God of Gamblers II

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God of Gamblers II
God of Gamblers II DVD cover
Directed by	Jing Wong
Written by	Jing Wong
Starring	Stephen Chow Andy Lau Ng Man-Tat Cheung Man
Release date(s)	1991
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese, Mandarin
Preceded by	God of Gamblers All for the Winner
Followed by	God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
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God of Gamblers II (Dou Hap, literally "Knight of Gamblers") is a 1991 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Jing stars Andy Lau as Little Knife, Stephen Chow as the Saint of Gamblers, and Ng Man Tat as Blackie Tat. This movie is a sequel to both God of Gamblers, which included Andy Lau's character, and to All for the Winner, which starred Stephen Chow and Ng Man Tat. This film should not be confused with God of Gamblers Returns, also released as God of Gamblers 2, and in essence the true sequel to the original God of Gamblers.

1 Summary
2 Significance of the film
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Summary

In this movie, down on his luck, Ah Sing (also known as Dou Seng or "Saint of Gamblers), Stephen Chow's character seeks out the God of Gamblers, in hopes of becoming his disciple. Unfortunately, the God of Gamblers is unreachable and out of the country, last heard to be in Brazil, and the Knight of Gamblers, Andy Lau's character is conducting business in place of the God of Gamblers. When a phony attempts to impersonate the Knight of Gamblers in a huge scam, it's up to the real Knight and Saint of Gamblers to team up and defeat their formidable challenger. The film combines intricate action sequences with sharp comedic timing.

[edit] Significance of the film

Wong Jing was so impressed with All for the Winner that he contacted Stephen Chow to star in two sequels made during 1991. This combo went on to make several money making films turning Stephen Chow into an Asian Comedy star and helping boost Jing Wong's status as one of the top film makers in Hong Kong.

This movie is followed by God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai, which does not have Andy Lau, but features legendary actress Gong Li in two roles.