to marry Nanako, the daughter of the fifth generation leader of the Yamada Gang in Japan. Later, the leader of the triad group gets murdered. Actually, all the San Luen Gang members suspect Chicken attacked their leader Liu, in order to make a chance for him to rule the Gang and thus have adopted an extremely hostile attitude towards him.
- Released: 2000-07-21
- Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 58m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 44 votes
Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung.
Top cast
- Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin as Chan Ho Nam
- Jordan Chan Siu-Chun as Chicken / Saan Gai
- Shu Qi as Mei Ling
- Gigi Lai Chi as Tuan Mu Rong Yu
- Sonny Chiba as Ichiro Kusakari
- Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung as Akira Kusakari
- Anya as Nanako Kusakari
- Chin Ka-Lok as Big Head
- Michael Tse Tin-Wah as Michael
- Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung as Bau Pei / Foreskin
Where to watch Born to Be King
- United States: stream on Hi-YAH
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